Deployment Solution

Deployment Server Integrations:

• Integrating the IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit into Deployment Solution 6.9
• Integrating the HP Rapid Deployment Pack for servers into Deployment Solution 6.9
• Dell Integration into Deployment Solution 6.9

Previously we have discussed how to install Deployment Solution 6.9 with three different methods:

1. Simple Installation Method
2. Custom Installation Method
3. Component Installation Method

And if you cannot remember, here is a quick recap or short summary of the three methods:

Simple Installation Method

Simple Install is a procedure that places all Deployment Server components on the same computer such as Deployment Server, Deployment Console, Deployment Share and Deployment database.

Custom Installation Method

Custom Install allows you to distribute all Deployment Server components on different computers.

Component Installation Method

Components Install allows you to add selected Deployment Server components to the existing Deployment Share. You also can add Sysprep files.

It does not matter which of the above methods you used during the installation of Altiris Deployment Solution, one that hopefully best supports your infrastructure and environment. As long as the Deployment Solution server is up and running you will be able to integrate the IBM, HP and Dell Utilities for use in the Automatic provisioning, configuring and deployment of Windows, Linux and Unix servers into your environment either one by one or in large numbers.

We will start of with the IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit

The ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit is a collection of system configuration tools and installation scripts that you can use to deploy operating systems to BladeCenter or System x servers in a repeatable and predictable manner.

From a Deployment user console, you can provision IBM BladeCenter and System x Servers from bare metal by scripting or imaging Windows or Linux operating systems, patch on both a hardware and software level, remotely deploy software such as IBM's Director Agent, "rip and replace" Blade servers, or schedule pre-configured jobs for each phase of server management.

The following tasks can be performed using the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit:

• System BIOS Updates
• RAID configuration and disk Partition
• Update Device drivers
• Create one large job that contains several small jobs/tasks
• Just to name a few uses.

How do we install the IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit?

Firstly you would have to get your hands on the ServerGuide Scripting toolkit software, where you might as? Well you can download the files directly from IBM website by following the Following link: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/sgstk.html

After the toolkit has been downloaded, run the EXE file and follow the prompts. You will be greeted with a nice welcome screen which we are so use to by now. Please accept all the license agreements and then you will be presented with the following screen:

1. This screen presents you with 3 options:

   a. Standalone environment

   b. Integration with Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 for Windows

   c. Integration with Microsoft Automated Deployment Services, better known as ADS

2. Select the integration with Altiris option.
3. After this, verify that you have chosen the correct Altiris Deployment Solution destination folder to where you want to install to and select next to continue.
4. Click install to begin with the installation of the IBM ServerGuide Toolkit into Altiris Deployment Solution
5. After the files have been integrated or copied into the Altiris Deployment Solution, select finish to complete the installation process, or click on the configuration button to go directly to your configuration page.

   

6. You can verify your installation by going to your Altiris Deployment Solution Console. Select tools, IBM ServerGuide Toolkit Dos Edition.

   

Configuring the source tree: populating device drivers and OS files

Before using the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, you must copy operating system files, device driver files and application files.

On the Deployment Console, click on Tools > IBM Tools > Toolkit Configuration Utility.

Device driver files

Add the device driver files as follows:

1. From Toolkit Configuration Utility windows, select Add device driver files to add device drivers for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003. ServerGuide CD media is needed locally.
2. Select device driver files for Microsoft Windows 2000 or device driver files for Microsoft Windows 2003. Click Next.

   

Make sure ServerGuide CD media is in CD-ROM, and verify the CD-ROM drive letter is correct. Default destination path is highly recommended. Click Next to install.

1. Copying files begins. The Default target folder is <AltirisServer>\eXpress\Deplyment Server\sgdeploy\drvs\.

   

2. The status wIndow will close after the completion of copying files.

Operating system installation files

Add operating system installation files as follows:

1. From the Toolkit Configuration Utility window, select Add operating system installation files to copy operating systems files to Deployment Console.
2. Select your choice of operating system, Windows or Red Hat Linux. Click Next.

   

3. If you choose Windows, another dialog box allows you to select a particular version of Windows operating systems, Make sure the correct operating system CD media is in CD-ROM drive.
4. Click Next to begin. The Default target folder is <AltirisServer>\eXpress\Deplyment Server\sgdeploy\drvs\OS\

   

5. The status wIndow closes after the completion of copying files.

Operating system utility files

Add operating system utility files as follows:

1. From Toolkit Configuration Utility windows, select Add operating system utility files to install loadlin.exe for Linux. Click Next.

   

2. Browse to the LOADLIN.EXE and verify source path. Then click Next

   

3. The status window closes after the completion of copying files.