Installing Ubuntu Server on HP ProLiant DL140 w/o CD

[Aaron Gray]

On 29 March 2011 18:24, Jeff Lane <jeff at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:19, Aaron Gray <aaronngray.lists at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> >> You can PXEboot the installer and do net installs.  The kernel and
> >> >> initrd for doing PXE should be in the install dir on the ISO image.
> >> >
> >> > So I don't need SmartStart ?
> >>
> >> I don't know that you do, if you're using it in your Infrastructure
> >> already, then it may be better to use that.
> >
> > No, I have never used SmartStart before. Someone said that HP severs have
> > security issue and need SmartStart to install OS'es, but I don't know how
> > true this is, might just be FUD.
>
> Right on...
>
> FWIW, we have a whole slew of various HP servers that are tested
> without using SmartStart (they're all installed via normal PXE)
> including a pair of DL140 G3s.


Thanks, that is good news.


>  Of course, take that with a grain of
> salt as there could be hardware differences, so YMMV.  I've seen
> instances where things change, like RAID controllers and so forth that
> affect whether or not you can install at all, let alone via PXE.
>

Ah, I do have SATA RAID cards installed. The drive is showing up on the BIOS
startup.

Its a LSILogic MPTBIOS-6.10.05.00 2006.11.01


Maybe the SmartStart requirement is for situations where your servers
> have some sort of TPM enabled? (Trusted Platform)
>

Not AFAICT.

Thanks,

Aaron
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