Touring Rapid Deployment Pack WE 3.5 * Benefits of RDP WE * New features in RDP WE 3.5 * Components of RDP * RDP and HP SIM provides a complete deployment and change management solution * RDP supports HP BladeSystem p-Class and c-Class solutions * Licensing options available for RDP and how the licenses are used * Other HP server deployment tools and how they differ from RDP Planning for RDP in the Enterprise * Plan an enterprise environment for an RDP WE 3.5 installation * How DHCP and PXE can be implemented in an enterprise environment PXE Technology * PXE technology and its key benefits * How to configure HP servers for PXE deployment using RDP WE 3.5 * Security issues with PXE and DHCP and how to mitigate them * Alternatives to PXE and how to use them Rapid Deployment Pack Agents * RDP WE 3.5 Deployment Server agents for Windows and Linux * Tasks the agents perform * Install Deployment Server agents Installing and Configuring RDP WE 3.5 * Requirements for installing RDP WE 3.5 * The installation process * The pre-deployment configuration tasks Using the Deployment Server Console * Features available from the RDP WE 3.5 Deployment Server Console * Tools available from the Deployment Server Console Tools menu * Remote operations available from the Deployment Server Console Operations menu Scripted Installation and Imaging Jobs * Jobs and tasks and how they are used * How RDP uses scripting in server deployment * How RDP WE 3.5 uses imaging in server deployment * Scripting and imaging deployment methods