The SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit (SSTK) enables you to deploy a large number of HP Integrity Intel® Itanium® servers rapidly and efficiently. Using SSTK, you can develop custom scripts that simplify server deployments by automating various hardware configuration and software installation operations. SSTK can set specific Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) boot variables, create disk partitions, and tie into the standard unattended installation process to install the OS and selected applications.
This chapter addresses the following topics: