Its very simple to create a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 bootable USB Stick. Microsoft provides a tool called Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool. This tool also works for Windows Server 2008 R2.
- Download Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool and install it
- Start the programm and choose the .iso Image (Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2)
- Choose which media you want to create (USB)
- Choose USB device
- Begin Copying and after some minutes your USB Stick is ready to use
HP has some Maintenance CD’s for the ProLiant Server Serie, but a lot of Servers used in a datacenter don’t have a CD-ROM, so how can you use the HP Support CD’s USB Stick? Its pretty easy if you know how to do it.
What do I need for this:
- Windows XP Client
- HP Firmware Maintenance ISO Image or HP SmartStart ISO Image
- HP USB Key Utility (link)
- USB Sticks (1GB or more)
- CD-ROM Drive or Virtual CD-ROM
There are a lot of benefits by using USB-Sticks:
And the best thing, you can easy upgrade Firmware Files on the USB Stick by adding them to:
USBSTICK:\compaq\swpackages\
