Dell PowerEdge R830 Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.70.70.70 Users Guide - Page 20
Operating system deployment, Installing operating system
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3 Operating system deployment The OS Deployment feature allows you to deploy standard and custom operating systems on the managed system. You can also configure RAID before installing the operating system if it is not already configured. Lifecycle Controller allows deploying the operating system using the following options: • Manual installation • Unattended installation-For more information on unattended installation, see Unattended installation. • UEFI Secure Boot-For more information on UEFI Secure Boot, see UEFI Secure Boot. NOTE: Driver packs are available for the deployment of Windows and Linux operating systems supported by Lifecycle Controller. Before deploying these operating systems, make sure that Lifecycle Controller is updated with the latest driver packs. You can download the latest drivers pack from www.dell.com/support/manuals. NOTE: FAT32 limits the size of a single file to 4 GB. If you are using a Windows image file that is more than 4 GB, split the file in to multiple files. For more information, see the documentation available at Docs.microsoft.com. Topics: • Installing operating system • Using the optional RAID configuration • Configuring RAID using the operating system deployment wizard • Unattended installation • UEFI Secure Boot • Driver access • Installing an operating system on iSCSI LUN and FCoE LUN • Post reboot scenarios Installing operating system Before installing an operating system, ensure that the following pre-requisites are met: • Optical DVD drive, virtual media, or a bootable USB drive is connected to a server. • Software RAID or PowerEdge RAID Controller is installed with the latest firmware, and at least two hard drives are available for creating the virtual disk. For information about the supported controllers and related firmware, see the operating system documentation. NOTE: You can install the operating system on media such as Dual SD or PCIe SSD. However, RAID configuration is not supported on these media. • For installing an operating system in an unattended mode, ensure that you copy the required configuration file (unattended.xml/ autounattended.xmlfor Windows and ks.cfg for RHEL 7) to a USB or network share. NOTE: PERC S110 and S130 controllers support only SATA disk drives for which a minimum of two hard drives are required. To install an operating system: 1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller. 2. In the left pane, click OS Deployment. 3. In the right pane, click Deploy OS and select one of the following: • Configure RAID First-Click to configure a RAID connected to the server. For information about configuring a RAID, see Using the optional RAID configuration. NOTE: Configuring RAID is optional if an already-connected virtual disk is present. • Go Directly to OS Deployment-Click to launch the operating system deployment wizard and start installing an operating system. 4. On the Select an Operating System page, select the following, and click Next: 20 Operating system deployment
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