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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 https://www.dell.com/support.
NOTE: When drivers are mounted from driver pack using iDRAC/RACDM/WSMAN or other interfaces, you can not launch LC UI or
it may not be available.
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.
NOTE: UEFI environment doesn't support NTFS file format. USB Boot Media must be MBR disk with FAT32 filesystem.
Topics:
Installing an operating system
Uso de la configuración de RAID opcional
Configuración de RAID mediante el asistente de implementación del sistema operativo
Instalación desatendida
Inicio seguro de UEFI
Acceso al controlador
Instalación de un sistema operativo en LUN de iSCSI y LUN de FCoE
Situaciones tras el reinicio
Installing an operating system
Before installing an operating system, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
Optical DVD drive, virtual media, RFS, 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-disk 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. This option is not available on servers with iDRAC 5.00.00.00 and above.
For installing an operating system in an unattended mode, make sure that you copy the required configuration file (autounattend.xml
for Windows and ks.cfg for RHEL 7) to a USB or network share.
Ensure the Lifecycle Controller Operating System Driver pack is installed.
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.
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