Installation Manual

Deploying Your Operating System Using VMCLI 239
When you create the image file, do the following:
• Follow standard network-based installation procedures
• Mark the deployment image as
read only to ensure that each target
system boots and executes the same deployment procedure
4 Perform one of the following procedures:
•Integrate
IPMItool and VMCLI into your existing operating system
deployment application. Use the sample
vm6deploy script as a guide
to using the utility.
• Use the existing
vm6deploy script to deploy your operating system.
Deploying the Operating System
Use the VMCLI utility and the vm6deploy script included with the utility to
deploy the operating system to your remote systems.
Before you begin, review the sample vm6deploy script included with the
VMCLI utility. The script shows the detailed steps needed to deploy the
operating system to remote systems in your network.
The following procedure provides a high-level overview for deploying the
operating system on targeted remote systems.
1
List the iDRAC6 IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the remote systems that will be
deployed in the
ip.txt text file, one IPv4 or IPv6 address per line.
2 Insert a bootable operating system CD or DVD into the client media drive.
3 Run vm6deploy at the command line.
To run the vm6deploy script, enter the following command at the
command prompt:
vm6deploy -r ip.txt -u <idrac-user> -p <idrac-user-
password> -c {<iso9660-img> | <path>} -f {<floppy-
device> or <floppy-image>}