User's Manual

CHAPTER 2
Installing the Server OS
This chapter includes the following sections:
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OS Installation Methods, page 11
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KVM Console, page 11
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PXE Installation Servers, page 12
OS Installation Methods
C-Series servers support several operating systems. Regardless of the OS being installed, you can install it
on your server using one of the following tools:
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KVM console
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PXE installation server
KVM Console
The KVM console is an interface accessible from CIMC that emulates a direct keyboard, video, and mouse
(KVM) connection to the server. The KVM console allows you to connect to the server from a remote location.
Instead of using CD/DVD or floppy drives physically connected to the server, the KVM console uses virtual
media, which are actual disk drives or disk image files that are mapped to virtual CD/DVD or floppy drives.
You can map any of the following to a virtual drive:
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CD/DVD or floppy drive on your computer
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Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on your computer
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USB flash drive on your computer
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CD/DVD or floppy drive on the network
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Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on the network
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USB flash drive on the network
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