Users Guide

Using and Configuring Virtual Media 191
Preparing for Deployment
Configuring the Remote Systems
1
Create a network share that can be accessed by the management station.
2
Copy the operating system files to the network share.
3
If you have a bootable, preconfigured deployment image file to deploy the
operating system to the remote systems, skip this step.
If you do not have a bootable, preconfigured deployment image file, create
the file. Include any programs and/or scripts used for the operating system
deployment procedures
For example, to deploy Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system, the
image file may include programs that are similar to deployment methods
used by Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).
When you create the image file, ensure that you:
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 RACADM and the Virtual Media command line interface
(VM-CLI) into your existing operating system deployment
application. Use the sample deployment script as a guide when
integrating the DRAC 5 utilities into your existing operating system
deployment application.
Use the existing
vmdeploy
script to deploy your operating system.
Deploying the Operating System
Use the VM-CLI utility and the vmdeploy script included with the utility to
deploy the operating system to your remote systems.
Before you begin, review the sample vmdeploy script included with the
VM-CLI utility. The script offers detailed requirements to deploy the
operating system to remote systems in your network.