Users Guide

204 Using and Configuring Virtual Media
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.
The following procedure is a high-level overview for deploying the operating
system on targeted remote systems.
1
Identify the remote systems that will be deployed.
2 Record the DRAC 5 names and IP addresses of the targeted remote systems.
3 Perform the following procedure for each targeted remote system:
a Configure a VM-CLI process that includes the following parameters
for the targeted system:
• DRAC 5 IP address or DDNS name
• Bootable deployment image file name
•DRAC 5 user name
•DRAC 5 user password
b Using RACADM, set the target DRAC 5 boot once option.
c Using RACADM, reboot the DRAC 5 system.