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Deploying operating systems
You can use any of the following utilities to deploy operating systems to managed systems:
• Remote File Share
• Virtual Media Console
Related links
Deploying operating system using remote le share
Deploying operating system using virtual media
Deploying operating system using remote le share
Before you deploy the operating system using Remote File Share (RFS), make sure that:
• Congure User and Access Virtual Media privileges for iDRAC are enabled for the user.
• Network share contains drivers and operating system bootable image le, in an industry standard format such as .img or .iso.
NOTE: While creating the image le, follow standard network-based installation procedures, and mark the
deployment image as read-only to make sure that each target system boots and runs the same deployment
procedure.
To deploy an operating system using RFS:
1. Using Remote File Share (RFS), mount the ISO or IMG image le to the managed system through NFS or CIFS.
2. Go to Overview → Setup → First Boot Device.
3. Set the boot order in the First Boot Device drop-down list to select a virtual media such as oppy, CD, DVD, or ISO.
4. Select the Boot Once option to enable the managed system to reboot using the image le for the next instance only.
5. Click Apply.
6. Reboot the managed system and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the deployment.
Related links
Managing remote le share
Setting rst boot device
Managing remote le share
Using Remote File Share (RFS) feature, you can set an ISO or IMG image le on a network share and make it available to the
managed server’s operating system as a virtual drive by mounting it as a CD or DVD using NFS or CIFS. RFS is a licensed feature.
NOTE: CIFS supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and NFS supports only IPv4 address.
Remote le share supports only .img and .iso image le formats. A .img le is redirected as a virtual oppy and a .iso le is redirected
as a virtual CDROM.
You must have Virtual Media privileges to perform an RFS mounting.
NOTE: If ESXi is running on the managed system and if you mount a oppy image (.img) using RFS, the connected
oppy image is not available to the ESXi operating system.
RFS and Virtual Media features are mutually exclusive.
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