User's Manual

22 USC and USC - LCE

NOTE: When installing the Microsoft

Windows operating system, the extracted

drivers are automatically installed during the operating system installation. When

installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x operating system, the operating system

installation uses native drivers. After the Linux installation is complete, you need to

manually install the drivers extracted by USC or USC-LCE. See "Update Drivers for

Linux Systems Only" for more information.

Kickstart Installation for the Linux Operating System

If you are using a kickstart installation for the Linux operating system,

provide the following information in the post-installation script:

• Command to mount the USB device containing the operating system

drivers labeled

OEMDRV

. For example:

mkdir OEMDRV

mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/OEMDRV

• Path to the operating system drivers on the OEMDRV drive:

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux:

/oemdrv/*.rpm

For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:

/linux/suse/x86_64-sles10/install/*.rpm

• Command to install the drivers:

rpm -Uvh *.rpm

Insert the Operating System Media

To insert the operating system media:

Insert the operating system installation media when prompted and

click

NOTE: USC supports internal SATA optical drives and USB optical drives and

USC - LCE supports internal SATA optical drives, USB optical drives, and virtual

media devices. If the installation media is corrupt or not readable, then USC and

USC-LCE may be unable to detect the presence of a supported optical drive. In this

case, you may receive an error message stating that no optical drive is available.

If the media is not valid (if it is the incorrect CD or DVD, for example), a message

displays requesting that you insert the correct installation media.

NOTE: FOR USC - LCE ONLY: Virtual media is supported through iDRAC. S

ee the

User Guide

for your system’s iDRAC device

for more information on setting up virtual

media through iDRAC

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