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Operating System Deployment Typical Use Case Scenario
This section contains a typical scenario for deploying an operating system
remotely.
Prerequisites and Dependencies
The following are the prerequisites and dependencies for remotely deploying
the operating system:
• Boot disk is available to install operating system, or the operating system
ISO image on the network share.
• It is recommended that the latest driver pack is installed so that they are
available for newer operating systems.
• Provisioning console, application or appropriate scripts that are capable of
sending WS-Management Web services requests and method invocations.
Workflow
The following is a typical workflow for remote operating system deployment:
• Create the custom pre-operating system/operating system image and share
it on the network, or create the required operating system media ISO
image.
• Get the list of supported operating system and driver pack version
information.
• Stage the operating system drivers by unpacking and attaching drivers for
operating system deployment. These drivers will be installed during the
operating system deployment process.
• Remotely boot to the custom pre-operating system/operating system
image to initiate the operating system deployment process.
• Run detach commands to detach the ISO media and driver device.
For more information on the Lifecycle Controller Remote Operating Systems
Deployment feature including the Lifecycle Controller 1.4 Web Services
Interface Guideline, white papers, the Dell OS Deployment Profile data
model specification, class definition (.mof) files, sample code and scripts, see
the Lifecycle Controller area on the Dell Enterprise Technology Center at
delltechcenter.com.
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