Users Guide

The RAID configuration is applied on the disks, and OS Deployment wizard navigates to the Select an Operating

System page.

Selecting Operating System

You can select an operating system based on its availability and user preference. Perform any one of the following

actions:

• Selecting an Operating System Available in the List

• Selecting Custom Operating System

• Selecting an Operating System Not Available in the List

Selecting an Operating System Available in the List

To install an operating system that is available in the list:

1. From the list, select the required operating system, and click Next.

The drivers are extracted to the OEMDRV directory, and Lifecycle Controller prompts you to insert the operating

system installation media.

2. Lifecycle Controller displays two installation modes — UEFI or BIOS. Select one of the options and click Next.

If the selected operating system does not support UEFI mode, the UEFI option is grayed-out. However, if the

operating system that is being installed has partial support for UEFI based installation, it may fail and you may not

be able to boot into the operating system. Make sure to see the operating system documentation before installing

the operating system in UEFI mode. Else, set the boot mode to BIOS and install the operating system.

3. Insert the standard operating system installation media when prompted, and click Next. Lifecycle Controller

validates the media.

4. If the standard operating system installation media is validated, continue with the installation. Else, insert the

correct media and click Next.

The Reboot the System page is displayed.

Selecting Custom Operating System

To install a custom operating system:

1. From the list, select the required operating system and click Next.

The drivers are extracted into the OEMDRV directory and Lifecycle Controller prompts you to insert the operating

system installation media.

2. Insert the custom operating system media with all the operating system components that are specific to your

requirements, and click Next.

3. If the validation check fails, the following message appears:

The selected media doesn’t match the standard media certification of the OS

4. Click Yes to continue, else No to insert a different media and retry.

The Reboot the System page is displayed.

Selecting an Operating System Not Available in the List

To install an operating system that is not available in the list: