User's Manual

Operating System Deployment

Using the operating system deployment wizard, you can deploy various custom and standard operating

systems on the managed system and configure a RAID during installation.

Related Links

Installing Operating System

Installing Operating System in Unattended Mode

Installing Operating System

Before installing an operating system (OS), make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Optical DVD drive, or a virtual media (ISO image) is connected virtually to a server.

• Software RAID or PERC controller is installed with the latest firmware, and at least two hard disk drives

are available for creating the virtual disk. For more information about the supported controllers and

related firmware, see operating system documentation.

• Hard disk drive is connected.

• Virtual media is connected. For more information, see the iDRAC User’s Guide.

NOTE: S110 controller supports only SATA disk drives for which a minimum of two hard disk disks

are required.

NOTE: You can install the operating system on a non-RAID hard disk drive, which is connected to a

PERC H310 controller.

To install an operating system:

1. Start Lifecycle Controller by turning on the system, and then pressing the <F10> key within 10

seconds after the Dell logo is displayed.

2. In the left pane, click OS Deployment.

3. In the right pane, click Deploy OS and select one of the following:

– Configure RAID First: Optional, if an already-connected virtual disk is present. Else,click Go

Directly to OS Deployment. Click to configure a RAID connected to the server. For information

about configuring a RAID, see Using Optional RAID Configuration.

– Go Directly to OS Deployment: Click to install an operating system in manual mode or

unattended installation mode.

4. Select the operating system from the list, select whether you want to install an OS manually or by

using the Unattended OS installation. For more information about the unattended OS installation

feature, see Installing OS in Unattended Mode.

NOTE: Currently, you can install only Windows OSs by using the unattended OS installation

feature.

NOTE: A detailed procedure about installing an OS using the unattended installation feature of

Lifecycle Controller is discussed in the white paper Unattended Installation of Operating

Systems from Lifecycle Controller on Dell PowerEdge Servers available at

delltechcenter.com/lc.