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Selecting Operating System

Rebooting System

Using Optional RAID Conguration

When you install an operating system, you can do one of the following:

• Deploy the operating system without conguring RAID.

• Congure the hard disk drives using the optional RAID conguration wizard and deploy the operating system.

Alternatively, you can congure RAID through the RAID conguration page from the Hardware Conguration → Conguration

Wizards → RAID Conguration.

Conguring RAID Using Operating System Deployment Wizard

To congure a RAID using the OS Deployment page:

NOTE: If the system has a RAID controller, you can congure a virtual disk as the boot device.

1. In the left pane of the Home page, click OS Deployment, and then click Deploy OS in the right pane.

2. On the Deploy OS page, click Congure RAID First, and then click Next.

On the RAID Conguration page, all the storage controllers available for conguration are displayed.

3. Select a storage controller.

The RAID Conguration options are displayed.

4. Using the on-screen instructions, complete RAID setting tasks, and then click Finish.

The RAID conguration is applied to the virtual disks, and the Select an Operating System page is displayed.

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 then 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 the 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 then click Next. Lifecycle Controller validates the

media.

4. If the standard operating system installation media is validated, continue the installation. Else, insert the correct media and click

Next.