Users Guide

• Unattended Install
• Manual Install
NOTE: Both the options are displayed only if the OS is compatible for an unattended installation. Else, the
Unattended Install option is grayed out, and only the Manual Install option is displayed.
2. On the Select Installation Mode pages, select or enter appropriate data to import an answer le and then click Next. For
information about the elds available on these pages, see the online help le by clicking the Help icon in the upper-right corner
of Lifecycle Controller GUI. For information about creating an answer le (conguration le) that supports unattended
installation of a Windows OS, see the white paper Unattended Installation of Operating Systems from Lifecycle Controller on
Dell PowerEdge Servers
available at delltechcenter.com/lc.
3. Insert an OS media, and then click Next.
Installing Operating System on iSCSI LUN and FCoE LUN
You can install an operating system on an iSCSI LUN and FCoE LUN by using the System Setup page. A detailed procedure about
installing is discussed in the white paper
Deploying Operating System on iSCSI & FCOE LUN available at delltechcenter.com/lc.
Rebooting System
Click Finish to reboot the system and continue with the operating system installation. The system boots to the operating system
installation media.
Post-reboot Scenarios
The following table lists the post-reboot scenarios, its user actions, and impact.
Scenario
User Action and Impact
During POST, the system prompts you to press a key to
boot into the operating system installation media
Press any key to begin the operating system installation; else, the system
boots to the hard disk drive and not the operating system installation
media.
Operating system installation is interrupted and the
system restars before the installation is completed.
The system prompts you to press a key to boot from the operating
system installation media.
Want to cancel operating system installation. Press <F10>.
NOTE: Pressing <F10> at any point during the installation
process, or while restarting, causes any drivers provided by the
OS Deployment wizard to be removed.
During the 18-hour period when drivers are extracted
to a temporary location after the operating system is
installed, you cannot update the component rmware
by using a DUP. If you attempt a DUP update through
the operating system during this time period, the DUP
displays a message that another session is active.
Lifecycle Controller does not allow this after the operating system
installation. However, if you disconnect the power supply to the managed
system, the OEMDRV directory is erased.
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