Users Guide

The pre-operating system image is mounted as a virtual media over the network and the drivers for the target host operating
system are applied, either from the Configuration Manager console repository or the Lifecycle Controller.
If you select drivers from the Lifecycle Controller, the list of operating systems supported is based on the current driver pack
flashed on the iDRAC. You can also download an ISO image to the vFlash SD card on the target system and boot the system to the
downloaded ISO image.
NOTE: vFlash features can only be used on rack and tower servers with Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
version 1.3 firmware or later, or on blade servers with Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller version 2.2 or later.
For more information on remote operating system deployment and staging and booting to operating system image on vFlash, see
the Dell Lifecycle Controller User Guide available at Dell.com/support/home.
Hardware configuration and OS deployment workflow
About this task
To deploy the operating system to a collection:
Steps
1. In Configuration Manager Version 1610, Configuration Manager 2012 SP2, Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1, Configuration
Manager 2012 R2, Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, or Configuration Manager 2012, in
Device Collections, right-click any
appropriate Dell collection and select Dell Lifecycle Controller → Launch Config Utility.
2. From the Dell Lifecycle Controller Configuration Utility, select Hardware Configuration and Operating System Deployment.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Update Firmware from a Dell Repository if you want to update the Firmware on the collection. For more information,
see Updating firmware during OS deployment.
5. Click Next.
6. In BIOS Configuration, select BIOS or UEFI and click Browse, to select the path where the BIOS or UEFI profile is saved. Click
Next.
Select Continue on Error to continue the deployment, even if there is an error.
7. Select Configure Hardware if you want to change the hardware settings. For more information, see Configuring hardware
during OS deployment.
8. Click Next.
9. Select Configure FC HBA if you want to apply an FC HBA profile and FC SAN boot attributes to a collection.
a. Select the FC adapter profile check box to apply an FC HBA profile to a collection. For more information, see Applying a
FC HBA profile on a collection.
and
b. Select the SAN boot settings check box to apply FC SAN boot attributes to a collection. For more information, see
Applying FC SAN boot attributes on a collection.
Select Continue on Error to continue the deployment, even if there is an error.
10. Select Configure RAID to configure RAID on the servers. For more information, see Configuring RAID.
11. Click Next.
12. Select Configure network adapter if you want to apply a Network adapter profile to the collection. For more information, see
Applying a NIC or CNA profile on a collection.
13. Click Next.
14. Select Configure iDRAC if you want to apply an iDRAC profile to the collection. For more information, see Applying an
integrated Dell Remote Access Controller profile on a collection.
15. Select Export hardware configuration to create a backup of the system profiles and export it to an iDRAC vFlash Card or a
Network share. For more information, see Exporting the system profiles before and after hardware configuration.
NOTE: Always ensure to select at least one hardware profile to enable the Export hardware configuration page.
16. Select Do not deploy operating system in the advertisement screen if you want to skip deploying the operating system on the
collection.
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