Users Guide

2. Click OS Deployment in the left pane.

3. Click Deploy OS in the right pane.

NOTE: If your system has a RAID controller, you must configure RAID before you continue with the installation of

drivers. For more information, see the Optional RAID Configuration section in the

Dell EMC Unified Server

Configurator - Lifecycle Controller Enabled User Guide

at Dell.com/support/manuals.

4. From the list of operating systems, select SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 64-bit and click Next.

USC or USC-LCE extracts the required drivers to an internal USB drive named OEMDRV under /linux/suse/x86_64- sles11/

install/*.rpm.

After the drivers are extracted, USC or USC-LCE prompts you to insert the operating system installation media.

5. Insert the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 media, and then click Next.

6. Click Finish to reboot the system.

NOTE: Upon reboot, the system prompts you to press a key to boot to the operating system media. If you do not

press a key, the system boots to the hard drive.

7. Continue with the operating system installation by booting to the operating system media.

It is recommended that you update your system with the drivers extracted in step 4, after the operating system installs.

The extracted drivers are located under the OEMDRV drive at: /linux/suse/x86_64-sles11/install.

NOTE: Ensure that you complete the operating system installation within 18 hours because all the copied drivers are

removed automatically from the internal USB after 18 hours. To remove the drivers before 18 hours, reboot the system,

press <F10> and re-enter USC.

Use the following command to install the drivers: rpm -UvH *rpm

For more information, see the Common Features section in the Dell EMC Unified Server Configurator-Lifecycle Controller Enabled User

Guide at Dell.com/support/manuals.

Using the Dell EMC Systems Build and Update Utility

media

The Dell EMC Systems Build and Update Utility media provides the following installation benefits:

• Automates the installation process.

• Restores the pre-installed settings including the RPM modules and the partition scheme, for a pre-installed operating system.

• Allows the operating system to deliver additional software or customization specific to Dell EMC PowerEdge systems, including the

correct device drivers for detected hardware components.

Insert the Dell EMC Systems Build and Update Utility media into your CD/DVD drive and reboot your system. Follow the directions on the

screen and the instructions in the documentation that came with the media.

Using the SUSE Linux installation media

To perform a custom installation using the SUSE Linux installation media:

1. Insert the SUSE Linux Installation media into your CD/DVD drive and boot the system.

2. Ensure that the CD/DVD drive is the first boot device:

• If your system has a conventional BIOS, press <F2> during boot to enter the BIOS and set the optical drive as the first boot

device.

• If your system supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), press <F11> during boot to initiate the UEFI boot manager

and set the boot mode to Boot from CD option. For more information on UEFI based installation, see Installing SUSE Linux

Enterprise Server 11 In The UEFI Mode.

3. Choose Install from the Boot menu.

The SUSE Linux Yet Another Startup Tool (YaST) installer loads.

4. Follow the instructions on your screen and complete the installation.

For more information, see the operating system manuals in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 installation media.

Installation Instructions