Installation guide

Option Description
Machines > Licensed Windows Machines. The OS Provisioning
Status column indicates whether the Windows machine was
create using OS provisioning.
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To view the provisioned Linux machines, click Administration
and select Machines Manager > Licensed Machines > Licensed
UNIX Machines. The OS Provisioning Status column indicates
whether the Linux machine was create using OS provisioning.
Reprovision Machines
You can reprovision Windows or Linux machines where the operating system was installed using the OS
Provisioning Server and VCM.
When machines are reprovisioned, you may change the machine name.
CAUTION Reprovisioning overwrites the existing disk with a new operating system. All existing
data is lost.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the machine to be reprovisioned is listed in the Provisioned Machines data grid. Select
Administration and click Machines Manager > OS Provisioning > Provisioned Machines.
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Review the provisioning process for the OS distribution you are installing. See "Provision Machines
with Operating System Distributions" on page 162.
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On the target machine, set the BIOS to network boot.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > OS Provisioning > Provisioned Machines.
3. Select the machines.
4. Click Re-provision.
5. On the Select OSP Server page, select the OS Provisioning Server that will manage the provisioning
action and click Next.
6. On the Select Machines page, add or remove machines and click Next.
7. On the Select OS Distribution page, select the operating system you are installing on the selected
machines and click Next.
8. Continue with the provisioning wizard.
The wizard options vary depending on the OS distribution you are installing.
9. When you are certain that the selected machines are those you want to reprovision, select the Proceed
with re-provisioning of the operating system on the selected machines check box.
10. Click Finish.
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