User`s guide

Prerequisites
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Verify that the operating system you are installing is compatible with the hardware or configuration of
the target physical or virtual machines. For example, the operating system must support the drivers
required by the hardware.
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Verify that the OS distributions are collected and appear in the OS Distributions data grid. See "Collect
OS Distributions" on page 201.
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Verify that the target machines are discovered and appear in the Provisionable Machines data grid. See
"Discover Provisionable Machines" on page 202.
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(Optional) Identify or create any post-install scripts that you want to run on the target machine after it
is provisioned with the new operating system. The post-install scripts are copied to the target machine
along with the OS distribution and runs after the operating system is installed.
Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > OS Provisioning > Provisionable Machines.
3. Select one or more target machines in the data grid on which you are installing the same OS
distribution.
4. Click Provision.
5. On the Select Machines page, add or remove target machines from the selected machine list and click
Next.
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