User`s guide

6. On the Select OS Distribution page, select the a UNIX or Linux operating system you are installing on
the selected machines and click Next.
7. On the Settings page, configure the options required for your selected UNIX or Linux OS distribution
and click Next.
Option Description
Product License Key Type the license to use when installing the operating system
on the target machines.
The license must match the operating system you are
installing.
Root Password (Required) Type the password you are assigning to the local
root.
Re-enter Root Password (Required) Retype the password.
Domain (Required) Type the domain to which you are assigning the
machines.
Use DHCP to determine
IP address
Select this option to use your designated DHCP to assign IP
address, subnet, default gateway, and DNS.
If this option is not selected, you must manually enter the
information on the Machine-Specific Settings page.
License these machines
for VCM after
deployment
Select this option to automatically license the target machines
for VCM management.
8. On the Machine-Specific Settings page, type the HostName and click Next.
The HostName is limited to 32 characters.
If you did not select Use DHCP to determine IP address on the Settings page, you are required to
configure the IP Address, Subnet, Default Gateway, and DNS.
9. (Optional) On the Post-Install Script page, type a Script Name, the script, and click Next.
Post-install scripts are copied to the machine when the OS distribution is copied and runs after the
operating system is installed.
10. (Optional) On the Disk Configuration page, configure the options and click Next.
You can either install the operating system without partitioning the disk, or you can create partitions
and specify the size.
Option Description
Custom Volume
Plan
Select the check box to partition the disk.
Mount Point Type the location of the mount point for the partition.
For example, /, /boot, /usr, /var/log. You use the first partition for the
operating system and then specify a second mount point for user home
directories.
The mount points value must meet the specific criteria.
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