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Windows distributions are the operating system installation files that you import into the OS
Provisioning Server repository. After importing the distribution, you use VCM provisioning actions to
install the operating system on target machines.
3. "Import Linux/ESX Distributions" on page 36.
Linux/ESX distributions are the operating system installation files that you import into the OS
Provisioning Server repository. After importing the distribution, use VCM provisioning actions to
install the operating system on target machines. You can import standard and customized operating
system distributions.
Create Directories for Windows Distributions
Some Windows operating system distribution files are issued on multiple disks. Because of the
dependencies within the packages, you must create a single directory for multiple Windows operating
system disks before you import Windows distributions.
Procedure
1. On the OS Provisioning Server, use the mkdir -p /tmp/<directory name> command to create a
directory to contain the imported files from multiple source files.
For example, mkdir -p /tmp/Win2003-R2-SP2-Standard.
2. Insert the first CD in the drive and run the cp -R /media/cdrom/<source directory name>
/tmp/<directory name> command.
For example, cp -R /media/cdrom/Win2003-R2-SP2-Standard /tmp/Win2003-R2-SP2-
Standard-Disk1.
3. Replace the first CD with the second CD and run the cp -R /media/cdrom/<source directory
name> /tmp/<directory name> command.
For example, cp -R /media/cdrom/Win2003-R2-SP2-Standard /tmp/Win2003-R2-SP2-
Standard-Disk2.
When you import the second CD, do not replace any files if you are prompted during the copy
operation.
What to do next
Import Windows distributions into your repository. See "Import Windows Distributions" on page 34.
Import Windows Distributions
Windows distributions are the operating system installation files that you import into the OS Provisioning
Server repository. After importing the distribution, you use VCM provisioning actions to install the
operating system on target machines.
You can import standard and customized ISO images. When you import a standard image, you type the
required metadata. If the import process detects a custom image, you must select specific values for the
platform, distribution, and build type.
When you mount the images, do not use -t iso9660. If you use -t iso9660, some auto-mounted
media will not import. If the import process reports a fingerprint error message, you must unmount the
directory and manually mount it using the -t udf rather than the -t iso9660 option.
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