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What is the Installation Manager used for?
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The Installation Manager allows you to configure your server quickly and
easily and to install the operating system and the Fujitsu server
management software. If required, it is also possible to install application-
specific software as well.
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You can start the Installation Manager either as a local application on the
target system or directly as an installed application on a Windows-based
deployment server. You preconfigure the installation on this server and then
start it on the target system over the network (remote installation).
If it is run locally, the Installation Manager carries out automatic hardware
detection.
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You can use the Installation Manager in two different modes:
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In "Typical" mode, the Installation Manager proposes default
parameters for system configuration and for installing the operating
system and you simply have to adapt these to your environment. This
mode is the simplest, quickest way of taking a server into operation
and is the default method for a local installation.
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In "Customized" mode, you can configure your system more extensively
and install the operating system using your own custom settings. This
mode also allows you to embed custom scripts and programs in the
installation process.
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In "Customized" mode, you can save your configuration in a parameter file,
which you can then use for installing servers of the same type. In addition,
this file can also be used as the basis for a different installation using
modified parameters, even if different hardware is being used.
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