Configuring the server and installing an operating system
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NOTE:
The HA800 iLO Channel Interface Driver is installed automatically if you use the Intelligent
Provisioning Assisted Install method for Windows installation. The HA800 iLO 5 Channel Interface
Driver is standard for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and ClearOS.
•
Manual
—Installs the OS from a custom OS CD/DVD without searching the web. After selecting this
option, insert the provided CD/DVD so that the server can reboot from the OS CD/DVD. Intelligent
Provisioning partitions storage based on OS recommendations.
NOTE:
The Legacy BIOS boot order cannot be changed by pressing
F10
. If doing an assisted or a
manual install in Legacy BIOS mode, you must ensure that:
◦
On Windows system:
– Manual install: The system only boots to a DVD.
– Assisted install: The system boots to a hard drive.
◦
On Linux/VMware, the system boots to the hard drive.
Do this by changing the boot order or by pressing
F11
to choose at boot.
8.
To proceed to
, click the
Continue
right arrow.
IMPORTANT:
If an unsupported media device is selected, you will not be able to continue to the
next screen. To resolve the issue, remove the unsupported media device, and make sure that
you have a supported install source when prompted.
Selecting the OS
You can use Always On Intelligent Provisioning mode supports installing an OS from:
• FTP server
• SMB/CIFS (Windows share)
• Virtual media source
◦
Local ISO
◦
URL
• Install Clear OS from the Internet
Prerequisites
To install an OS in Always On mode from an FTP server, extract the installation ISO. An ISO that is not
extracted it too large to install from an FTP source.
Procedure
1.
Select an operating system or choose the default. OS Language, OS Keyboard, and Time Zone are
automatically filtered.
Supported OS families include:
