Deploying Operating Systems; Deploying Operating System Using Vmcli - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

Deploying Operating Systems

You can use any of the following utilities to deploy operating systems to managed systems:
• Virtual Media Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Virtual Media Console
• Remote File Share
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Deploying Operating System Using VMCLI

Deploying Operating System Using Remote File Share
Deploying Operating System Using Virtual Media
Deploying Operating System Using VMCLI
Before you deploy the operating system using the vmdeploy script, make sure that:
• VMCLI utility is installed on the management station.
• Configure User and Access Virtual Media privileges for iDRAC7 are enabled for the user.
• IPMItool is installed on the management station.
NOTE: IPMItool does not work if IPv6 is configured either on the managed system or the management station.
• iDRAC7 is configured on the target remote systems.
• System is able to boot from the image file.
• IPMI Over LAN is enabled in iDRAC7.
• Network share contains drivers and operating system bootable image file, in an industry standard format such
as .img or .iso.
NOTE: While creating the image file, follow standard network-based installation procedures, and mark the
deployment image as read-only to make sure that each target system boots and executes the same
deployment procedure.
• Virtual Media status is in attach state.
• vmdeploy script is installed on the management station. Review this sample vmdeploy script included with VMCLI.
The script describes how to deploy the operating system to remote systems in the network. It internally uses VMCLI
and IPMItool.
NOTE: The vmdeploy script is dependent on some support files in the directory during installation. To use the
script from another directory, copy all the files with it. If the IPMItool utility is not installed, copy the utility along
with the other files.
To deploy the operating system on target remote systems:
1. List the iDRAC7 IPv4 addresses of the target remote systems, in the ip.txt text file. List one IPv4 address per line.
2. Insert a bootable operating system, CD or DVD, into the management station drive.
3. Open a command prompt with administrator privileges and run the vmdeploy script:
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