Deploying Operating System Using Remote File Share - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

vmdeploy.bat -r <iDRAC7-IPAddress or file> -u <iDRAC7-user> -p <iDRAC7-user-
passwd> [ -f {<floppy-image> | < device-name>} | -c { <device-name>|<image-
file>} ] [-i <DeviceID>]
NOTE: vmdeploy does not support IPv6, since IPv6 does not support the IPMI tool.
NOTE: The vmdeploy script processes the -r option slightly differently than the vmcli -r option. If the
argument to the -r option is the name of an existing file, the script reads iDRAC7 IPv4 or IPv6 addresses from
the specified file and runs the utility once for each line. If the argument to the -r option is not a filename, then
it should a single iDRAC7 address. In this case, the -r works as described for the VMCLI utility.
The following table describes the vmdeploy command parameters.
Table 30. vmdeploy Command Parameters
Parameter
<iDRAC7-user>
<iDRAC7-ip | file>
<iDRAC7-user-password> or <iDRAC7-
passwd>
-c {<device-name> | <image-file>}
<floppy-device>
<floppy-image>
<Device ID>
Related Links
Configuring Virtual Media
Configuring iDRAC7

Deploying Operating System Using Remote File Share

Before you deploy the operating system using Remote File Share (RFS), make sure that:
• Configure User and Access Virtual Media privileges for iDRAC7 are enabled for the user.
• 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.
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Description
iDRAC7 user name. It must have the following
attributes:
– Valid user name
– iDRAC7 Virtual Media User permission
If iDRAC7 authentication fails, an error message is
displayed and the command is terminated.
iDRAC7 IP address or the file containing the iDRAC7 IP
address.
Password for the iDRAC7 user.
If iDRAC7 authentication fails, an error message is
displayed and the command is terminated.
Path to an ISO9660 image of the operating system
installation CD or DVD.
Path to the device containing the operating system
installation CD, DVD, or Floppy.
Path to a valid floppy image.
ID of the device to boot once.