Deploying Operating System Using Virtual Media; Installing Operating System From Multiple Disks; Deploying Embedded Operating System On Sd Card - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

–p <password>: password to access the network share
–l <image_location>: image location on the network share; use double quotes around the location. See examples for
image file path in Configuring Remote File Share Using Web Interface section
–s : display current status
NOTE: All characters including alphanumeric and special characters are allowed as part of user name, password,
and image_location except the following characters: ' (single quote), "(double quote), ,(comma), < (less than), and
> (greater than).

Deploying Operating System Using Virtual Media

Before you deploy the operating system using Virtual Media, make sure that:
• Virtual Media is in Attached state for the virtual drives to appear in the boot sequence.
Auto Attached mode, the Virtual Media application must be launched before booting the
• If Virtual Media is in
system.
• Network share contains drivers and operating system bootable image file, in an industry standard format such
as .img or .iso.
To deploy an operating system using Virtual Media:
1. Do one of the following:
– Insert the operating system installation CD or DVD into the management station CD or DVD drive.
– Attach the operating system image.
2. Select the drive on the management station with the required image to map it.
3. Use one of the following methods to boot to the required device:
– Set the boot order to boot once from Virtual Floppy or Virtual CD/DVD/ISO using the iDRAC7 Web interface.
– Set the boot order through System Setup → System BIOS Settings by pressing <F2> during boot.
4. Reboot the managed system and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the deployment.
Related Links
Configuring Virtual Media
Setting First Boot Device
Configuring iDRAC7

Installing Operating System From Multiple Disks

1. Unmap the existing CD/DVD.
2. Insert the next CD/DVD into the remote optical drive.
3. Remap the CD/DVD drive.

Deploying Embedded Operating System On SD Card

To install an embedded hypervisor on an SD card:
1. Insert the two SD cards in the Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM) slots on the system.
2. Enable SD module and redundancy (if required) in BIOS.
3. Verify if the SD card is available on one of the drives when you <F11> during boot.
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