Use Notebook to Install OS on PowerEdge

Question

Hi all,

I'm new to configuring servers, so I'm a very newbie here. I have a PowerEdge R220XL in the office and wondering if I can use my Latitude E7270 as a monitor & keyboard to view the console so I can install Red Hat OS to the PowerEdge. I'm able to install the OS with monitor and keyboard, but what I would like to know is how can I install the OS to the server with Laptop? Please mind that the situation is:

- no monitor or keyboard to actually see the console or anything

- the PowerEdge is never been configured before, it's a brand new device

With that situation above, how can I do that?

Thanks!

Dell-DylanJ · Answer

Provided that the server has an iDRAC Enterprise, you can use it to launch a virtual console on your laptop and access the server through it. You would attach your .ISO as virtual media, power up the server, and everything else is pretty much the same.

https://dell.to/2RPCoyT

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