In this video, we'll cover the process of installing the operating system using the life cycle controller, unintended installation mode using the USB drive. Launch the life cycle controller, home page, click virtual media and then click connect virtual media. The initializing connection dialog box is displayed, click virtual media and then click map CD DVD to map the device. The connected drive is displayed in the virtual media map CD DVD dialog box, click browse to find the preferred drive and then click map device, click virtual media to verify that the connected CD or DVD is mapped to the removable disc to map the removable dis click virtual media and then click map removal disc.
The connected drive is displayed. However, you can select the preferred drive and click map device, click virtual media to verify that the connected to removable drive is mapped two with a removable disk, click OS deployment and then click deploy OS if the virtual disk is already present, select go directly to OS deployment. However, if the virtual disc is not present, you will be directed to the rate configuration wizard to create a virtual disc. First, you can select configure rate first to edit the existing virtual disk attributes or to create a new virtual disc. For more information about how to configure the virtual disc using the lifecycle U I watch the rate configuration video at the Dell Tech Center, youtube channel.
Clicking next, select an operating system you want to install from a list of available operating systems. Then click next the system loads the relevant drivers to the selected OS. This will take less than five minutes to compose the OS drivers, select unintended install as the installation mode and then click next. It's like USB drive, select the device from the drop down list and type the file path to the unintended XML file. For more information about creating an unintended XML file, refer to the unintended installation of operating systems on Dell power edge servers by using life cycle control or white paper at Dell Tech Center. Then click next. The OS deployment window is displayed.
Please note if different versions of the OS installation files are stored on any of the U SBS, the system may pick an incorrect file during the OS installation. Connect only one USB with the OS configuration file. Click, OK. Select the boot mode for installing the selected Os. Click next, insert the OS media into the DVD drive attached to the server or map the OS media virtually using the virtual media option for the menu and then click next validating operating system media will take less than two minutes here.
The summary of the selected options is displayed, click, finish the system reboots and starts the installation of a selected operating system note. After a reboot, you'll be prompted to press any key to start the installation. If the key is not pressed, the system does not proceed with the installation. Once you press any key, the OS installation starts the OS installation wizard obtains the required information from the unintended XML file and continues with the installation without requiring any manual intervention for more information on the Dell life cycle controller visit dell dot com forward slash tech center forward slash LC.
