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Dell Repository Manager Data Center Version 2.1 User’s Guide

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Exporting to Bootable ISO

You can use your customized BASH script instead of the Dell default script, or append the custom script to default script in the ISO, for deploying Linux bundle(s) on the server.

To customize the script for deployment:

  1. On the My Repositories tab select the specific repository, and click Open.
  2. Click the Bundles tab.
  3. Select the bundle(s) you want to export from the list of displayed bundle(s), and click Export. The Select Destination window is displayed.
  4. In the Select Destination window, select Bootable ISO (Using Linux Bundles) and click Next.
    • NOTE: The Bootable ISO (Using Linux Bundles) option is enabled only for Linux bundle(s). The version number of the available plug-in is displayed.
    The Select Plugins window is displayed.
  5. Click Next. The Browse For Folder window is displayed.
  6. In the Browse For Folder window, navigate to the folder on the local drive or select any network location, where you want to export the Bootable ISO, and click OK. The Select Custom Script window is displayed.
  7. In the Select Custom Script window, select Yes to include a custom script in the Bootable ISO.
    • NOTE: By default, No is selected. Selecting these options is optional.
  8. Under Select Script, select one of the following:
    • Replace default script — To execute the customized script instead of the Dell default script. Click Browse to navigate to the folder where the customized script is located.
    • Append to default script — To execute the customized script after the Dell default script is executed.
      • NOTE: Ensure that the customized script is of .sh format.
      • NOTE: Ensure that the script is edited and saved in UNIX format. Scripts with Windows end-line characters are unusable.
    • NOTE: This step applies if you select Yes in Step 8.
  9. You have the option to tick Force scripts to update regardless of version or date. check box under the Update options to install the DUPs irrespective of the installed or the packaged version.
  10. Click Next. The Summary and Finish window is displayed.
  11. The Summary and Finish window displays the details of the selected bundle(s), destination properties, and custom bundle script used.
  12. Click Finish. A Jobs Queue message is displayed.
  13. Click OK to close the message window.
    • NOTE: Once you create the bootable ISO file using DRM and try to deploy the file to a server, the bootable ISO detects the server configuration automatically. The execution happens inevitably if the bundle for that server exists in to that ISO.

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