Before installing an operating system, ensure that the following pre-requisites are met:
Optical DVD drive, virtual media, or a bootable USB drive is connected to a server.
Software RAID or PowerEdge RAID Controller is installed with the latest firmware, and at least two hard drives are available for creating the virtual disk. For information about the supported controllers and related firmware, see the operating system documentation.
NOTE: You can install the operating system on media such as Dual SD or PCIe SSD. However, RAID configuration is not supported on these media.
For installing an operating system in an unattended mode, ensure that you copy the required configuration file (unattended.xml/autounattended.xmlfor Windows and
ks.cfg for RHEL 7) to a USB or network share.
NOTE: PERC S110 and S130 controllers support only SATA disk drives for which a minimum of two hard drives are required.
In the right pane, click
Deploy OS
and select one of the following:
Configure RAID First—Click to configure a RAID connected to the server. For information about configuring a RAID, see
Using the optional RAID configuration.
NOTE: Configuring RAID is optional if an already-connected virtual disk is present.
Go Directly to OS Deployment—Click to launch the operating system deployment wizard and start installing an operating system.
On the
Select an Operating System page, select the following, and click
Next:
Boot Mode—Choose either
UEFI or
BIOS boot mode depending on the boot configuration of the system for OS installation.
Secure Boot—Allows you to enable or disable the
Secure Boot option. Click Enabled to secure the boot process by checking if the drivers are signed with an acceptable digital signature. This option is available only for the
UEFI boot mode. For more information about Secure Boot, see
UEFI Secure Boot.
NOTE: The
Secure Boot option is available only if the
Load Legacy Video Option ROM setting is set to disabled. To disable the Load Legacy Video Option ROM setting, click
System Setup > System BIOS Settings > Miscellaneous Settings > Load Legacy Video Option ROM > Disabled.
Secure Boot Policy—Displays the current setting of the boot policy in the BIOS.
NOTE: You can change the
Secure Boot Policy setting only in BIOS.
NOTE: The
Secure Boot option is available on the 13th generation of PowerEdge servers, only if the BIOS of the system supports the feature. The
Secure Boot option is not available on the 12th generation of PowerEdge servers.
Available Operating Systems—Displays the list of operating systems depending on the boot mode selected. Select the operating system to install on the server. The drivers packs for deploying the Windows and Linux operating systems supported by Lifecycle Controller are available and extracted to a local repository (OEMDRV). These driver packs contain the drivers required for installing an operating system.
NOTE: If you select VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer, or select the
Any Other Operating System option, make sure that you have prepared the necessary drivers for your system. Drivers for VMware ESXi and Citrix XenServer are not included in the driver packs. See
www.dell.com/support/manuals for more information about operating system installation images and drivers for these operating systems.
On the
Select Installation Mode page, select any one of the following:
Unattended Install
Manual Install
NOTE: The
Unattended Install option is enabled only if the operating system is compatible for an unattended installation. If the operating system is not compatible, the option is grayed out. For more information about unattended install mode, see
Unattended Installation.
NOTE: A detailed procedure for installing an operating system using the unattended installation mode is provided in the
Unattended Installation of Operating Systems from Lifecycle Controller on Dell PowerEdge Servers
white paper at
www.delltechcenter.com/lc.
On the
Select Installation Mode page, select or enter the appropriate data to import the operating system configuration file and then click
Next. For more information about the fields available on the
Select Installation Mode page, see the online help by clicking
Help in the upper-right corner of the Lifecycle Controller GUI.
On the
Select OS Media page, select the appropriate operating system media and click
Next.
Lifecycle Controller validates the media and displays an error message if the verification process is not successful. The verification may be unsuccessful if:
An incorrect operating system media is inserted.
An operating system media is damaged or corrupted.
The optical drive in the system cannot read the media.
NOTE: USB Boot Media must be MBR disk with FAT file system.
On the Reboot the System page, the summary of selections is displayed. Verify the selections and click Finish.
The system reboots and starts the operating system installation. For more information about the postreboot scenarios, see
Post Reboot Scenarios.
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