CAUTION: Ensure
that you back up all the data from the system before installing or upgrading
the operating system.
Lifecycle Controller (LC) provides
an OS Deployment wizard that assists you with
the installation of RHEL 8.
NOTE: LC may not provide the latest drivers that are required
to complete the installation of RHEL 8. Download the
drivers from the
Dell EMC FTP website
at
https://downloads.dell.com, or use the
Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation
media.
NOTE: Lifecycle Controller
(LC) comes with embedded drivers that are factory installed. It is recommended that you run the Platform Update wizard to
ensure that you have the latest
drivers before you install RHEL 8. For more information,
see
Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool User's Guide at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Boot the system, and press
F10.
The
Dell EMC logo is displayed.
In the left pane, click
OS Deployment.
In the right pane, click
Deploy OS.
NOTE: If your system has a RAID controller, you must configure RAID before you
install the drivers.
From the list of operating systems, select
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8x86_64
bit
.
LC extracts the driver update
disk to an internal USB drive labeled
OEMDRV.
After the drivers are extracted, LC prompts
you to insert the operating system installation media.
Click
Next.
When prompted, select
BIOS or
UEFI, and then click
Next.
Insert the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux installation media, and then click
Next.
Click
Finish to reboot the system and go to the operating system installation by booting to the operating
system media.
NOTE: After reboot, the system prompts you to press a key to boot to the
operating system media. If you do not press a key, the system boots
to the hard drive.
NOTE: All the copied drivers
are removed after 18 hours. Complete the operating system installation
within 18 hours. To remove the drivers before 18 hours, reboot the
system, press
F10, and reenter LC.
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