Task 8: Installing an OS on a Blade Server
Task 8: Installing an OS on a Blade Server
In this case, the phrase installing an OS on a blade server refers to installing the OS onto the VTrak LUN assigned to the blade server.
Connections required to boot the blade server and install the OS are made through the
This procedure requires a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and an external CD drive with a USB 2.0 interface.
To install an OS on a blade server:
1.Power off the blade server.
Press the power button on the front panel. See Figure 8.
2.Attach a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and CD drive to the blade server.
3.Power on the monitor, CD drive, and blade server.
To power on the blade server, press the power button on the front panel. See Figure 8.
4.Insert the OS installer CD in the CD drive.
5.Follow the prompts for OS installation. Be sure you install the OS onto LUN 0.
6.Reboot the blade server.
7.Enter BIOS setup and set the boot order to boot from LUN 0 first.
8.Exit the BIOS setup.
This completes OS installation on this blade server. Repeat the installation on your other blade servers as required.
Within Windows, you might have to bring the physical drives online to enable them.
Figure 8. Modular Server blade server
USB connectors Video connector Power button
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