Installing Linux With SIA
5If you are installing from a Network share, do the following in the Install Media Information page:
a.Click Network.
b.In the address bar, specify the nfs, ftp, or http accessible network address to the Linux ISO image media. See table below for examples and restrictions.
For OSes requiring multiple images (CD1, CD2, etc.), multiple address fields are available.
Note – The URL address can not contain spaces.
OS Source | Transfer Method | What to Type |
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Content extracted from | HTTP | Path to directory containing the extracted OS install files. |
an ISO image to a |
| Example: |
directory |
| http://hostname_or_IPaddress/extractedISOdirectory |
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| FTP | Path to directory containing the extracted OS install files. |
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| Example: |
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| ftp://hostname_or_IPaddress/extractedISOdirectory |
| NFS | Path to directory containing the extracted OS install files. |
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| Example: |
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| nfs://hostname_or_IPaddress/extractedISOdirectory |
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Single ISO image file in a | NFS | Path to directory containing the OS install ISO image file. |
directory |
| Example: |
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| http://hostname_or_IPaddress/ISOimagedirectory |
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| Note – The directory can not contain more than one ISO |
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| image file. |
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Where hostname_or_IPaddress is either the hostname or the IP address of the server containing the ISO image, extractedISOdirectory is the directory containing the extracted Linux OS installation ISO image files, andISOimagedirectory the directory containing the Linux OS installation ISO image file. For Linux, only the path to the directory containing the ISO image source should be used; individual files (including .iso) cannot be part of the URL path.
c. Click Next.
6In the Identifying Distribution dialog, review the information presented in the dialog then click Next to start the OS installer.
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