Dell 1.8 manual Exporting To Light Weight Deployment Scripts, Exporting To Bootable ISO

–Export as SUU to ISO— Creates the standard SUU CD image, which can be burnt on a CD/DVD for further usage.

Exporting To Light Weight Deployment Scripts

You can export a selected Dell-recommended or a custom bundle as a light weight deployment script. To export a Dell recommended or a custom bundle as a light weight deployment script:

1.On the My Repositories tab select the desired 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 page, select Export to light weight deployment scripts, click Next to continue.

The Select Deployment Options page is displayed.

5.In the Select Deployment Options page, select one or both options:

–Force scripts to upgrade regardless of version or date.

–Combine selected bundles into one folder. Each bundle will have a separate script. This will minimize disk space.

NOTE: Selecting these options is optional.

6.Click Next to continue.

The Browse For Folder window is displayed.

7.In the Browse For Folder window, navigate to the folder on your local drive or a network drive location, where you want to export the light weight deployment script, and click OK the Summary and Finish window is displayed.

8.Click Finish.

Once you click Finish, the Please wait... dialog box appears while processing the job before submission. Click Cancel to exit without making any changes

9.Light Weight Deployment Scripts Export Queued window appears with the confirmation. You can check the Jobs Queue for further progress.

10.Click OK to close the Light Weight Deployment Scripts Export Queued window.

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.

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