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Deploying Your Operating System Using VMCLI

The Virtual Media Command Line Interface (VMCLI) utility is a command-line interface that provides Virtual Media features from the management station to the iDRAC6 in the remote system. Using VMCLI and scripted methods, you can deploy your operating system on multiple remote systems in your network.

This section provides information on integrating the VMCLI utility into your corporate network.

Before You Begin

Before using the VMCLI utility, ensure that your targeted remote systems and corporate network meet the requirements listed in the following sections.

Remote System Requirements

The iDRAC6 is configured in each remote system.

Network Requirements

A network share must contain the following components:

Operating system files

Required drivers

Operating system boot image file(s)

The image file must be an operating system CD or a CD/DVD ISO image with an industry-standard, bootable format.

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