Dell IDRAC6 manual Installing Operating Systems Using Virtual Media, Boot Once Feature, 262

Installing Operating Systems Using Virtual Media

This section describes a manual, interactive method to install the operating system on your management station that may take several hours to complete. A scripted operating system installation procedure using Virtual Media may take less than 15 minutes to complete. See "Deploying the Operating System" on page 241 for more information.

1Verify the following:

•The operating system installation CD is inserted in the management station’s CD drive.

•The local CD drive is selected.

•You are connected to the virtual drives.

2Follow the steps for booting from the Virtual Media in the "Booting From Virtual Media" on page 261 section to ensure that the BIOS is set to boot from the CD drive that you are installing from.

3Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

It is important to follow these steps for multi-disk installation:

1Unmap the virtualized (redirected) CD/DVD from the Virtual Media console.

2Insert the next CD/DVD into the remote optical drive.

3Map (redirect) this CD/DVD from the Virtual Media console.

Inserting a new CD/DVD into the remote optical drive without remapping may not work.

Boot Once Feature

The Boot Once feature helps you change the boot order temporarily for booting from a remote Virtual Media device. This feature is used in conjunction with Virtual Media, generally while installing operating systems.

NOTE: You must have Configure iDRAC6 privilege to use this feature.

NOTE: Remote devices must be redirected using Virtual Media to use this feature.

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Configuring and Using Virtual Media