Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 Creating Bootable Deployment Image Files

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Creating Bootable Deployment Image Files

Observe the following guidelines when creating the bootable deployment image files.

NOTE: Regardless of the particular method used to create image files, it is recommended that you test the image file by ensuring that you can successfully boot to it before starting a mass deployment.

A simple way to test the image file is to use the image file with the DRAC 4 interactive Web interface, which allows you to connect the image to a target server, and then reboot.

To create image files from existing bootable media:

Linux Users

•Use the dd (data duplicator) utility:

dd if=<input-file>of=<output-file>

<input-file> =input device

(for example, /dev/fd0, /dev/cdrom) <output-file> = output file

(for example, myfloppy.img, mycd.iso)

Windows Users

A number of utilities are available for creation of floppy and/or ISO images from removable media on Windows when creating CD/DVD image files. Ensure that you use one that supports copying the CD/DVD boot sectors. The following Web addresses provide information on available imaging utilities:

•http://www.fdos.org/ripcord/rawrite/

•http://blogs.technet.com/brucecowper/archive/2005/03/09/391268.aspx

To create a bootable CD/DVD image file from scratch, use one of the following imaging programs or a program with equivalent features:

Imaging Programs for Linux Users

•k3b: http://www.k3b.org/

•NeroLINUX: http://www.nero.com/

Imaging Programs for Windows Users

•Nero: http://www.ahead.de/

•MediaCreator: http://www.roxio.com/

•Magic ISO: http://www.magiciso.com/

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