372 iRMC S2/S3
General procedure
11.1 Installing the operating system via
iRMC S2/S3 - general procedure
For the Installation Manager, the remote installation of the operating system via
iRMC S2/S3 represents a local configuration and installation of the operating
system on the administered server which you perform from the remote
workstation via the AVR window using remote storage media.
The following steps are required in order to perform an installation via the
Installation Manager:
1. Connect the storage medium (DVD 1 or Installation Manager boot image)
from which you want to boot as remote storage.
2. Boot and configure the managed server via DVD 1 or the Installation
Manager boot image.
3. Use the Installation Manager at the remote workstation to install the
operating system on the administered server.
4. Optimize mouse pointer synchronization in the AVR window (only necessary
under Linux).
Installing Windows without the Installation Manager using the Windows
installation CD/DVDs
You can perform a remote installation of Windows via Remote Storage either
using the Installation Manager or exclusively using the Windows installation
CD/DVDs. The two procedures correspond in terms of the handling of the
remote storage media.
However, you are advised to install Windows via the Installation Manager for the
following reasons:
– The Installation Manager itself identifies the required drivers and copies
these to the system.
– All the Installation Manager functions are available to you during installation.
This means that you can, for example, configure the entire system including
the server management settings.
– Installations without the Installation Manager have to be controlled via the
keyboard since the mouse cursor cannot be synchronized during the
installation process. In contrast, if you install using the Installation Manager
then all configuration and installation steps can be performed using the
mouse.