Figure 34 Decision Tree for Booting From Media and Installing
Stand alone systems
DVD | NO | iLO vMedia |
drive? |
| support? |
YES |
| YES |
OE install | NO |
media matches |
|
| |
server? |
|
YES
Boot from
NO | See the decision trees |
| for network server |
| |
| installation |
Create matching installation media on server
Boot from installation media then switch to network server
Boot from
Create matching installation media on server - It is possible to create installation media for booting purposes. This type of installation media does not include a full archive. See Chapter 14: “Creating your own boot and installation media”, for more information.
Boot from installation media then switch to network server - This option assumes you have created installation media for booting purposes. See Chapter 14: “Creating your own boot and installation media”, for more information. This option requires the system to have a CD or DVD drive attached, or iLO vMedia support. For more information on iLO vMedia, see Appendix D (page 242) and the HP Integrity iLO 2 MP Operations Guide available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc.
See the decision trees for network server installation - These decision trees are: Figure 5: “Decision Tree When Configuring a Server for Booting
Using bootsys on the client console
The bootsys command may be run from the client console if you use the
For more information on bootsys, see bootsys(1M) and the section describing its use from the server: “Installation using bootsys” (page 110).
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