Chapter 3. Installing The Operating System - Lenovo Flex System x220 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 3. Installing the operating system

Use these instructions to install the operating system on the compute node.
To determine which operating systems are supported, see http://www.lenovo.com/ serverproven/.
Provisioning is the set of actions that you take to install the operating system. To install the operating system
on a compute node, you can use any of the following methods:
• IBMServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
Use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install a supported MicrosoftWindows operating
system only. To provision a compute node with an operating system by using the ServerGuide Setup
and Installation CD, complete the following steps:
1. Download the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD ISO image to a computer that is connected
over the management network to the Flex System Manager management software (if installed)
that is managing the compute node.
2. Connect to the Flex System Manager management software that is managing the Flex System
chassis in which the compute node is installed.
3. From Flex System Manager Chassis Manager, select the compute node. In the Actions column,
select Remote Control.
Note: The user ID that you use to log in to Flex System Manager management software must have
sufficient user permissions to manage the compute node.
4. From the Remote Control session, mount the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD bootable
media (using Remote Media). When the ServerGuide program prompts you to mount the
operating-system image, unmount the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD and mount the
operating-system image.You can also install an ISO image of the operating system from an external
or portable storage device, such as a USB device, by using Remote Media. For more information,
see http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/ flexsys/information/topic/ com.ibm.acc.8731.doc/
remote_control_installing_an_operating_system_on _an_x-architecture_compute_node.html.
5. Start the compute node to boot the media and install the operating system.
• IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator
Use IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator to create an IBMServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD for deploying Windows operating systems and updates from UpdateXpress System Packs.
For more information about the IBM Bootable Media Creator, see https://support.lenovo.com/
us/en/documents/LNVO-BOMC.
To provision a compute node with an operating system by using IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media
Creator, complete the following steps:
1. Download IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator to a computer that is connected over the
management network to the Flex System Manager management software (if installed) that is
managing the compute node.
2. Connect to the Flex System Manager management software that is managing the Flex System
chassis in which the compute node is installed.
3. From Flex System Manager Chassis Manager, select the compute node. In the Actions column,
select Remote Control.
Note: The user ID that you use to log in to Flex System Manager management software must have
sufficient user permissions to manage the compute node.
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