Chapter 3. Installing The Operating System - IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 3. Installing the operating system

Use these instructions to install the operating system on the compute node.
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:
v IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
v IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator
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Use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install a supported Microsoft
Windows 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 IBM Flex System
Manager management software (if installed) that is managing the compute
node.
2. Connect to the IBM Flex System Manager management software that is
managing the IBM Flex System chassis in which the compute node is
installed.
3. From IBM 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 IBM 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://ralfss21.raleigh.ibm.com:8099/help/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.
Use IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator to create an IBM ServerGuide 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 http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/
docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-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 IBM Flex System Manager
management software that is managing the compute node.
2. Connect to the IBM Flex System Manager management software (if installed)
that is managing the IBM Flex System chassis in which the compute node is
installed.
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