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Creating a PXE pre-OS image for a Dell server
Process for using Deployment Solution for Dell Servers (continued)
Table 2-1
Step
Action
Step 5
Create Dell tasks.
Step 6
Combine your tasks into
jobs.
Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) is an environment that you can use to boot
computers using a network interface. This process is independent of your hard
disks or installed operating systems. The site server components in Deployment
Solution include PXE.
For more information, view topics on site server components and PXE in the
Deployment Solution Help.
The Preboot Configuration page lets you add a new policy for a pre-OS
configuration. After you create a configuration policy, you can use it to create a
Getting started with Deployment Solution for Dell Servers
Creating a PXE pre-OS image for a Dell server
Description
You can manage your Dell servers using tasks
and jobs. Tasks are individual processes, such
as booting to a network ISO or configuring a
DRAC card. Each task can then be scheduled
and run.
Deployment Solution for Dell includes a
number of predefined tasks types that you can
use to create tasks.
See
"About deployment tasks and jobs for Dell
servers"
on page 23.
You can combine your Dell tasks into a
comprehensive job that handles the setup and
maintenance of your Dell servers.
As one of the Dell jobs, you can use
provisioning to set up your brand new servers,
without using PXE. By communicating with
the server s DRAC card, you can use zero-touch
functionality to remotely set up any servers
in your environment.
See
"About zero-touch provisioning"
on page 17.
See
"Provisioning a Dell server"
For more information, view topics about
combining tasks into jobs in the Deployment
Solution Help.
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on page 19.
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