How to Install an Operating System on Dell PowerEdge Servers

How to Install an Operating System on Dell PowerEdge Servers R320

Operating System Installation

The Lifecycle Controller (LCC) provides a simple way of installing a 
supported Operating System onto your PowerEdge server including drivers 
you would need.


The steps have been made as easy as possible:

1. Press F10 during boot to enter the LCC
2. Select OS Deployment in the left hand menu
3. Click Deploy OS
4. Select Configure RAID First or Go Directly to OS Deployment depending on
5.  if you have a RAID set up already or not
6. If apliccable, follow the wizard to set up the RAID disk as you want
7. Select Manual or Automatic install as needed
8. Insert the OS installation disk
9. Follow the OS installation wizard (If Manual install has been selected)

Here a collection of useful how-to videos:

• OS Deployment - Manual Installation
  This video demonstrates the process of installing the operating system using 
•  Lifecycle Controller Manual Installation mode.
• Unattended OS Installation, BIOS Mode 
  Lifecycle Controller provides an infrastructure for OS loaders to consume the 
• OS configuration files for OS deployment with minimal manual intervention
•  in the BIOS mode.
• Unattended OS Installation, UEFI Mode 
  Lifecycle Controller provides an infrastructure for OS loaders to consume the 
• OS configuration files for OS deployment with minimal manual 
• intervention in the UEFI mode.
• OS Deployment - Installing Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 operating system
•  by using Lifecycle Controller 
  This video demonstrates the installing Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 by using Lifecycle 
• Controller Manual Installation mode.
• OS Deployment - Installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 by using 
• PXE install method 
  This video demonstrates the installing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 
• by using the PXE install method on an On-Board storage controller.