How to Install an Operating System on Dell PowerEdge Servers R320
Operating System Installation
The Lifecycle Controller (LCC) provides a simple way of installing asupported Operating System onto your PowerEdge server including drivers
you would need.
The steps have been made as easy as possible:
- Press F10 during boot to enter the LCC
- Select OS Deployment in the left hand menu
- Click Deploy OS
- Select Configure RAID First or Go Directly to OS Deployment depending on
- if you have a RAID set up already or not
- If apliccable, follow the wizard to set up the RAID disk as you want
- Select Manual or Automatic install as needed
- Insert the OS installation disk
- 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.
