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ThisdocumentprovidesinformationoninstallationofOperatingSysteminDellPowerEdgeServer
Machines.
DellPowerEdgeServermachinesareembeddedwithRemoteAccessControllerknownasLifecycle
Controller(LCC).TheLifecycleControllerprovidesasimplewayofinstallingasupportedOperating
SystemontoDellPowerEdgeserverincludingdriversrequired.
*ItisalwaysrecommendedtouseLifecycleControllerwheninstallingnewOSinDellPowerEdge
server
1. PowerONtheDellPowerEdgeserver.
2. PressF10duringboottoentertheLifeCycleController
3. LCCwillopensettingspage.ChooseLanguageasEnglish&KeyboardTypeUnitedStates
andclickNext.
4. IntheNetworkSettingspagedonotenter&changeanyconfigurationsettings.SelectFinish
andproceed.
5. Popupwindowwillappearstatingsuccessfullyappliednetworksettings.ClickOKtoproceed
furthertoLCChomepage.
6. FromtheLCCHomepage,SelectOSDeploymentinthelefthandmenu
7. ClickDeployOS
OSDeployment:DeployOS
Step1of5:SelectDeploymentPath
1. SelectGoDirectlytoOSDeploymentoptionfromtheoptionsdisplayedandpress
Next.
Step2of5:SelectanOperatingSystem
1. InBootMode,SelectBIOS
2. SecureBootoptionswillbedisabledinthismode.
3. UnderAvailableOperatingSystems,choosetheOSyouwishtoinstallandclickNext.For
eg:MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2withSP1.
4. ItwilltaketimetocomposetheOSdrivers.Pleasewait.
Step3of5:SelectInstallationMode
1. SelectManualinstallandclicknext
Step4of5:InsertOSMedia
1. InserttheOSinstallationdisknowandpressnext
2. OSMediawillbevalidatedafterinsertingthedisk
3. Reviewtheoptionsselectedthroughtheprocess.ClickFinishtoproceedtoWindows
Installation.
Step5of5:ReboottheSystem
1. AftermachinerestartwhenrequestedpressanykeytobootfromtheOSinstallation
disc.ThismessageappearsoncetheBIOSisloaded.
8. Windowsisloadingfilesmessageappears
InstallWindows
9. Afterloadingthewindowsfiles,InstallWindowspopupappears.Configureasmentioned
belowandclicknext
1. Languagetoinstall:English
2. Timeandcurrencyformat:English(UnitedStates)
3. Keyboardorinputmethod:US
*Atthisstageofinstallation,ifthemouseorkeyboardisnotdetectedpleasecheckthesoftware
mediausedforinstallation.ForR330/730machinesOSmediawithUSBInjectionkithastobe
usedforWindowsinstallation.
10. PressInstallnow
11. Setupisstartingmessageappears
12. NowthechoiceofOperatingSystemtypeforinstallationwillbedisplayed.Selectthe
operatingsystemyouwanttoinstallandclicknext.Foreg:WindowsServer2008R2
Standard(FullInstallation)
13. Acceptthelicensetermsandclicknext.
14. Ininstallationtype,clickonCustom(advanced)
15. SelectDriveOptions(advanced)fromthebottomofdiskoptionsdisplayed.
16. SelectthepartitionsasperprojectrequirementandChoosethedriveinwhichWindowshas
tobeinstalled(ThisshouldalwaysbePrimarytype).
*DonotFormatdriveswithtypeOEM(Reserved)andSystem.
17. Afterchoosingthedriveforwindowsinstallation,selectFormatoptionfrombelow.One
popupwindowwillappear,clickOKforconfirmation.
18. AfterFormatisover,clicknexttostartWindowsinstallation.
19. OnceWindowsinstallationisover,itwillasktosetthepasswordfortheAdministrator
AccountwithfollowingmessagedisplayedonscreenTheuserspasswordmustbechanged
beforeloggingonthefirsttime.ClickOKandsetthepassword.
20. AftersettingofPassword,thefollowingmessageappearsYourpasswordhasbeen
changed.ClickOKtoproceed.
21. Atthetimeofnextrestart,PressF10andlogintoLCC.ExitLCCafterentering.Thisstepis
carriedouttoremovetheOEMdrive(WindowsDriverDisk)whichwascreatedforloading
driversforwindowsinstallation.