Cisco UCS C Series Configuration Guide

CHAPTER 2
Installing the Server OS
This chapter includes the following sections:
• OS Installation Methods, page 11
• KVM Console, page 11
• PXE Installation Servers, page 12
OS Installation Methods
C-Series servers support several operating systems. Regardless of the OS being installed, you can install it
on your server using one of the following tools:
• KVM console
• PXE installation server
KVM Console
The KVM console is an interface accessible from CIMC that emulates a direct keyboard, video, and mouse
(KVM) connection to the server. The KVM console allows you to connect to the server from a remote location.
Instead of using CD/DVD or floppy drives physically connected to the server, the KVM console uses virtual
media, which are actual disk drives or disk image files that are mapped to virtual CD/DVD or floppy drives.
You can map any of the following to a virtual drive:
• CD/DVD or floppy drive on your computer
• Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on your computer
• USB flash drive on your computer
• CD/DVD or floppy drive on the network
• Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on the network
• USB flash drive on the network
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Cisco UCS C Series Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Management	Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC)
Memory	DDR4
Storage	NVMe
RAID Support	Yes
Network	Multiple Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet options
Power Supply	Redundant power supply options
Operating System Support	VMware, Microsoft Windows, Linux
Form Factor	Rack Server