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Note: If the VxFlex Ready Node server was shipped with the operating
system factory installed, proceed directly to Step 7.
2. In the DELL System Setup screen, select Virtual Media > Connect Virtual
Media.
The Initializing connection screen is displayed with a connecting message.
You may have to wait for some time for the connecting message to finish.
3. In the DELL System Setup screen, select Virtual Media > Map CD/DVD.
4. From the Virtual Media - Map CD/DVD screen, browse and set up the ISO file
and then click Map Device.
5. To verify the ISO file selection, click Virtual Media and view the ISO selection
in the drop down list.
6. Reset the server:
a. In the main DELL System Setup console window, select Power > Reset
System (warm boot) to display the list of keyboard keys with related
functionality.
b. Press F11. The Boot Manager Main Menu pane is displayed.
c. Select One-shot BIOS Boot Menu. The Select Legacy Boot Option pane is
displayed.
d. Select Virtual Optical Drive.
a. In the main DELL System Setup console window, select Power > Rest
System (warm boot) to display the list of keyboard keys with related
functionality.
b. Refer to the best practices of DELL OS installation: How to Install an
Operating System on Dell PowerEdge Servers.
Ensure that you select the BOSS device as the OS install target drive.
The server boots using the OS ISO file and finishes the installation.
7. If the node contains a factory-installed OS, the datastores will not be visible in
the vSphere Web Client. The BOSS card is partitioned, and the OS is installed in
the visible partition. To use the remaining storage on the BOSS card for the
datastore, perform the following steps:
a. In the vSphere Web Client, select Storage > New Datastore > Create New
VMFS datastore.
b. Select the empty partition for the datastore.
Datastore 1 is created on the empty BOSS card.
After you finish
Note:
A Red Hat license is required for storage-only configurations with Red Hat
OS image downloaded from the VxFlex OS support page.
Customers can choose a Red Hat licensing option listed on this page, or bring their
own Red Hat license. Dell EMC is not responsible for enforcing OS licensing.
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