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Installing an OS and drivers through iFIST
The integrated Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkit (iFIST) is a single-server management tool
embedded in H3C servers and provides the graphical OS installation wizard to reduce operation
complexity. During OS installation, the drivers can be installed simultaneously if you have mounted
the REPO to the server. For more information about REPO, see H3C Servers REPO User Guide.
For more information about OS types supported by iFIST, see H3C Servers iFIST User Guide.
Preparing for installation
Supported operating systems
For more information, see H3C Servers iFIST User Guide.
Preparing an OS image
Before installing an OS, obtain an OS image from the official website of the OS, and then connect the
boot media that contain the OS image to the server. You can use an optical disk drive, bootable USB
disk, or virtual media as the boot media.
Preparing a REPO file
Before installing an OS, obtain the compatible REPO file from the H3C official website. For more
information, see H3C Servers REPO User Guide.
Signing in to iFIST
Start the server, and press F10 on the POST screen as instructed.
Mounting an OS image and REPO file
You can mount an OS image to the server through virtual media or a bootable USB disk. For more
information, see "Connecting the OS image." The following procedure uses virtual media to mount
an OS image and REPO file to the server.
To mount an OS image and REPO file:
1. Log in to HDM and launch a KVM remote console.
2. Select VMedia > Virtual Media Wizard.
The virtual media wizard opens.
3. On the CD/DVD tab that opens, click Browse and select an OS image and REPO file. Click
Connect.
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