Table of Contents
1 Installation Introduction ............................................................................. 1
1.1 How to Install an Operating System (OS) ........................................................ 1
1.2 How to Log in to the Server ............................................................................. 1
2 Installation Process .................................................................................... 2
3 Selecting an Installation Method ................................................................ 3
3.1 Identifying the Compatible OS Versions .......................................................... 3
4 Installing an OS via BMC (for Purley Platform) ............................................. 6
4.1 Preparing the Installation Image..................................................................... 6
4.2 Logging in to the BMC Web GUI ....................................................................... 6
4.3 Configuring the RAID Arrays (Legacy Mode) .................................................. 10
4.3.1 Logging in to the Config Utility Screen ................................................ 10
4.3.2 Creating a RAID Array (RAID 1 for example)........................................ 14
4.4 Loading the OS Image ................................................................................... 18
4.5 Selecting the BIOS Boot Device...................................................................... 19
4.6 Installing the OS (Windows Server 2016) ....................................................... 20
4.7 Installing the OS (VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 1) ............................................... 29
5 Installing an OS via BMC (for Whitley/Cedar Island Platform) .................... 50
5.1 Preparing the Installation Image................................................................... 50
5.2 Logging in to the BMC Web GUI ..................................................................... 50
5.3 Configuring the RAID Arrays (UEFI Mode) ...................................................... 54
5.3.1 Logging in to the Configuration Screen .............................................. 55
5.3.2 Creating a RAID Array (RAID 5 for example)........................................ 60
5.4 Setting the BIOS Time and Boot Device ......................................................... 65
5.5 Loading the OS Image ................................................................................... 67
5.6 Selecting the BIOS Boot Device...................................................................... 71
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