Remotely installing an operating system on an X-Architecture compute node

There are several ways to install an operating system on an X-Architecture compute node. Use this procedure to install an operating system on an X-Architecture compute node while you are accessing the management software from a remote client, such as a laptop.

1. From your laptop, open a web browser and access the IBM® Flex System Manager management software.
2. From the Chassis Manager, select the compute node and start a Remote Control session.
3. In the Remote Control session, click the Mount remote media button in the toolbar.
4. Select the image from the media containing your operating system image. For example, click Select a file and select the ISO image. Then click Add.
5. Click Mount all to mount the image to the compute node.
6. Restart the compute node by clicking Restart from the Power drop down menu.

   When the compute node restarts it will boot from the image and install the operating system on the compute node.

   If the compute node does not boot to the image, ensure that the boot options on the node are set to use the mounted device. You can change the boot options on the node using the Setup Utility on the compute node.

   Note: The compute node might be restarted automatically during the installation.
7. When the installation is complete, unmount the image from the compute node by clicking Unmount all.
8. Close the Remote Media dialog to unmount the image media from the IBM Flex System Manager file system.