Installing the operating system

Use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install a supported Microsoft Windows operating system only. To provision a compute node with an operating system by using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, complete the following steps.

1. Download the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD ISO image to a computer that is connected over the management network to the IBM® Flex System Manager management software (if installed) that is managing the compute node.
2. Connect to the IBM Flex System Manager management software that is managing the Flex System chassis in which the compute node is installed.
3. From IBM Flex System Manager Chassis Manager, select the compute node. In the Actions column, select Remote Control.
   Note: The user ID that you use to log in to IBM Flex System Manager management software must have sufficient user permissions to manage the compute node.
4. From the Remote Control session, mount the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD bootable media (using Remote Media). When the ServerGuide program prompts you to mount the operating-system image, unmount the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD and mount the operating-system image.

   You can also install an ISO image of the operating system from an external or portable storage device, such as a USB device, by using Remote Media. For more information, see Installing an operating system on an X-Architecture compute node.

5. Start the compute node to boot the media and install the operating system.

Use IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator to create an IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD for deploying Windows operating systems and updates from UpdateXpress System Packs. For more information about the IBM Bootable Media Creator, see the Lenovo Bootable Media Creator website.

To provision a compute node with an operating system by using IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator, complete the following steps:

1. Download IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator to a computer that is connected over the management network to the IBM Flex System Manager management software that is managing the compute node.
2. Connect to the IBM Flex System Manager management software (if installed) that is managing the Flex System chassis in which the compute node is installed.
3. From IBM Flex System Manager Chassis Manager, select the compute node. In the Actions column, select Remote Control.
   Note: The user ID that you use to log in to IBM Flex System Manager management software must have sufficient user permissions to manage the compute node.
4. From the Remote Control session, mount the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD bootable media (using Remote Media). When the ServerGuide program prompts you to mount the operating-system image, unmount the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD and mount the operating-system image.

   You can also install an ISO image of the operating system from an external or portable storage device, such as a USB device, by using Remote Media. For more information, see Installing an operating system on an X-Architecture compute node.

5. Start the compute node to boot the media and install the operating system.

You can use IBM Flex System Manager management software (if installed) to deploy operating system and virtual images to multiple compute nodes that do not already have an operating system installed. This function is limited to deploying VMware ESXi and RHEL Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisors to X-Architecture compute nodes. For more information, see Provisioning compute nodes.

The ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit is a collection of system-configuration tools and installation scripts that you can use to deploy software to your compute node in a repeatable, predictable manner (see Using IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit).

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