INSTALLATIONOFOPERATINGSYSTEMINDELLPOWEREDGESERVER

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationoninstallationofOperatingSysteminDellPowerEdgeServer
Machines.

DellPowerEdgeServermachinesareembeddedwithRemoteAccessControllerknownasLifecycle
Controller(LCC).TheLifecycleControllerprovidesasimplewayofinstallingasupportedOperating
SystemontoDellPowerEdgeserverincludingdriversrequired.

*ItisalwaysrecommendedtouseLifecycleControllerwheninstallingnewOSinDellPowerEdge
server

1. PowerONtheDellPowerEdgeserver.

2. PressF10duringboottoentertheLifeCycleController

3. LCCwillopensettingspage.ChooseLanguageasEnglish&KeyboardTypeUnitedStates
andclickNext.

4. IntheNetworkSettingspagedonotenter&changeanyconfigurationsettings.SelectFinish
andproceed.

5. Popupwindowwillappearstatingsuccessfullyappliednetworksettings.ClickOKtoproceed
furthertoLCChomepage.

6. FromtheLCCHomepage,SelectOSDeploymentinthelefthandmenu

7. ClickDeployOS

OSDeployment:DeployOS

Step1of5:SelectDeploymentPath

1. SelectGoDirectlytoOSDeploymentoptionfromtheoptionsdisplayedandpress
Next.

Step2of5:SelectanOperatingSystem

1. InBootMode,SelectBIOS
2. SecureBootoptionswillbedisabledinthismode.
3. UnderAvailableOperatingSystems,choosetheOSyouwishtoinstallandclickNext.For
eg:MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2withSP1.
4. ItwilltaketimetocomposetheOSdrivers.Pleasewait.

Step3of5:SelectInstallationMode

1. SelectManualinstallandclicknext

Step4of5:InsertOSMedia

1. InserttheOSinstallationdisknowandpressnext
2. OSMediawillbevalidatedafterinsertingthedisk
3. Reviewtheoptionsselectedthroughtheprocess.ClickFinishtoproceedtoWindows
Installation.


 Step5of5:ReboottheSystem

1. AftermachinerestartwhenrequestedpressanykeytobootfromtheOSinstallation
disc.ThismessageappearsoncetheBIOSisloaded.

8. Windowsisloadingfilesmessageappears

InstallWindows

9. Afterloadingthewindowsfiles,InstallWindowspopupappears.Configureasmentioned
belowandclicknext
1. Languagetoinstall:English
2. Timeandcurrencyformat:English(UnitedStates)
3. Keyboardorinputmethod:US

*Atthisstageofinstallation,ifthemouseorkeyboardisnotdetectedpleasecheckthesoftware
mediausedforinstallation.ForR330/730machinesOSmediawithUSBInjectionkithastobe
usedforWindowsinstallation.

10. PressInstallnow

11. Setupisstartingmessageappears

12. NowthechoiceofOperatingSystemtypeforinstallationwillbedisplayed.Selectthe
operatingsystemyouwanttoinstallandclicknext.Foreg:WindowsServer2008R2
Standard(FullInstallation)

13. Acceptthelicensetermsandclicknext.

14. Ininstallationtype,clickonCustom(advanced)

15. SelectDriveOptions(advanced)fromthebottomofdiskoptionsdisplayed.

16. SelectthepartitionsasperprojectrequirementandChoosethedriveinwhichWindowshas
tobeinstalled(ThisshouldalwaysbePrimarytype).

*DonotFormatdriveswithtypeOEM(Reserved)andSystem.

17. Afterchoosingthedriveforwindowsinstallation,selectFormatoptionfrombelow.One
popupwindowwillappear,clickOKforconfirmation.

18. AfterFormatisover,clicknexttostartWindowsinstallation.

19. OnceWindowsinstallationisover,itwillasktosetthepasswordfortheAdministrator
AccountwithfollowingmessagedisplayedonscreenTheuserspasswordmustbechanged
beforeloggingonthefirsttime.ClickOKandsetthepassword.

20. AftersettingofPassword,thefollowingmessageappearsYourpasswordhasbeen
changed.ClickOKtoproceed.

21. Atthetimeofnextrestart,PressF10andlogintoLCC.ExitLCCafterentering.Thisstepis
carriedouttoremovetheOEMdrive(WindowsDriverDisk)whichwascreatedforloading
driversforwindowsinstallation.