Each Configure and Install screen provides a guided method of configuring the server, installing an OS, and updating the system software. The following table shows the install methods, source media types, and formats supported for each OS family.
Recommended install method | Customized install method | Manual | |||||||
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Disc | Network Share | FTP | USB | Disc | Network Share | FTP | USB | Disc | |
Microsoft Windows (64–bit) | ISO VM ISO | Flat ISO | Flat | Flat ISO | ISO VM ISO | Flat ISO | Flat | Flat ISO | ISO VM ISO |
VMware ESXi | ISO VM ISO | Flat ISO | Flat | Flat ISO | ISO VM ISO | Flat ISO | Flat | Flat ISO | ISO VM ISO |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | ISO VM ISO | Flat ISO | — | — | — | — | — | — | ISO VM ISO (kISO is required if the latest CPU/chipset is not supported) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | ISO VM ISO | — | Flat | — | — | — | — | — | ISO VM ISO |
Formats:
Flat—Standard folder structure
ISO—ISO or UDF file
VM ISO—iLO Virtual Media ISO
kISO—Kernel update ISO
VM NET—iLO Virtual Media folder share
VM USB—iLO Virtual Media USB
NOTE:
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