User manual SYMANTEC DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION V 7.1 FOR DELL SERVERS

[. . . ] AltirisTM Deployment Solution for Dell Servers from Symantec Version 7. 1 AltirisTM Deployment Solution for Dell Servers from Symantec User Guide The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version 7. 1 Legal Notice Copyright © 2010 Symantec Corporation. Symantec, the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U. S. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] See "Configure RAID - Advanced task type" on page 33. Configure Dell Server RAID with You can use a drag-and-drop tool to define multiple Rules RAID configurations. See "Defining rules for RAID configurations" on page 34. About Lifecycle Controller tasks for Dell servers Deployment Solution for Dell provides several predefined task types under the Lifecycle Controller folder. These tasks are mainly used for scripted OS installations without using PXE. See "Performing a scripted OS installation without PXE" on page 37. If you create a job using these tasks, ensure that you create a server job and not a client job. See "About deployment tasks and jobs for Dell servers" on page 23. 26 Creating tasks and jobs on Dell servers Creating a deployment task for a Dell server Table 4-2 Task Lifecycle Controller tasks for Dell servers Description You can boot your server to the pre-OS ISO on the deployment share without using PXE. See "Boot to Dell ISO on network task" on page 41. Boot to Dell ISO on network Boot To ISO On Vflash You can boot your server to the pre-OS ISO that is on the Vflash of the Lifecycle Controller. See "Boot to ISO on Vflash task" on page 40. Close Access To Drivers You can close the access to the drivers that are embedded on the Lifecycle Controller. See "Close access to drivers task" on page 42. See "Open access to drivers task type" on page 39. Copy Dell WinPE ISO To Vflash You can copy the WinPE ISO for Dell servers to the Vflash on the Lifecycle Controller of your server. See "Copy Dell WinPE ISO to Vflash task type" on page 40. Open Access To Drivers You can open the access to the drivers that are embedded on the Lifecycle Controller. See "Open access to drivers task type" on page 39. See "Close access to drivers task" on page 42. Windows 2008 SOI Driver Copy Before you perform a scripted OS installation, you can copy the drivers from the DRAC controller to the RAM drive. This action resolves the issue that Windows does not boot correctly if the drivers are present. See "Copy Windows 2008 SOI drivers task" on page 41. Creating a deployment task for a Dell server You can run the tasks that configure different types of Dell servers. You can also run the tasks that manage the Lifecycle Controller on your servers. See "About deployment tasks and jobs for Dell servers" on page 23. After a deployment task is created, it is listed under the Jobs and Tasks > Deployment and Migration > Dell Servers folder. Click any task to view the properties of that task. You can drag and drop tasks to other folders and manually create folders. Creating tasks and jobs on Dell servers Viewing a log file for a task 27 Several tasks can also be combined into one job. If you create a job using the Lifecycle Controller tasks, ensure that you create a server job and not a client job. For more information on combining tasks into jobs, see the Deployment Solution Help. [. . . ] See "Performing a scripted OS installation without PXE" on page 37. 42 Performing a scripted OS installation Close access to drivers task You can use the Lifecycle Controller drivers to perform a 64-bit SOI. However, you must boot into the 64-bit environment before you copy the drivers or launch the SOI task. You also must use the Dell iDRAC Windows 2008 SOI Driver Copy sample task. You can access the 64-bit task from the Manage > Jobs and Tasks > System Jobs and Tasks > Dell Server Deployment menu. [. . . ]