240 Deploying Your Operating System Using VMCLICreating a Bootable Image FileBefore you deploy your image file to the remote systems, ensure that asupported system can boot from the file. To test the image file, transfer theimage file to a test system using the iDRAC6 Web user interface and thenreboot the system.The following sections provide specific information for creating image filesfor Linux and Microsoft Windows systems.Creating an Image File for Linux SystemsUse the Data Duplicator (dd) utility to create a bootable image file for yourLinux system.To run the utility, open a command prompt and type the following:dd if= of=For example:dd if=/dev/sdc0 of=mycd.imgCreating an Image File for Windows SystemsWhen choosing a data replicator utility for Windows image files, select autility that copies the image file and the CD/DVD boot sectors.Preparing for DeploymentConfiguring the Remote Systems1 Create a network share that can be accessed by the management station.2 Copy the operating system files to the network share.3 If you have a bootable, preconfigured deployment image file to deploy theoperating system to the remote systems, skip this step.If you do not have a bootable, preconfigured deployment image file, createthe file. Include any programs and/or scripts used for the operating systemdeployment procedures.For example, to deploy a Windows operating system, the image file mayinclude programs that are similar to deployment methods used byMicrosoft Systems Management Server (SMS).
