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. This task also works in a 32-bit
environment.
The Windows 2008 SOI Driver Copy task type works only for a 32-bit
environment.You can access this task type from the Create New Job or Task page.
See
“Creating a deployment task for a Dell server”
on page 26.
Close access to drivers task
This task type lets you close the access to the drivers that are embedded on the
Lifecycle Controller.
This task is used mainly for a scripted OS installation (SOI) and is a workaround
for a known issue between Dell drivers and Microsoft processes. If you try to
perform a SOI, the drivers’ presence on the DRAC crashes the installation. As a
workaround, you can open the drivers, copy them from their current location into
a WinPE environment, and then close the drivers. If you now start the installation,
the Microsoft processes cannot see those drivers and the installation completes
successfully.
See
“Performing a scripted OS installation without PXE”
on page 37.
You can access this task type from the Create New Job or Task page.
See
“Creating a deployment task for a Dell server”
on page 26.
This task contains the following options after you click Advanced:
■
Script tab
You can choose to save the script output with the task status.
■
Run options tab
You can choose to allow other tasks to run while this task is running.
You can also choose to end the task after the number of minutes that you
specify. The default is 30 minutes.
Modifying the answer file
The location where you copied your Windows 2008 driver files for your scripted
OS installation (SOI) is saved in an XML file. This file is called an answer file or
an unattend file. This answer file directs Deployment Solution to look in the path
Performing a scripted OS installation
Close access to drivers task
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