Integrating With a Bare Metal Installation Server

The Bare Metal Installation (BMI) Server automates Linux distribution and operating system installation on a bare-metal system. The BMI Server integrates automatically with Sun Update Connection – Enterprise to provide deployment features such as dependency handling, use of the Dependency Resolver to avoid conflicts, and system checks with the predefined profiles.

The BMI Server provides a list of Linux distributions to choose from. It installs the one that you selected on a managed system, whether it is bare or already provisioned.

In addition, you can choose a profile from the list in your local Sun Update Connection – Enterprise. The BMI Serverinstalls the Linux operating system and the selected profile at the same time. You can create a web server, or the profile that you want.

Contact Sun Customer Support for BMI information and documentation.

For information about installing a Bare Metal Server, go to Sun Update Connection - Enterprise 1.0 Bare Metal Installation Guide.