Set Up a Remote Installation

Remote installation enables you to boot the installation ISO image over the network.

Remote boot sources include:

• Installation ISO image on a DVD installed in a remote DVD drive

• Installation ISO image on the network in a location that is available for virtual redirection

Other remote alternatives include:

• Installation ISO image mounted on the server service processor (SP)

  For instructions on mounting an installation image onto the server SP, refer to:

  • Oracle ILOM Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance at http://www.oracle.com/goto/ILOM/docs.

  • More Details link in the Oracle ILOM Remote Control > Remote Device web interface page.

• Installation ISO image made available as a PXE network boot. The instructions for performing PXE network installations for the supported Linux operating systems are provided in the following sections:

  • Install Oracle Linux 6.6 or 7.1 Using PXE Network Boot

  • Install RHEL 6.6 or 7.1 Using PXE Network Boot

To redirect the boot media from a remote storage device, perform the following steps:

1. Access the installation ISO image:

   • For an installation ISO image on a DVD, insert the media into the built-in or external DVD-ROM drive on a remote server.

   • For an installation ISO image on a network location, ensure that ISO image is available on a network shared location or is mounted on the server service processor (SP).

2. Establish a web-based client connection to the server Oracle ILOM SP and launch the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application.

   For more details, see the setup requirements for web-based client connection in Selecting the Console Display Option.

3. In the remote console, do the following:
   1. Click KVMS to display the KVMS drop-down menu.
   2. Click Storage.

      The Storage Devices dialog appears.

      
      
   3. In the Storage Devices dialog, click Add.

      The Add Storage Device dialog appears.

      
      
   4. Browse to the ISO image, select it, and click Select.

      The Storage Devices screen appears and lists the ISO image.

   5. Select the ISO image and click Connect.

      The ISO image is mounted to the remote console and can be used to perform the OS installation.