Software Install - Select Image page

The Install OS Distribution page is accessible under Hardware Inventory , where Enclosure X is the Enclosure ID of the selected Enclosure and Bay X is a server blade bay. The Install OS command appears as a link on the Bay page.

You have accessed this page through the Install OS button of either the Hardware Inventory , Software Inventory, or VM Management page.

The Software Install - Select Image page lets you start the installation process by selecting an ISO image, providing software install arguments (if any), and clicking the Start Software Install button.

Caution:

This procedure command is not intended for general customer use and should be used only as directed by Customer Access Support. See My Oracle Support.

The Software Install - Select Image page has these elements:

• A Targets pane that lists the server(s) to have the OS installed. The Status column of the Targets pane shows the Task IDs of the installations started on this page. You can follow their progress on the Task Monitoring page.
• A Software Install - Select Image table that allows you to select one image from the software repository.
• A button that starts the software install. This button is disabled until an image is selected.
• An optional Supply Software Install Arguments text box that provides arguments for the installation to be performed.

For details of the various elements, refer to Table 7-1 and Table 7-2.

Table 7-1 Software Install - Select Image Page elements

Element	Description
Targets pane	A target pane that informs the user which hardware will be receiving the installation. The information includes Entity identification and status information. The Status column of the Targets pane shows the Task IDs of installations started on this page. Their progress can be followed on the Task Monitoring page.
Select Image table	A table from which the appropriate image from the software repository can be selected. See Table 7-2.
Supply Software Install Arguments (Optional) text box	A text box that supplies arguments for the action to be performed. Each argument must be of the form key=value and supported by the TPD version that also supports the software being acted on. Multiple arguments must be separated by spaces or entered on new lines. If no arguments need to be supplied, leave the arguments text box empty. Note: PMAC does not validate the supplied arguments.
Start Software Install button	A button that begins installation.

Table 7-2 Software Install - Select Image Page Table elements

Element	Description
Image Name	Name of the available OS ISO image.You can select only one image at a time.
Type	Bootable OS installations can be performed only with bootable images.
Architecture	Each image's application is optimized for either 32 (i386) or 64 (x86_64) bit architecture.
Description	This field is optionally filled in by the user when the image is uploaded to the PMAC repository.