multideployos command

Use the multideployos command to deploy Windows/Linux/Vmware to multiple ThinkSystem V2 servers. This command only supports to deploy the same OS on multiple servers.

Prerequisites:

Before deploying OS, ensure that:

The OS ISO image is mounted to the BMC. Only the system images specified in the LXPM list can be deployed through LXPM.
Monitor OneCLI in LXPM and ensure OneCLI will no be interfered by the deployment process.
A license is required for Windows OS.
Do not set the power-on password and setup password; otherwise, the deployment process will be interrupted.

Note

Depending on the system behavior, the Windows OS installation status might be different from the actual system power status.

multideployos command syntax

OneCli.exe multideployos --configfile multi_task_config.json 
--ostype <arg> --password <arg> --bmc <arg> [options]

Table 1. multideployos command specific parameters
Parameter	Required/Optional	Notes
--license	Optional	Specify the license for Windows OS installation.
--ostype	Required	Specify the type of the OS to be deployed.
--password	Required	Specify the password for Linux root user or windows administrator user.
--quiet, -q	Optional	This parameter answers yes for all questions, and decreases the outputs displayed on screen.
--bmc, -b --check-trust, -C --config --configfile --help, -h --never-check-trust, -N --nolog, -n	Optional	Refer to Table 2.

Example of the multideployos command

OneCli.exe multideployos --ostype Linux --password “Password” --bmc USERID:PASSW0RD@xx.xx.xx.xx -configfile sample/multi_task_config.json

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