Deploy the operating system

Several options are available to deploy an operating system on the server.

Tool-based deployment

• Multi-server

  Available tools:

  • Lenovo XClarity Administrator

    Installing operating systems through the Lenovo XClarity Administrator

  • Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI

    Using the UXSPi proxy tool

• Single-server

  Available tools:

  • Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager

    Deploy an operating system through XClarity Provisioning Manager

  • Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI

    Using the UXSPi proxy tool

Manual deployment

If you cannot access the above tools, follow the instructions below, download the corresponding OS Installation Guide, and deploy the operating system manually by referring to the guide.

1. Go to Lenovo Software and Operating Systems website.

2. Select an operating system from the navigation pane and click Resources.

3. Locate the OS Install Guides area and click the installation instructions. Then, follow the instructions to complete the operation system deployment task.