Deploy the operating system
Several options are available to deploy an operating system on one or more servers.
Available operating systems
Microsoft Windows Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
VMware ESXi
Canonical Ubuntu
Complete list of operating systems: OS Interoperability Guide
Tool-based deployment
Multi-server context
Available tools:Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Installing operating systems through the Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI
Lenovo XClarity Integrator deployment pack for SCCM (for Windows operating system only)
Single-server context
Available tools:Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
OS Installation
section in the LXPM documentation compatible with your server at Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager portal pageLenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI
Lenovo XClarity Integrator deployment pack for SCCM (for Windows operating system only)
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.
Go to Lenovo Server Operating Systems Support Center website.
Select an operating system from the navigation pane and click Resources.
Locate the
OS Install Guides
area and click the installation instructions. Then, follow the instructions to complete the operation system deployment task.