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Configuring the hardware and installing an operating
system
Follow the instructions to configure the hardware and install an OS on your server.
Configuring the hardware and installing an OS with Intelligent
Provisioning
About this task
Follow the onscreen prompts in the Intelligent Provisioning Rapid Setup menu to complete the following tasks:
Procedure
1. Select Install Source
2. Configure Installation Settings
3. Reviewing your settings
Server support and special characters
You can only use special characters in passwords. Do not use special characters in any other data fields. Special
characters, punctuation, and spaces are not supported in any pathname.
Source media types and installation methods supported for each OS
Each Rapid Setup screen provides a guided method for configuring the server, installing an OS, and updating the system
software.
IMPORTANT:
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Intelligent Provisioning only supports original, licensed vendor media versions. Demo or developer versions of
the OS, or media that has been modified to slipstream custom software or service packs, are not supported
and might not be correctly identified by the installation process.
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Manual install is not supported in Intelligent Provisioning 3.60 and later versions.
For more information about source media and installation methods supported by each OS, see the Intelligent Provisioning
Release Notes.
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