Use this procedure as an example flow to illustrate the
process for deploying the ESXi operating system to SAN storage that
is connected to a server.
Before you
begin
Before you begin this procedure, ensure that Lenovo XClarity Administrator is managing the chassis in which the Flex System x220 Compute Node is installed.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to deploy the ESXi operating system
to an Flex System x222 Compute Node.
- Ensure that the image to be deployed is already loaded
into the OS images repository by clicking .
- From the Lenovo XClarity Administrator menu bar, click
- Set global settings that
are to be used as a default for all image deployments by clicking to display the Global Settings: Deploy Operating
Systems dialog.
- On the Credentials tab, enter
the password that is to be used by the administrator account to log
in to the operating system.
- On the IP Assignment tab, specify
how the IP address for the operating system is to be assigned to the
server.
If you choose Use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) to assign IP addresses, the IP address information
will not be displayed on the Edit Network Settings dialog (see step 9). If you choose Assign static IP address
(IPv4), you can specify an IP address, subnet, and gateway
for each deployment.
- On the License Keys tab, enter
a mass-activation license key, if desired.
- Click OK to close the dialog.
- Ensure that the server is ready for operating-system deployment
by selecting server to which the operating system is to be deployed.
Initially, the deployment status might be shown as Not Ready. The
deployment status must be Ready before you can deploy an operating
system to a server.
Tip: You can choose
multiple servers from multiple Flex System chassis if you intend to
deploy the same operating system to all servers. You can choose up
to 28 servers.

- Click in the Image to Deploy column,
and select VMware ESXi 5.5 (esxi5.5_2.33|esxi5.5_2.33-x86_64-install-Virtualization).
- In that same column, click the License Key icon (
) to enter the license key for
this deployment.
Tip: You can also
choose to use a mass-activation key that you entered in the Global Settings: Deploy Operating Systems dialog.
- In the Storage column, select the
SAN storage to which the operating system is to be deployed.
The storage is listed as:
LUN: <LUN VALUE> WWPN: <WWPN_VALUE>
- Click Edit in the Network Settings column of the server
row to configure the network settings that is to be used for this
deployment. The Edit Network Settings page is displayed.
Fill in the following fields:
- Hostname
- MAC address of the port on the host where the operating system
will be installed
- Domain name system (DNS) serveres, if required
- Maximum transmission unit (MTU) speed
Note: If you chose
Assign static IP address (IPv4) from the
Global Settings: Deploy Operating Systems dialog (step
4), also enter the following information:
- IPv4 address
- Subnet mask
- Gateway

- Click OK to close the dialog.
From the Deploy OS images page, the
server now shows a deployment status of Ready.
- Deploy the operating system by clicking .
- From the confirmation page, click Deploy to deploy the image.
If the server currently has an operating system installed,
you are warned about the fact that deploying the image will overwrite
the current operating system.
Tip: You can set up a remote-control session
to watch the installation as it progresses. Click to start a remote-control session with the server.
When you deploy the operating system,
Lenovo XClarity Administrator starts a job to track the deployment. To view the status
of the deployment job, click from the
Lenovo XClarity Administrator menu bar. Then, click the
Running tab.

Hover over
the running job to see the details, such as the percentage of the
job that is complete.
Results
After the operating-system deployment has completed, log in
to the IP address that you specified on the
Edit Network
Settings page to continue with the configuration process.
Note: The license provided with the image is a 60-day free trial. You are
responsible for meeting all VMware licensing requirements.
