In this video, we will cover the process of installing SLES 12 SP1 OS with a PERC S130 controller by using virtual media.
Before you begin the installation, ensure that you copy the SLES 12 SP1 image on your system.
Note that RHEL 7.2, SLES 11 SP4, and SLES 12 SP1 installations on S130 controller are supported only in UEFI mode.
Lets begin.
Turn on the system, and press F2 to go to the System Setup page.
Click Device Settings, and then Click Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility.
To create virtual disk, click Virtual Disk Management, and then click Create Virtual Disk.
RAID1 is selected as the default RAID level.
Select the OS type as SLES 11 SP4 or later, and then click Select Physical Disks.
Select the media type as SSD.
Then select the required physical disks.
And then click Apply Changes.
Click Create Virtual Disk.
To view the virtual disk that is created, click View Virtual Disk Properties.
To install SLES 12 SP1, click Virtual Media, and then click Connect Virtual Media.
Click Virtual Media again, and click Map CD DVD.
In the dialog box, click Browse to select the SLES 12 SP1 image.
Then click Map Device.
Next, click Virtual Media to view the connected removable drive that is mapped to CD DVD.
Now, reboot the system.
Press F11 to go to the Boot Manager page.
Click One-shot UEFI Boot Menu, and then click Virtual Optical Drive
The system will boot to the virtual optical drive.
Now click Installation.
This will load the Linux Kernel and then initializes the installation environment.
Next, read through the license agreement, and if you agree to the terms, select I Agree to the License Terms, and then click Next.
The system now detects the probes connected and loads the related files.
After this is complete, on the registration page, type your email address and registration code, and then click Next.
Note that if you choose to skip registration, you will not be able to access the product update repositories until registration is complete.
Click Next on the Add on Product screen.
To specify the hard disk for creating the partition, click Create Partition Setup and select MD RAID, and then click Next.
Click Next twice to start the process.
Select your region and time zone and click Next.
Now create your profile by providing the details in the respective fields, and then click Next.
If you click Next without creating a user login, you will receive an empty user login message.
Click Yes on the message if you wish to proceed.
Type the password for the root User in the Password and Confirm Password fields, and then click Next.
In the event that the password entered is too simple, you will get a message.
You can click Yes on the message to continue or No to create a different password.
The system now exports the configuration.
After this is complete, click Install.
Click Install again to confirm the installation.
Please wait as this may take a while.
After the installation is complete, click OK to reboot the system.
While the system is rebooting, disconnect the SLES 12 SP1 image.
The system will now boot from the local disk.
At this point, type your username and password to log in to SLES 12 SP1.
To check whether SLES 12 SP1 is installed on MD RAID, right-click the desktop, and then click Open in Terminal.
Type the command lsblk to view the partitioned details.
The process is now complete.
Please note that you can use the same procedure for installing the other supported Linux operating systems.
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