SMI Base Image Installation on Bare Metal

To install the SMI base image on Bare Metal:

  1. Upload the SMI base image ISO on a HTTP/HTTPS or Network File System (NFS) server.

  2. Ensure that the HTTP/HTTPS server is reachable by the bare metal server manager, for example, Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) server for the UCS server .

    Note

    The latency between the bare metal server manager and HTTP/HTTPS server must be lesser to avoid any delays in processing the request.

  3. Log in to the bare metal server manager.

  4. Ensure that the Virtual Drive is setup as a single disk.

  5. Mount the ISO as Virtual Media on host.

  6. Select CDROM in the boot order followed by HDD.

    • Ensure that the boot order is not setup through any other boot method.

  7. Reboot the host and follow the instructions on the KVM console.