Installing Linux/ESX OS using Deployment Solution
Deployment Solution lets you install the Linux or ESX operating system on the client computer.You must ensure to execute the Install Linux/ESX OS task on the client computers in the Linux preboot environment.
For this task, the OS packages are fetched and retrieved from the anonymous HTTP server or the FTP server. You must ensure that the anonymous HTTP server or FTP server is accessible and is set up with the OS packages to fetch them for the client computers that are in the Linux preboot environment.
After performing the OS installation task, if the package server is configured on HTTPS, you must download and install the package server certificate on the client computer by running the aex-getsscert <IP> yes command.
Linux OS installation supports SCSI and SATA devices as Linux preboot recognizes SCSI and SATA devices only.
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If you are installing ESXi 5.1 version, ensure that you add the respective drivers in the OS source that you are installing before running the Install Linux/ESX OS task |
If you use IDE disks and try to install old kernel versions of Linux OS on the client computer then do either of the following to successfully install the OS:
Replace %DISK% token by actual device name in the configuration or answer file.
The Linux configuration file is located in, <instaldir>\Program Files\Altiris\Notification Server\NSCap\bin\UNIX\Deployment\Linux\x86\SOI\AnswerFile path.
Remove %DISK% token
After performing the OS installation if due to network issues or any other reason the client computer is not able to connect to Symantec Management Platform, the Symantec Management Agent is not installed
By default, the password of the client computer on which you have installed the Linux OS is set to altiris.
To perform a Linux/ESX OS installation
In the Symantec Management Console, select .
In the left pane, do either of the following:
In the Create new task dialog box, under the Deployment and Migration folder select the task.
Enter the values for the following fields:
Click .
Schedule the task.
See Scheduling a deployment job or task.
See Installing a Windows OS using Deployment Solution
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