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The
Boot Server name
is the name of the server the boot media will be stored on. Use the drop down arrow
to select a configured server. The boot media will be created using the selected client, but will be copied to
“Client Directory for CDROM & Network Boot Images” directory as configured on the selected boot server.
You may also select “Store On Client” to keep the image on the client rather than send it to a server.
The
CDROM Boot Image Name
is the name of the image as it will be stored on the filesystem. For clarity
you may choose to name the image to reflect the hostname or operating system level of the client. Further
details about the image can be saved in the
User Description
field and can be viewed when managing boot
media through the SBAdmin interface.
The
Client Name
is selected with the drop down menu to the right of the field. This is the client used to
create the boot media. The client’s
Kernel Release Level
and
Platform Type
will automatically be populated
into the appropriate fields.
The
UEFI Boot Support
will be enabled if the client has
. The boot media will always
support booting from BIOS firmware. However, if you wish to create the CDROM boot media with support
for booting from both BIOS and UEFI firmware, then select “Yes”.
Boot media is not specific to this client, and can be used to perform recovery from backups of similar
systems running the same Linux distribution and update level.
When this process is complete, you may copy this image to a system containing the CD writer device, if
there is no CD burner on the Boot Server.
Tape
A bootable tape may be created for any hardware platform that supports tape boot. Currently, only the IBM
PowerLinux (POWER, System p) and System i systems are capable of booting from a tape drive. To create
the boot tape, you need only insert the tape into the drive, and the boot images will be written to the start of
the tape. Note that any other data on the tape will not be readable after making the tape bootable.
To create a bootable tape, select
Utilities
!Create System Installation Boot Media!Tape Boot Media
.
For systems which support booting from tape, the tape will automatically be made bootable when you
create a
System Backup
to the start of the tape. You can stack additional System Backups to the tape, but
no further boot images will be written since they must be at the start of the tape.
If using a Network Administrator, select the
Server Name
, the
Tape Drive Name
, and the
Client Name
.
To boot from the tape, you must have the tape in the drive, and select to boot from the tape device within
the system firmware (OpenFirmware on IBM System p and System i hardware). After booting from a
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