Accessing Fedora Image from Dell server

rocketdave · 24 Apr 2006 at 11:14

Morning all,

I've got a Dell PowerEdge 750 rack mountable server that I was given from an old employer, that i've been dying to get setup in the house so I can create a more centralised network store in.

The problem is, the unit doesn't have CD drive, and I cannot for the life of me get hold of an external USB CD drive.

Does anyone know if it's possible for the server to access an image based on my XP Pro based machine somehow? To clarify, the server currently has nothing on it whatsoever.

Any advice and/or linkage appreciated.

Cheers,
Dave

Skilldibop · 24 Apr 2006 at 11:57

should be able to boot from a Flash disk. OR you could pull the HDD and ghost it then slap it back in your XP rig.

I assume it has IDE/ sata support in the rig?

rocketdave · 24 Apr 2006 at 14:04

Tried that, but the Dell server won't accept it as the SATA drivers are wrong, because of the installation on my XP rig.

Dave

CoXeY · 24 Apr 2006 at 14:05

If the disks are IDE (or SATA) then you could use a PC to start the o/s install process and then pop it back in the server after the MBR has been installed - I have done this with Windows systems, once the initial format and copying of files has completed and the system reboots you can then move the drive before any drivers are installed.

That or you can use imaging software like Skilldibop has suggested.

Dan.

rocketdave · 24 Apr 2006 at 14:16

That, is a cracking idea. I will report back tomorrow. ;-)

Thanks!

Dave

Skilldibop · 24 Apr 2006 at 14:36

Erm, but wont the server disks be SCSI.......

rocketdave · 24 Apr 2006 at 15:47

Nah, 2 x 80GB SATA drives.

Fingers crossed that the earlier suggestion works!

Cheers,
Dave

Topgun · 24 Apr 2006 at 18:30

You could use a bootable floppy with network support to do a remote install via ftp. If you want to be flash you could even send the floppy image over the network using PXE.