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Dell PowerEdge R710 - Zero-OS

This tutorial explain how to boot Zero-OS v3 on a Dell PowerEdge R710, using vDisk and iDRAC. No external USB drive needed. This require iDRAC Enterprise.

Zero-OS Bootloader

First, you need to download your booloader. This is needed for any system to boot. With the vFlash, you can use disk image and avoid external USB.

Visit https://bootstrap.grid.tf and set your Farm ID (easy to find on the portal). Select your Network (main, test or dev), then download your custom bootloader using the EFI IMG option (the first one).

  • Visit the iDRAC website of your machine.
  • Go to System > vFlash > Create from Image.
  • Set the labal you want (eg: ZOSV3)
  • Emumation Type: Floppy
  • Image location: set the file you downloaded from the bootstrap website
  • Apply

System Setup

You need to enable UEFI Boot first. When the system boot, press F2 to enter System Setup.

  • Boot Settings
  • Boot Mode: UEFI

Save and reboot

Booting Zero-OS

You should be able to see ZOSV3 in the boot list of your UEFI Boot Manager now. Extra information are maybe required to allow NIC access but it should works out-of-box.

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