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If you are installing from a Network share, do the following in the Install Media Information
page:
a. Click Network.
b. In the address bar, specify the nfs, ftp, or http accessible network address to the Linux ISO
image media. See table below for examples and restrictions.
For OSes requiring multiple images (CD1, CD2, etc.), multiple address fields are available.
Note – The URL address can not contain spaces.
OS Source Transfer Method What to Type
Content extracted from
an ISO image to a
directory HTTP Path to directory containing the extracted OS install files.
Example:
http://hostname_or_IPaddress/extractedISOdirectory
FTP Path to directory containing the extracted OS install files.
Example:
ftp://hostname_or_IPaddress/extractedISOdirectory
NFS Path to directory containing the extracted OS install files.
Example:
nfs://hostname_or_IPaddress/extractedISOdirectory
Single ISO image file in a
directory NFS Path to directory containing the OS install ISO image file.
Example:
http://hostname_or_IPaddress/ISOimagedirectory
Note – The directory can not contain more than one ISO
image file.
Where hostname_or_IPaddress is either the hostname or the IP address of the server
containing the ISO image, extractedISOdirectory is the directory containing the extracted
Linux OS installation ISO image files, and ISOimagedirectory the directory containing the
Linux OS installation ISO image file. For Linux, only the path to the directory containing the
ISO image source should be used; individual files (including .iso) cannot be part of the URL
path.
c. Click Next.
In the Identifying Distribution dialog, review the information presented in the dialog then click
Next to start the OS installer.
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