Connect remote image (.iso) via Commandline

[RobHydell]

We are purchasing Cisco USC B200's and Cisco USC B440's.  I need to attach a remote image (.iso) file via commandline (for full automation of the OS Build).  I cannot seem to figure out how to do this without using the gui tool.

Does anyone know how to connect a .iso image over the network via commandline (ssh is preferred) to a B series server?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much.

Rob

[Robert Burns]

Rob,

You can't use vMedia remotely via external script.  What you can do to automate your installation is use a PXE server which will boot an image over the network and perform your installation.  That's what most folks do short of using a fully blown orchestration/deployment system such as UCS Director.

Regards,

Robert

[RobHydell]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the quick response.

I completely forgot some of the most important information.  We are not allowed to use PXE or DHCP in our data centers (ouch !!)

I know zero about UCS Director, can I use it to connect an .iso ?

With our HP and Dell servers I inject the IP address information into the .iso file then use ssh to the server to mount the .iso file (WinPE which reads the injected IP information).  So if I can mount the .iso via command line much like I can with DRAC or ILO I would be home free.