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7.18.4 Custom Image - Handling custom images
The Custom Image page allows you to specify a URL from which you can download ISO images onto the iRMC SD card. The download itself can be initiated manually or scheduled by a timer. The downloaded images are subsequently displayed for selection.
Figure 229: Custom Image page
Custom Image URL
Here you can specify the URL from which ISO images should be downloaded onto the iRMC.
Image Description
Here you can enter a textual description of the image.
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Download Custom Image
Here you configure whether clicking Activate will start downloading the custom image immediately, automatically at a fixed date, or periodically.
immediate
Downloads the custom image immediately.
once only
Downloads the custom image at the specified date and time.
never
Never downloads the custom image.
Intended Boot Mode
Specifies the initial intended boot mode that will be assigned to a newly downloaded ISO image. If you select an automatically triggered boot
(e.g. “after download”, “daily”, “weekly”), this will be the used boot mode.
In the Downloaded Ccustom Image list there is a new column named
Intended boot mode.
– PC compatible (legacy)
– Extensible Firmware Interface Boot (EFI)
Execute Custom Image
Here you configure whether clicking Activate will start activating the custom image immediately, automatically at a fixed date, or periodically.
after download
Automatically executes the custom image automatically after an
(immediately) initiated download.
immediate
Executes the custom image immediately.
daily
Executes the custom image once a day at the specified time.
weekly
Executes the custom image once a week at the specified day and time.
monthly
Executes the custom image once a month at the specified day and time.
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yearly
Executes the custom image once a year at the specified date and time.
once only
Executes the custom image at the specified date and time.
never
Never executes the custom image.
Activate
Starts the download and/or the execution of the selected custom image according to the settings configured under Download Custom Image and
Execute Custom Image
:
Download
Custom Image
immediate
Execute
Custom Image
Resulting behavior
scheduled immediate scheduled never never
1
1 never never
Download of the custom image is started immediately. Custom image is not executed automatically.
Scheduled download of the custom image is enabled immediately. Custom image is not executed automatically. after download Download of the custom image is started immediately. Subsequently, execution of the custom image is automatically started. No user interaction.
after download Scheduled download of the custom image in combination with subsequent automatically started execution. No user interaction.
immediate scheduled
1
Execution of the custom image is started immediately. This requires that a custom image is already available on the iRMC SD card and offered for selection.
Execution of the custom image is started in a scheduled manner. This requires that a custom image is already available on the iRMC SD card and offered for selection.
Table 11: Custom image settings
1 daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, once only
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Cancel
Cancels preparing the download. Cancel only works as long as the download has not started. Once the download is started, the Cancel button is disabled.
Delete Selected Image
Deletes the selected image(s) from the iRMC SD card.
Unmount Selected Image
Unmounts the selected image.
Custom Image Logs
The Custom Image Logs group informs you if a log file related to the custom image is available, and, if this applies, allows you to store the log file.
Figure 230: Online Update page - Online Update Logs
Save
Opens a confirmation dialog which offers to store the log file. The Save button is disabled if no log file is available.
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