Creating a bootable USB installation drive on a Windows system

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Create a bootable USB drive that you can use to install the ISO image on an IBM® Storage Ready Node.

Before you begin

  • Install the open source Rufus imaging utility from https://rufus.akeo.ie/, which can be downloaded at no cost.
    Note: The procedure was tested by using the Rufus 4.2 portable version (rufus-4.2p.exe).
  • Ensure that your Windows system has a USB port and a USB drive.
  • Download the IBM Storage Ready Node ISO from Passport Advantage®.
    Important: To configure an IBM Storage Ready Node, you must use the ISO from Passport Advantage. Other ISO images are not compatible.

Procedure

  1. Insert the USB drive into the Windows system.
  2. From the Windows system, open Disk Management and locate the USB drive.
  3. Right-click the USB drive disk name, and delete any existing partitions on the USB drive.
  4. From the Windows system, open the Rufus imaging utility.
  5. Verify that the target USB drive is selected in the Device drop-down menu.
  6. Click SELECT, and select the IBM Storage Ready Node ISO file.
  7. For the target system, select UEFI.
  8. Click START to initiate the imaging process.

  9. When prompted, click Write in DD Image mode, and click OK to begin creating the USB drive.

  10. When the imaging process is completed, eject and remove the USB drive from the Windows system.
    Note: Since the DD Image mode was used, the USB drive might not be displayed in the Windows USB status bar menu. Instead of ejecting the USB, you can simply remove the drive.