Writing the ISO image to DVD or CD

Before you begin

  1. Download any required software from PLDS.

  2. Verify that the md5 checksum of the downloaded ISO image matches the md5 checksum that is displayed for the ISO image on the PLDS Web site.

About this task

If you are writing to a DVD, this procedure requires a computer or server that has a DVD writer and software that is capable of writing ISO images to DVD. If you are writing to a CD, this procedure requires a computer or server that has a CD writer and software that is capable of writing ISO images to CD.

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Midsize Enterprise requires three single-layer DVDs.

ImportantImportant

Collaboration Server requires a dual-layer DVD.

ImportantImportant

When the ISO image is being written to the DVD, do not run other resource-intensive applications on the computer. Any application that uses the hard disk intensively can cause a buffer underrun or other errors, which can render the DVD useless.

Procedure

Write the ISO image of the installer to a DVD or CD.