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Easiest way for you is to just burn ISO's and install this way.<br />
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Installing purely from USB is possible, but you will first have to use something like rescue media to first mount the USB to install your packages. &nbsp;This would not easy. &nbsp;
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Easiest way for you is to just burn ISO's and install this way.

Installing purely from USB is possible, but you will first have to use something like rescue media to first mount the USB to install your packages.  This would not easy.  

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I downloaded the 8 ISO's for the Centos 5.7 install. &nbsp;Is there a way the server can boot to a USB drive that contains them for the install?<br />
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If yes, how do i do it?
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I downloaded the 8 ISO's for the Centos 5.7 install.  Is there a way the server can boot to a USB drive that contains them for the install?

If yes, how do i do it?

Centos Install on HP Server hardware

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.

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Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.