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Choosing the Drive: Choose the drive wisely for the OS. It's better to use the smallest drive available. If all are equal, select the first drive from the list.
Partitioning: Decide whether to use the entire drive for the OS or divide it into smaller sections called partitions. Partitions help you manage space efficiently by not using the whole disk for the operating system. You can divide the drive into required sizes for different purposes.
File System: Decide how your data will be organized on the drive. This is called the file system. Different operating systems use different file systems (e.g., Windows uses NTFS, Linux often uses ext4/Xfs). The file system helps the OS track where your files are stored.
Hardware
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The following server/system configurations are for demonstration purpose purposes only:
Component | Count | Type |
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processor | 1 | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4314 CPU @ 2.40GHz |
memory | 4 | 64gb (256gb total) |
disk group | 1tb | nvme |
3.5tb | nvme | |
disk swarm | 18.2 | sata |
network | 10/25gbe |
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This guide is based on Supermicro servers.
Accessing the IPMI Console and Booting the Server from a Downloaded DVD Image (ISO image)
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Open your web browser, enter the IP address or hostname of the server’s IPMI, and log in to the server's IPMI using your credentials.
Load the DVD/ISO image into the virtual drive using the 'Remote Control' option from the left side menu of the IPMI dashboard.
Click 'Launch Console' to launch the IPMI remote console.
A similar warning message may appear regarding the certificate. If so, click Continue, then Run.
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