Oracle Server X5-2 - Selecting the Installation Target Option; Installation Target Options; Set up a Local Storage Drive (HDD or SSD) as the Installation Target

Selecting the Installation Target Option
For details for performing a Windows Server installation using a PXE network boot, see
“Install Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 Using PXE Network Boot” on page 59.
Selecting the Installation Target Option
This section describes how to set up the installation target.
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“Installation Target Options” on page 19
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“Set Up a Local Storage Drive (HDD or SSD) as the Installation Target” on page 19
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“Set Up a Fibre Channel Storage Area Network Device as the Installation
Target” on page 20
Installation Target Options
With the exception of the embedded Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive (which is
reserved for Oracle System Assistant) and the optional NVMe storage drives (located in the
server front panel), you can install the operating system on any of the storage drives installed in
the server. These include hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs).
Note - NVMe drives are not supported servers running the Windows Server operating system.
If your server is equipped with NVMe drives, you have to install either the Oracle Solaris or
Oracle Linux operating system to use them.
For servers equipped with Fibre Channel PCIe host bus adapters (HBAs), you can choose to
install the operating system to an external fibre channel storage device.
Set Up a Local Storage Drive (HDD or SSD) as the
Installation Target
Ensure that the target drive (HDD or SSD) is properly installed and powered on.
For information about installing and powering on a HDD or SSD, refer to “Servicing Storage
Drives (CRU)” in Oracle Server X5-2 Service Manual.
Note - NVMe drives cannot be used as installation targets. These drives do not support the
installation and booting of operating systems.
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