This section describes drive configuration options.
Before you can install an OS, you must configure at least one bootable RAID volume. You can configure multiple server storage drives into one or more bootable RAID volumes, or you can configure a single storage drive as a single bootable RAID volume. Regardless of the configuration you choose, the OS must be installed on a bootable volume.
However, if your server has a storage drive with a preinstalled OS, you only need to boot the OS and configure the OS settings. Do not configure a storage drive with a preinstalled OS as a RAID volume because the process for preparing a RAID volume deletes the contents of the drive (the preinstalled OS).
Choose one of the following drive configuration options:
If your server has a storage drive with a preinstalled OS, see Configuring a Preinstalled Operating System
IF your server does not have a storage drive with a preinstalled OS, see Configuring RAID Volumes.