9 Configuring Storage Devices for Operating System Installation

This section provides instructions for preparing Oracle Communications Server E6-2L storage devices for operating system (OS) installation. If applicable, prepare storage drives and configure RAID.

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Lists devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) that are supported on Oracle Communications Server E6-2L. Provides links to procedures for configuring RAID on HDD and SSD devices.

Updated device support information is available in the Oracle Communications Server E6-2L Product Notes.

To learn more about HDDs and SSDs, refer to Oracle Storage Drives Documentation Library (https://docs.oracle.com/cd/F24175_01/index.html).

3.84 TB U.2 NVMe SSDs

You can install an operating system on an 3.84 U.2 NVMe SSDs without any additional configuration. Or, you can use the BIOS Setup Utility to configure these SSDs before installing an operating system.

To learn more about 3.84 TB U.2 NVMe SSDs, refer to Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card and NVMe SSD Documentation.

Configure SATA RAID Using VROC

480 GB M.2 NVMe SSD

You can install an operating system on an M.2 NVMe SSD without any additional configuration. Or, you can use the BIOS Setup Utility to configure these SSDs with Intel Virtual RAID On CPU (VROC) before installing an operating system.

Learn more about 480 GB M.2 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive Specification.

Identifying Installed Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Cards in BIOS Setup Utility

Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Cards should be ready to install an OS without any additional configuration. You can use the BIOS Setup Utility to see a list of installed Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Cards.

To learn more about Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card v3, refer to Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card and NVMe SSD Documentation

Installing an Operating System

After you have configured storage drives, you can install an operating system on them.

Refer to operating system support information in Oracle Communications Server E6-2L Product Information.