Raid Configuration; Deploy The Operating System - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 User Manual

https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/servers/options/memory
In addition, you can take advantage of a memory configurator, which is available at the following site:
https://dcsc.lenovo.com/#/memory_configuration

RAID configuration

Using a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) to store data remains one of the most common and
cost-efficient methods to increase server's storage performance, availability, and capacity.
RAID increases performance by allowing multiple drives to process I/O requests simultaneously. RAID can
also prevent data loss in case of a drive failure by reconstructing (or rebuilding) the missing data from the
failed drive using the data from the remaining drives.
RAID array (also known as RAID drive group) is a group of multiple physical drives that uses a certain
common method to distribute data across the drives. A virtual drive (also known as virtual disk or logical
drive) is a partition in the drive group that is made up of contiguous data segments on the drives. Virtual drive
is presented up to the host operating system as a physical disk that can be partitioned to create OS logical
drives or volumes.
An introduction to RAID is available at the following Lenovo Press website:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp0578-lenovo-raid-introduction
Detailed information about RAID management tools and resources is available at the following Lenovo Press
website:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp0579-lenovo-raid-management-tools-and-resources

Deploy the operating system

Several options are available to deploy an operating system on the server.
Available operating systems
• Microsoft Windows Server
• VMware ESXi
• Microsoft Windows
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• Canonical Ubuntu
Complete list of available operating systems:
Tool-based deployment
• Multi-server
Available tools:
– Lenovo XClarity Administrator
http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/com.lenovo.lxca.doc/compute_node_image_deployment.html
– Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI
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