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PRIMERGY RX600 S3 User’s Guide
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2.3 Precautions on Installation
Read the following notes before starting OS installation.
2.3.1 Installation Partition Size
For installation using ServerStart, the installation partition size can be set as follows, depending on the
OS to be installed and format.
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Notes
• When you want to set the OS and BOOT partitions in different partitions, specify the partition size
directly.
(The BOOT partition is the partition for startup. Minimum information required for startup, such as
"ntldr", is stored.
The OS partition is the partition for installing the OS.)
• In either of the following cases, specify a partition size less than 2TB.
• When the same partition is specified as the OS and BOOT partitions
• When different partitions are specified as the OS and BOOT partitions
• The OS cannot be installed in a partition larger than 2TB.
2.3.2 Notes on Configuring RAID
Take the following notes when you configure a RAID system.
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Hardware Configuration
• Only internal hard disk units can be used.
• Be sure to use hard disk units of the same model and with the same capacity.
• Up to five hard disk units can be installed in the standard server. Do not set the number of units more
than the maximum.
• The number of units that can be set at each RAID level is as follows:
• RAID level 0: 1 to 5 units
• RAID level 1: 2 units
• RAID level 5 (recommended): 3 to 5 units
• RAID level 10: 4 units
table: Installation Partition Size
Available size
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 x64
Windows 2000 Server
Minimum 2200 MB 2048 MB
Maximum 2 TB 2 TB