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For the difference between the administrator and user privileges and guidelines for setting the BIOS
passwords, see the BIOS user guide for the server.
Configuring RAID
Configure physical and logical drives (RAID arrays) for the server.
The supported RAID levels and RAID configuration methods vary by storage controller model. For
more information, see the storage controller user guide for the server.
Installing the operating system and hardware
drivers
This section introduces how to install the operating system and drivers.
Installing an OS
The blade server is compatible with many types of operating systems such as Windows and Linux.
For details, see the
For details on how to install the OS, see the OS installation guide.
Installing hardware drivers
For newly installed hardware to operate correctly, the operating system must have the required
hardware drivers.
To install a hardware driver, see the operating system installation guide for the server.
NOTE:
To avoid hardware unavailability caused by an update failure, always back up the drivers before you
update them.
Replacing hardware options
This section describes replaceable parts of the blade server and the detailed procedures for part
replacement.
NOTE:
If you are replacing multiple hardware options, read their replacement procedures and identify
similar steps to streamline the entire replacement procedure.
