
Chapter
5
5 Initial Bringup
5.1
Bringing Up the Enclosure
Before you begin:
• Ensure that you have a bootable USB drive that contains one of the following approved Operating Systems:
Table 10: Manufacturer Supported Operating Systems
Support
Operating System
Fully supported
Microsoft
®
Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
Fully supported
Microsoft
®
Windows Server 2016 x64
Fully supported
VMWare
®
ESXi 6.5U1
VMD not supported
RedHat
®
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64) 7.2
Disable VMD to install
RedHat
®
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64) 7.3
Fully supported
RedHat
®
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64) 7.4
VMD not supported
Novell
®
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
VMD not supported
Novell
®
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
Fully supported
Novell
®
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
Fully supported
Ubuntu
®
Ubuntu Server 16.04
Fully supported
Ubuntu
®
Ubuntu Server 16.10
Fully supported
Ubuntu
®
Ubuntu Desktop 16.10
Fully supported
Ubuntu
®
Ubuntu 17.04
1.
The enclosure will power up after about 20 seconds after the AC power cord has been connected to the
PSUs.
2.
When the BIOS splash screen appears, press Esc to enter the BIOS.
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Initial Bringup
Installation Guide
5.1
Bringing Up the Enclosure