Which of the following is a valid method to confirm that a specific operating system is supported on a PowerEdge server?

Ask a colleague who has installed the OS before

Check the Dell PowerEdge manual for the server model

Consult the Dell Enterprise Support website's OS support matrix

Try installing the OS and see if it works

Before installing an operating system on a Dell PowerEdge server, which prerequisite should be verified first?

The server's iDRAC license is active

The server is connected to a domain controller

The server's firmware and drivers are up to date

The server's power supply is redundant

An administrator is installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 on a Dell PowerEdge R750. The server has a PERC H755 controller with eight 1.2 TB drives. The administrator wants to use RAID 10 for the OS and RAID 5 for data. What is the minimum number of virtual disks the administrator should create?

Four virtual disks: one for each RAID group.

Two virtual disks: one RAID 10 and one RAID 5.

One virtual disk that spans all drives.

Eight virtual disks: one per drive.

After installing an operating system on a PowerEdge server, what is the first step to verify a successful installation?

Check that the server boots to the OS login screen

Update the server's BIOS firmware

Install Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

After installing Ubuntu Server 22.04 on a Dell PowerEdge R650, the administrator notices that the system is using the generic 'ahci' driver instead of the Dell-optimized 'megaraid_sas' driver for the PERC controller. What should the administrator do?

Change the PERC controller to HBA mode.

Reinstall Ubuntu with the 'server' kernel.

Install the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) and the latest PERC driver from Dell.

Ignore it because the generic driver works.

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1foundation · easy
Which of the following is a valid method to confirm that a specific operating system is supported on a PowerEdge server?
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2foundation · easy
Before installing an operating system on a Dell PowerEdge server, which prerequisite should be verified first?
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3application · medium
An administrator is installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 on a Dell PowerEdge R750. The server has a PERC H755 controller with eight 1.2 TB drives. The administrator wants to use RAID 10 for the OS and RAID 5 for data. What is the minimum number of virtual disks the administrator should create?
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4foundation · easy
After installing an operating system on a PowerEdge server, what is the first step to verify a successful installation?
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5application · medium
After installing Ubuntu Server 22.04 on a Dell PowerEdge R650, the administrator notices that the system is using the generic 'ahci' driver instead of the Dell-optimized 'megaraid_sas' driver for the PERC controller. What should the administrator do?
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