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Provisioning an Intel Optane-compatible bare metal server

Provisioning an Intel Optane-compatible bare metal server

You can provision a bare metal server with an Intel® Optane drive.

To provision a bare metal server with an Intel Optane drive, follow these steps:

  1. Use the procedure: Building a custom bare metal server.
  2. Select the following options on the order form:
Table 1. Provisioning an Intel Optane-compatible bare metal server
Field Value
Region-Data Center To use the Intel Optane drive, select from the available data centers.
Server Click All servers and select Dual processors. Then, select one of the following servers:
Intel Xeon 4110, up to 12 drives
Intel Xeon 5120 with up to 12 drives
Intel Xeon 6140 with up to 12 drives
Operating system For Intel-provided Optane drivers the following operating systems are certified by Intel:
Windows Server 2016 (all Editions)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (all Editions).
For In-box, open source, non-Intel drivers, compatibility, and functionality is validated but not certified: RHEL 7.x (64 bit).
Image add-ons Select an Intel Optane drive for either or both the first and second PCIe Components.