HOW TO CREATE A BOOTABLE USB DEVICE WITH RUFUS TO UPDATE HUAWEI FUSION SERVER PRO V6

How to Create a Bootable USB Device with Rufus to Update Huawei Fusion Server Pro V6

Summary:Here you will find out how to prepare a flash drive for updating Server Pro V6 servers using a bootable update ISO file.

Server Pro V6 Server Description

The 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processor supports standard and custom configurations ranging from 4 to 8 sockets. The latest generation Intel processor is built into the FusionServer Pro 2488H V6, Huawei's latest 4-socket rack server that offers diverse storage designs and I/O (input/output) scalability and is compatible with the 200 series of Intel Optane persistent memory (PMem).

The FusionServer Pro 2488H V6 smart server is optimized to meet today's conventional loads and tomorrow's digital workloads. It provides the industry's most reliable compute and storage architectures, enabling you to simplify networks with intelligent acceleration and management. The architectural highlights are:

• Four 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors deliver a maximum power consumption of 250W. Running with Intel Deep Learning Boost (DL Boost) technology, compatible with bfloat 16 (BF16), the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor provides training up to 93% higher and 90% higher inference performance than its predecessor (FP32).

• Configured with Intel Optane PMem, the FusionServer Pro 2488H V6 has a maximum memory capacity of 18TB,      increasing memory capacity and data reliability in in-memory computing scenarios and providing more VM memory options for virtualization scenarios.

• SSDs, NVMe, SAS and SATA can be combined to implement tiered data, improving storage density and performance.

• Hot-swap OCP 3.0 NICs support more network requirements.

• Wi-Fi function and USB Type-C management port help improve the efficiency of mobile terminal management and on-site      operation and maintenance (O&M).

• Multi-spec GPU accelerator cards unleash abundant computational power, taxing AI analysis, inference, and training.

• Fault diagnosis and management (FDM) is      an in-house developed diagnostic technology that predicts faults 7 to 30      days in advance, with location accuracy of up to 93%. And Huawei's patented Dynamic Energy Management Technology (DEMT) helps a single server consume 15% less power without compromising performance.

• FusionDirector full lifecycle management software and intelligent O&M platform, AIOps, reduce OPEX by 15% and streamline data center management with five intelligent monitoring features.

Huawei's next-generation servers are designed to meet diverse business requirements in an energy-efficient and low-cost manner. Huawei's industry-leading servers provide smart management and high energy efficiency to reduce O&M costs, making them a must-have in the digital age.

To create a bootable USB device, you can use the freeware tool RUFUS.

1. download the Tool on a Windows system

2. Create a smart boot ISO or download the corresponding ISO image to the server you want to update in this  List of Repositories.

3. start the tool

4. Insert a USB device (Rufus will automatically select if it is a USB device)

5. Choose the created or downloaded ISO file (Rufus will select the appropriate settings)

6. Partition screen = MBR

7. File System = FAT32

8. Cluster Size = 1024

9. Click Start to create the media

10. Restart the server and boot the device      created on a Windows system.

Screenshot of Rufus

The first image shows when the freeware starts. The second image shows the selected bootable ISO file. Click “Start” to start the process.

Luciano Nhantumbo