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Operating system considerations
The following operating systems are supported on a blade server:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Red Hat
Red Hat
Red Hat
SUSE
TurboLinux
For more information about your operating system go to the following Web site:
www.ibm.com/pc/support.
Device driver considerations
Some of the options available for the BladeCenter T unit have device drivers that
you need to install. See the documentation that comes with your option for
information about installing any required device drivers.
For example, Ethernet controllers are integrated on each blade server system
board. The Ethernet controllers provide 1000-Mbps full-duplex capability only, which
enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data to the external ports on
the Ethernet switches. You do not need to set any jumpers or configure the
controller for the blade server operating system. However, you must install a device
driver in the blade server to enable the blade server operating system to address
the Ethernet controller.
Application considerations
Information about some of the applications including system management are
provided in these redpieces and redpapers available at www.ibm.com/redbooks:
v Deploying Lotus Domino on IBM BladeCenter
v Deploying Citrix MetalFrame on IBM BladeCenter
v Deploying Microsoft Exchange IBM BladeCenter
v The Cutting Edge: IBM BladeCenter
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BladeCenter T Types 8720 and 8730: Planning and Installation Guide
Windows 2003ES
Windows 2003SS
Windows 2003Web
RHEL3AS
RHEL3ES
RHEL3WS
SLES8 and SLES9
TurboLinux ES 8
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
Edition
Windows Server 2003, Standard
Edition
Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Advanced
Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Edge
Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v.3 for
x86)
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 and
9 (UL 1.0 Based)
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8 (UL 1.0
Based)
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