Chapter 5. Installing The Operating System - IBM LS20 - BladeCenter - 8850 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 5. Installing the operating system

The LS20 Type 8850 blade server supports the following operating systems:
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS, ES, WS (32 bit and 64 bit)
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS, ES, WS (32 bit and 64 bit)
v SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (32 bit and 64 bit)
v VMware 2.5
v Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Web Edition (32
v Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server
v Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Web Edition (64
v Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32 bit)
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS, ES, WS
v Novell Open Enterprise Server NetWare 6.5
To install the operating system on a blade server, you can use any of the following
methods:
v Use Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) Version 4.20 (or later) to install a
v Download the latest operating-system installation instructions at
Important:
1. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the
2. Some operating systems, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, enable you to
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bit)
bit, where available)
supported Microsoft Windows or Red Hat Advanced Server operating system. To
determine whether the operating system you plan to install supports RDM, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/.
http://www.ibm.com/support and install the operating system. Local deployment
for supported Microsoft Windows operating systems, such as Windows 2000,
might require an integrated CD that contains the Windows operating system with
service packs applied. Instructions for creating a Windows Integrated CD are
contained in the latest operating-system installation instructions on the IBM
Support Web page.
blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, CD-ROM drive, and
diskette drive (or external diskette drive on a BladeCenter T unit). The
BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communication with these devices.
select the type of mouse that is being used. If you are offered this choice, select
USB instead of PS/2. Although the mouse is a PS/2-style device,
communication with the mouse is through an internal USB bus in the
BladeCenter unit; therefore, the operating system in the blade server must
recognize the mouse as a USB device.
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