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Other IBM servers
You may use other System x servers that meet the requirements listed below:
512 MB memory.
20 GB disk space.
Serial port: The serial port must be on the server system board. Some servers have a
build-in Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA) that also includes a serial port. The serial port
on the RSA cannot be accessed by the RSM for Storage software.
Ethernet port: Note that if your SAN devices are on a private management LAN, a second
Ethernet port for accessing your company's SMTP server and the Internet will be required
if your selected server has only a single Ethernet port.
Note: To use servers other than those specifically tested with RSM for Storage, you will
need to see the System x server support Web site for technical information about BIOS
configuration and device drivers that might be required to install the Linux OS or configure
the server's internal RAID capability.
The IBM RSM for Storage Compatibility Guide also contains the setup required for a VMware
client that will host the Linux operating system running RSM for Storage.
RSM for Storage in a VMware virtual client
RSM for Storage has been tested for operation in a VMware virtual client. See the IBM RSM
for Storage Compatibility Guide for specific configurations.
In setting up the virtual client, allocate the following resources:
Storage: 20 GB.
Memory: 512 MB.
Assign exclusive physical ownership of the host system's first serial port to the virtual
client as /dev/ttyS0.
The client must be configured to automatically start when the host reboots.
RSM for Storage has been tested on both SLES 10 and RHEL 5 running on an System x
server with:
VMware Server 1.05
VMware ESX Server 3
Software requirements
The RSM for Storage software requires the following prerequisite software to monitor an IBM
Midrange System Storage storage subsystem:
IBM Storage Manager V9.16 or later (the latest version is recommended) with Event
Monitor installed on a management station in a different server.
Storage subsystems with controller firmware supported by Storage Manager V9.16 or
later. The latest supported firmware version is recommended.
One of the following operating systems to install the RSM for Storage software:
– Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SP3 or SP4)
– Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (Base, SP1 or SP2)
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS (Update 4, 5, or 5)
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Base, Update 1, or 2)
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