Supported Operating Systems - IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Manual

Riser card 2
with slots 3,
4, and 5
(slots 3 and
4 are on the
back)
Figure 4-50 Low profile x8 riser card with hypervisor flash USB connector
The IBM USB Memory Key for virtualization is included in the virtualization-optimized models
that are listed in 4.3, "Models" on page 124, but it can be added to any x3690 X5 system.
Table 4-39 USB key for embedded hypervisor
Option
41Y8278
41Y8287
For additional information and setup instructions for VMware ESXi software, see the VMware
ESXi Embedded and vCenter Server Setup Guide that is available at the following website:
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esxi_e_vc_setup_guide.pdf
Also, before installing VMware, see the installation guide at 7.9.5, "VMware vSphere ESXi
4.1" on page 358.

4.14 Supported operating systems

The x3690 X5 support for operating systems includes the following items:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
Windows HPC Server 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
VMware ESX 4.0
VMware ESXi 4.0
VMware ESX 4.1
Spare internal USB
Feature code Description
1776 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 4
2420 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 4.1 with MAX5
USB for Internal
hypervisor key
PCIe slot 5
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