Power And Performance System Settings - IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Manual

You can obtain a complete list of supported Windows Server OSs at IBM ServerProven:
http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/microsoft.html
Linux Server settings
The following Linux Server versions are supported:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64 Edition
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x64 Edition
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
Linux Server supports both MAX5 Memory Scaling modes; however, to get optimal
performance, set the MAX5 Memory Scaling to Pooled.
You can obtain a complete list of supported Linux Server OSs at IBM ServerProven:
http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/redchat.html
http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/suseclinux.html
VMware vSphere settings
The following versions of VMware ESX Server are supported to run x3690 X5 expanded with
MAX5:
VMware ESXi Server 4.1
VMware ESX Server 4.1
Systems running VMware ESX Server must use the Non-Pooled mode in the MAX5 Memory
Scaling option.
You can obtain a complete list of supported VMware ESX Server OSs at IBM ServerProven:
http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/vmware.html

7.8.3 Power and performance system settings

The UEFI default settings are configured to provide optimal performance within a reasonable
power consumption plane and are suitable for general server usage in most cases.
However, System Settings enable users to fine-tune the performance and power consumption
ratio. The easiest way to fine-tune the performance and power consumption ratio is by
determining the Operating Mode of the system by selecting System Settings  Operating
Modes and making a selection in the Choose Operating Mode field, as shown in Figure 7-40
on page 341.
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