Thermal Option Kit; Supported Operating Systems - Lenovo System x3250 M5 Product Manual

Thermal option kit

The thermal option kit allows clients to use x3250 M5 servers in environments with the temperature limits
extended to 40 degrees C. It also helps lower fan speeds depending on the environment's temperature to
lower acoustic noise and energy use. The following table shows ordering information for the thermal kit.
Table 16. Thermal option kit
Part Feature
number code
00J6351 A3SD

Supported operating systems

The server supports the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with XEN
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Toshiba 4690 Operating System V6
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VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
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VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)
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For the latest information about the specific versions and service levels that are supported and any other
prerequisites, see the ServerProven® website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml
System x3250 M5
Description
Operating Temperature Enhancement Kit
Maximum
supported
1
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