Supported Operating Systems; Physical Specifications - IBM BladeCenter HX5 Product Manual

Supported operating systems

The server supports the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard 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 x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.0 Realtime (x64)
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Solaris 10 Operating System
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
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VMware ESX 4.1
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VMware ESXi 4.1
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VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)
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VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)
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See the IBM ServerProven® website for the latest information about the specific versions and service
levels supported and any other prerequisites:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml

Physical specifications

Dimensions:
Height: 245 mm (9.7 in)
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Depth: 446 mm (17.6 in)
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Width: 58 mm (2.28 in)
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Maximum weight: 9.5 kg (21 lb) (depending on the configuration when options are added)
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