Integrated Virtualization - IBM Flex System x240 M5 Product Manual

Integrated virtualization

The x240 M5 supports the VMware vSphere (ESXi) hypervisor on one or two SD cards with the optional
SD Media Adapter for System x. This adapter is installed in a dedicated slot under I/O Adapter slot 1, as
shown in the following figure.
Figure 9. SD Media Adapter for System x
When only one SD card is installed in the adapter, you can create up to 16 volumes, each of which is
presented to UEFI as a bootable device. When two SD Media cards are inserted, volumes can be
mirrored (RAID 1) across both cards, up to a total of eight mirrored volumes. The use of mirrored
volumes improves system availability because the server remains operational, even if one SD card fails.
The RAID functionality is handled internally by the SD Media Adapter.
The following table shows the available options. The table also indicates whether the option includes the
SD Media RAID Adapter and how many SD cards are included.
Table 17. Virtualization options
Part number Feature
code
00ML706 A5TJ
00ML700 AS2V
None** AS4B
None** AS4C
None** ASCG
None** ASCH
* Option 00ML706 includes two 32GB SD cards; however, for CTO orders, feature code A5TJ does not include SD
media and the 32GB cards and VMware vSphere preload must be selected separately.
** CTO only.
IBM Flex System x240 M5 Product Guide
Description
SD Media Adapter for Systems x
(Option 00ML706 includes 2 blank 32GB SD cards)
Blank 32GB SD Media for System x
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.1 U2 (2 SD
Media, RAIDed)
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.5 U2 (2 SD
Media, RAIDed)
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.1 U2 (1 SD
Media)
RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.5 U2 (1 SD
Media)
Includes Includes
Adapter Media
Yes Yes (2)*
No Yes (2)
Yes Yes (2)
Yes Yes (2)
Yes Yes (1)
Yes Yes (1)
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