Chapter 6. IBM System x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 289
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
This section provides useful information to assist with the installation of Windows Server
2008. The installation process has not been covered in this IBM Redbooks publication,
because there are no particular deviations from a standard Windows Server installation. You
can obtain a complete list of supported Windows Server OSs for x3850 X5 at this website:
http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/microsoft.html
Consider these useful tips:
The following drivers are not included on the Windows Server 2008 DVD and must be
downloaded separately (or use ServerGuide instead):
– ServeRAID M5000 series RAID driver
– Intel chip set driver
– Broadcom NIC driver
– Dual-port Emulex 10GbE NIC driver
If installing Windows 2008 Enterprise Edition on an 8-socket system, Hyper-Threading
must be turned off prior to installation or the system will stop with a blue window.
The default installation installs the OS in UEFI mode. UEFI mode requires a separate
imaging methodology, because UEFI mode requires the OS to reside on a GUID Partition
Table (GPT) disk.
The system can re-enumerate the boot drive when fibre devices are connected. This
situation will cause the OS to not boot properly. Use Windows Boot Manager from the
UEFI Boot Manager to fix this problem.
You must set the MAX5 memory configuration in UEFI to Non-pooled mode.
The recommendation is to review all RETAIN tips that are related to this system and the
OS that you are installing. See the following website:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Problem_resolution/Hardware/Systems/System_
x/System_x3850_X5
For further tuning information, see the Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server
2008 at the following page:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/Perf_tun_srv.mspx
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
This section provides useful information to assist with the installation of Windows 2008 R2.
The installation process has not been covered in this IBM Redbooks publication, because
there are no particular deviations from a standard Windows Server installation. You can
obtain a complete list of supported Windows Server OSs for x3850 X5 at the following
website:
http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/microsoft.html
The following web pages are the IBM installation guides for Windows Server 2008 R2:
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 - IBM System x3850 X5 (7145, 7146), x3950
X5:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083420
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 - IBM System x3850 X5 (7145, 7146) with
MAX5:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5085823
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