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488 IBM System Storage DS3500: Introduction and Implementation Guide
Other IBM servers
You may use other System x servers that meet the requirements listed below:
򐂰 512 MB memory.
򐂰 20 GB disk space.
򐂰 Serial port: The serial port must be on the server system board. Some servers have a
build-in Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA) that also includes a serial port. The serial port
on the RSA cannot be accessed by the RSM for Storage software.
򐂰 Ethernet port: Note that if your SAN devices are on a private management LAN, a second
Ethernet port for accessing your company's SMTP server and the Internet will be required
if your selected server has only a single Ethernet port.
The IBM RSM for Storage Compatibility Guide also contains the setup required for a VMware
client that will host the Linux operating system running RSM for Storage.
RSM for Storage in a VMware virtual client
RSM for Storage has been tested for operation in a VMware virtual client. See the IBM RSM
for Storage Compatibility Guide for specific configurations.
In setting up the virtual client, allocate the following resources:
򐂰 Storage: 20 GB HDD.
򐂰 Memory: 512 MB.
򐂰 Assign exclusive physical ownership of the host system’s first serial port to the virtual
client as /dev/ttyS0.
The client must be configured to automatically start when the host reboots.
RSM for Storage has been tested on both SLES 10 and RHEL 5 running on an System x
server with:
򐂰 VMware Server 1.05, 2.0
򐂰 VMware ESX Server 3
Software requirements
The RSM for Storage software requires the following prerequisite software to monitor an IBM
System Storage DS subsystem:
򐂰 IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager V10.70 or later (the latest version is
suggested) with Event Monitor installed on a management station in a different server.
򐂰 Storage subsystems with controller firmware supported by Storage Manager V10.70 or
later. The latest supported firmware version is suggested.
򐂰 One of the following operating systems to install the RSM for Storage software:
– Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SP3 or SP4)
– Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (Base, SP1, SP2, SP3)
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS (Update 4, 5, or 5)
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Base, Update 1, 2, 3, 4)
Note: To use servers other than those specifically tested with RSM for Storage, you will
need to see the System x server support Web site for technical information about BIOS
configuration and device drivers that might be required to install the Linux OS or configure
the server’s internal RAID capability.