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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 
number
Feature 
code
Description Maximum 
supported
00J6351 A3SD Operating Temperature Enhancement Kit 1
Supported operating systems
The server supports the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition (support is planned for later in 2013)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T 
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T (support is planned for later in 2013)
VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi) (support is planned for later in 2013)
VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi) 
For the latest information about the specific versions and service levels that are supported and any other 
prerequisites, see the IBM ServerProven® website:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/matrix.shtml