IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

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Installing the ESX 4.1 OS
VMware ESX 4.1 is not UEFI aware, and therefore, you must use the Legacy Only option as
the first boot option. To decrease the boot time, the optimal minimum configuration is Legacy
Only, CD/DVD Rom, and Hard Disk 0.
Use the following steps to install ESX 4.1 Server onto x3850 X5 with MAX5 attached:
1. Power on the system and press F1 when the UEFI splash panel is shown.
2. Select Boot Manager  Add Boot Option.
3. Select CD/DVD Rom, Legacy Only, and Hard Disk 0. If either option is not listed, the
option is already included in the boot list.
4. Press Esc when finished to go back one panel.
5. Select Change Boot Order and change the boot order to look like Figure 6-53.
Figure 6-53 Example of a boot order
6. Select Commit Changes and press Enter to save the changes.
7. Boot the host from the ESX installation media.
8. Press F2 when you see the ESX 4.1 installation options panel, as shown in Figure 6-54.
Figure 6-54 ESX installation options panel

IBM System x3850 X5 Specifications

General

Processor Cores	Up to 10 cores per processor
Chipset	Intel 7500
Hard Drive Interface	SAS/SATA
Processor	Intel Xeon E7-4800 series, Intel Xeon E7-8800 series
Memory Slots	64 DIMM slots
Storage	Up to 16 x 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Network Interface	Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere
Form Factor	4U Rack