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Figure 7-43 Default UEFI boot order
In a typical configuration, these server functions are required to allow the server to perform
PXE network boot and installation:
򐂰 DHCP server, providing IP address
򐂰 Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server, providing initial boot and installation
environment
򐂰 File server, providing OS installation files
Use the guides that are provided in the following list to perform the PXE network boot
installation that is specific to each OS:
򐂰 Windows Server 2008 R2
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772106(WS.10).aspx
򐂰 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_
Guide/index.html
򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles11/book_sle_deployment/?page=/documenta
tion/sles11/book_sle_deployment/data/pre_sle.html
򐂰 VMware vSphere ESXi 4.1
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esxi_i_vc_setup_guide.pdf

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