IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

508 IBM eX5 Implementation Guide
If used with IBM ServerGuide and IBM UpdateXpress, the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit
provides a total solution for deploying IBM System x and BladeCenter x86-based hardware in
an unattended mode.
The ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit enables you to create a bootable CD, DVD, or USB key that
supports the following tasks and components:
򐂰 Network and mass storage devices
򐂰 Policy-based RAID configuration
򐂰 Configuration of system settings using Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)
򐂰 Configuration of fibre host bus adapters (HBAs)
򐂰 Local self-contained DVD deployment scenarios
򐂰 Local CD/DVD and network share-based deployment scenarios
򐂰 Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA) II, Integrated Management Module (IMM), and
BladeCenter Management Module (MM)/Advanced Management Module (AMM) remote
disk scenarios
򐂰 UpdateXpress System Packs installation integrated with scripted network operating
system (NOS) deployment
򐂰 IBM Director Agent installation, integrated with scripted NOS deployment
The ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition supports the following versions of IBM
Systems Director Agent:
򐂰 Common Agent 6.1 or later
򐂰 Core Services 5.20.31 or later
򐂰 Director Agent 5.1 or later
The Windows version of the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit enables automated operating
system support for the following Windows operating systems:
򐂰 Windows Server 2003, Standard, Enterprise, and Web Editions
򐂰 Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard and Enterprise Editions
򐂰 Windows Server 2003, Standard and Enterprise x64 Editions
򐂰 Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard and Enterprise x64 Editions
򐂰 Windows Server 2008, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions
򐂰 Windows Server 2008 x64, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions
򐂰 Windows Server 2008, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions without Hyper-V
򐂰 Windows Server 2008 x64, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter without Hyper-V
򐂰 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions
The Linux version of the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit enables automated operating system
support for the following operating systems:
򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 32 bit SP4
򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 x64 SP4
򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 bit SP1/SP2/SP3
򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x64 SP1/SP2/SP3
򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 32 bit Base/SP1
򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 Base/SP1
򐂰 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS/ES 32 bit U6/U7/U8
򐂰 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS/ES x64 U6/U7/U8
򐂰 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 32 bit U1/U2/U3/U4/U5
򐂰 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x64 U1/U2/U3/U4/U5
򐂰 VMware ESX Server 3.5 U4/U5
򐂰 VMware ESX Server 4.0/4.0u1/4.0u2/4.1

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