IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

Chapter 9. Management 515
Creating an update media
Perform these steps to create an update media:
1. Create a folder named BoMC.
2. Download the latest version of BoMC from the following website and save it in the BoMC
folder:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-BOMC
3. From a command line, enter the command name to start the BOMC. The command name
depends on the operating system. Table 9-6 lists the name of the command for each
supported operating system.
Table 9-6 Command for each supported operating system
4. Accept the license agreement.
5. The Welcome window opens, as shown in Figure 9-73 on page 516. Click Next.
Operating system Command name
Windows ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_windows_i386.exe
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_rhel3_i386.bin
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0
64-bit
ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_rhel3_x86-64.bin
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_rhel4_i386.bin
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0
64-bit
ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_rhel4_x86-64.bin
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_rhel5_i386.bin
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0
64-bit
ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_rhel5_x86-64.bin
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_sles9_i386.bin
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
64-bit
ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_sles9_x86-64.bin
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_sles10_i386.bin
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
64-bit
ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_sles10_x86-64.bin
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_sles11_i386.bin
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
64-bit
ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_sles11_x86-64.bin

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