Operating systems
The System x3250 M6 server supports the following operating systems:
Table 29. Operating systems
Operating system
Intel Processor
E3-1200 v5,
i3-6100/6300,
G4400/G4500*,
G3900/G3920
E3-1200 v6,
i3-7100/7300,
G4560/G4600,
G3930/G3950
Microsoft (client operating systems)
Windows 10 Professional (x64) No Yes
Microsoft (server operating systems)
Windows Server 2016 Essentials, Standard, Hyper-V Yes Yes
Windows Storage Server 2016 Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Hyper-V Yes Yes
Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Hyper-V Yes No
Windows Storage Server 2012 Yes No
Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Yes No
SUSE
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 Yes Yes
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 Yes No
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x64) Yes Yes
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.3 Yes Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.2 Yes No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.8 (x64) Yes No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.7 (x64) Yes No
VMware
VMware vSphere 6.5 (ESXi) Yes Yes
VMware vSphere 6.0 (ESXi) Update 3 Yes Yes
VMware vSphere 6.0 (ESXi) Update 1 Yes No
VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi) Update 3 Yes No
* Includes Pentium G4500, G4500T, and G4520 processors.
Important: VMware ESXi and other hypervisor support requires a hardware RAID controller or HBA:
M1210, M1215, M5210, or N2215. The onboard ServeRAID C110 controller is not supported by VMware
ESXi and other hypervisors.
For the latest information about the specific versions and service levels supported and any other
prerequisites, see the Operating System Interoperability Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/redposig