IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide

IBM BladeCenter
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Interoperability Guide
2008 Week 8

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Document Purpose: Quick reference for BladeCenter Interoperability.

Compliment to ServerProven, COG, and the Configuration tools with
ServerProven being the most reliable, accurate, and up to date tool.

This paper is intended to provide information regarding BladeCenter Interoperability. It assembles data
from other published IBM tools. Findings may not be realized in all customer environments, and
implementation in such environments may require additional steps, configurations, and performance
analysis. The information herein is provided “AS IS”“ with no warranties, express or implied. This
information does not constitute a specification or form part of the warranty for any IBM, Brocade, Cisco,
Emulex, McData, Myrinet, NetXen, Nortel, or QLogic products.

compatibility

Compatibility for BladeCenter products

The IBM ServerProven® program validates selected products for compatibility with IBM System x™, BladeCenter® and
xSeries® servers. Through the ServerProven Program, IBM works with industry leaders to test their equipment with
ours. We recognize that you deserve the most innovative solutions...even if they're not all from IBM.
IBM ServerProven provides compatibility information only. Hardware configuration guidance can be obtained
from the Configuration and Options Guide. Product ordering information can be obtained from the Sales Configurators.
These configurators can be accessed through the link "Configuration Tools" which is located on the left side of this
page.

http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

Tools Website:

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/configtools.html

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Terminology

aMM Advanced Management Module

CFFh Combo Form Factor Horizontal I/O Expansion Card

CFFv Combo Form Factor Vertical I/O Expansion Card

cMM Chassis Management Module

cMM2 Chassis Management Module II

EC I/O Expansion Card

HSEC High Speed I/O Expansion Card
HSFF = High Speed Form Factor
LFF HSEC Large Form Factor High Speed I/O Expansion Card
MSIM Multi Switch Interconnect Module
NEBS Network Equipment-Building System
OFM Open Fabric Manager
OPM Optical Pass-Thru Module
SFF = Small Form Factor (enables second HDD on select blade servers)
SFF EC Small Form Factor I/O Expansion Card

StFF = Standard Form Factor

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Blades & Management Modules to Chassis Interoperability

T1 (DC HT1 (DC
H (8852,
Blade Servers S (8886) E (8677) 8720, AC 8740, AC
7989)
8730) 8750)
HC10 (7996) Y Y - Y -
HS20 (8832, 8843) Only 8843 Y Y Y Y
HS21 Dual Core (8853) Y Y Up to 65W Y Up to 80W
Up to 7 at Up to 10 at
HS21 Quad Core (8853) Y Up to 80W Y
80W 120W2
HS21 XM Dual Core (7995) Y Up to 80W Up to 65W Y Up to 80W
Up to 7 at Up to 12 at
HS21 XM Quad Core (7995) Y Up to 80W Y
65W2 80W
LS20 (8850) Y Y Y Y Y
LS21 (7971) Y Y4 Up to 68W Y Y
LS41 (7972) Y Y4 Up to 68W Y Y
JS20 (8842) - Y Y Y Y
JS21 (7988) - Y6 Y6 Y Y
JS22 (7998) - - - Y Y
QS20 (0200-250) - Y - - -
QS21 (0792) - - - Y Y7

Management Modules

Management Module - Y - - -
Advanced Management Module (aMM) Y Y - Y Y
Chassis Management Module (cMM) - - Y - -
Chassis Management Module II
- - Y - -
(cMM2)

Notes:
Y = no restrictions on the number of blades, all blade slots may be used
W = CPU power in watts

Note-1 Non NEBS environment (see table at end of documents for NEBS statements)
Note-2 If fully configured, must leave 1 slot open in power domain 1
Note-3 When fully configuring a BC-E (8677) chassis with the maximum possible HS21 XM blade server
configuration (fourteen HS21 XM blade servers, each with two 80W processors, eight 4GB memory DIMMs,
one SAS HDD, one USB-based flash drive, one I/O card and one cKVM card), there could be periods of time
that Power Domain 2 exceeds the 13.5amp rating guidance (Power Domain 1 will not exceed the rating
guidance). While this is not violating any safety rules, we recommend that your clients review the electrical
infrastructure and power distribution of their installations to account for a peak of 14.4A
Note-4 95W is supported but will throttle performance to fit in power envelope – recommend using in
BladeCenter H or HT.
This is true for processor models 22xx and 82xx. They will run n-2 speed in BladeCenter E and BladeCenter
T chassis. However, processor models 23xx and 83xx do not have the ability to run n-2. They are not
supported in BCE or BCT.
Note-5 HC10 (7996) requires AMM on E chassis.
Note-6 When the JS21 blade boots, the BMC will determine what chassis it is running in and "set"
accordingly the processor frequency. The 2-way configuration functions at 2.7GHz processor frequency in
BladeCenter H (8852) or 2.6GHz processor frequency in all other BladeCenter chassis. The 4-way
configuration functions at 2.5GHz processor frequency in BladeCenter H (8852) or 2.3GHz processor
frequency in all other BladeCenter chassis.
Note-7 Supported only in Non-NEBS environment

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Blades to Expansion Units Interoperability

PCI
Multi-Proc
Storage I/O Memory I/O Expansion
Blade Servers Unit
39R7563 42C1600 Unit II
26K5934
25K8373
HC10 (7996) - - - -
HS20 (8843) - - - Y
HS21 Dual and Quad Core (8853) Y Y - Y
HS21 XM Dual and Quad Core (7995) Y - - Y
LS20 (8850) - - - -
LS21 (7971) Y - - -
LS41 (7972) Y - Y -
JS21 (7988) - - - -
JS22 (7998) - - - -
QS20 (0020-250) - - - -
QS21 (0792) - - - -

Note-1 If you need support on the PCI Expansion Unit II (PEU2) for the LS21/41, contact your IBM
Representative. IBM System x Sales representative, a SPORE is required to execute the LS21/41 on PEU2
solution.

Blades & Expansion Units Interoperability

Memo
RAID On
# # ry Exp Exp Exp Slot
Expansion Units Contr Board
CPU HDD DIMM Slot 1 Slot 2 3
ol. NICS
Slots
Storage and I/O Expansion Unit 0 Y 3 0 0 Note 1 Note 2 Note 3
Memory and I/O Expansion Unit 0 - 0 4 2 N Note 2 Note 3
Multi-proc Expansion Unit 2 - 1 8 2 N Note 2 Note 3
PCI Expansion Unit II

Note 1: Either StFF or SFF card can be used in slot

Note 2: Either StFF, SFF or CFFv can be used in slot (when StFF or SFF is installed, CFFh cannot
be in adjacent slot)
Note 3: HSEC or CFFh can be used in slot (when HSEC is installed, StFF or SFF cannot be in
adjacent slot)
Note 4: HSEC or CFFh can NOT be used on a blade on which a PEU II is installed

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I/O Modules to Chassis Interoperability

Option Part
Number /
T (DC H HT
Feature S E
I/O Module 8720, AC (8852, (8740, MSIM
Code for x / (8886) (8677)
8730) 7989) 8750)
Feature
Code for p
SAS
IBM BladeCenter SAS Connectivity
39Y9195 Y Y Y Y Y 3
Module

Ethernet
Cisco Systems Intelligent Gb Ethernet
32R1892 - Y Y Y Y 1
Switch
32R1888 / --- Cisco Systems Intelligent Gb Fiber
- Y Y Y Y 1
- / 3214 Ethernet Switch
32R1859 / ---
Nortel Layer 2-7 Gb Ethernet Switch Y Y Y Y Y 3
- / 3211
32R1860 / --- Nortel Layer 2/3 Copper Gb Ethernet
Y Y Y Y Y 1
- / 3212 Switch
32R1861 / --- Nortel Layer 2/3 Fiber Gb Ethernet
Y Y Y Y Y 1
- / 3213 Switch
39Y9324 Server Connectivity Module Y Y Y Y Y 1
32R1783 Nortel 10G Uplink Ethernet Switch Y Y Y Y Y 1
Nortel 10G Ethernet Switch Module
39Y9267 - - - Y Y 3
for IBM BladeCenter

InfiniBand
Cisco Systems InfiniBand Switch
32R1900 - Y Y Y Y 3
Module
32R1756 / --- Cisco Systems 4X InfiniBand Switch
- - - Y Y 3
- / 3217 Module
QLogic InfiniBand Fibre Channel
39Y9211 - - - Y Y 3
Bridge Module
QLogic InfiniBand Ethernet Bridge
39Y9207 - - - Y Y 3
Module
43W4419 4x InfiniBand Pass-Thru Module - - - Y Y 3

Note 1: Supported in left I/O Module bay of MSIM

Note 2: Supported in right I/O Module bay of MSIM
Note 3: Not supported or not applicable for use with MSIM
Note 4: OPM is supported in MSIM for Ethernet in left I/O module bay or Fibre Channel in right
I/O module bay

Note 5: (MSIM) - The I/O slot position support with MSIM is dictated by the current CFFh
combo card design (2pt Enet + 2pts FC) 39Y9306
OPM is limited to 2GB Fibre channel data rate (4GB FC cards have to be configured for 2GB if
connected to OPM)

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I/O Modules to Chassis Interoperability continued

A Brocade SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter or any other Brocade switch or director utilizing
the Fabric OS Access Gateway mode can connect to an INCITS T11 NPIV compliant device. The
Brocade Access Gateway mode was designed to adhere to this standard. In addition, any
INCITS T11 NPIV compliant device can connect to a Brocade switch or director that supports
NPIV connectivity. Brocade does not test or make a discreet statement of support for any other
vendor’s devices. Brocade will assist IBM with problem determination for compliant
configurations.

Option Part
Number /
T (DC H HT
Feature S E
I/O Module 8720, AC (8852, (8740, MSIM
Code for x / (8886) (8677)
8730) 7989) 8750)
Feature
Code for p
Fibre Channel
32R1812 / ---
Brocade 20 port – 4Gb SAN Switch - Y Y Y Y 2
- / 3206
32R1813 / ---
Brocade 10 port – 4Gb SAN Switch Y Y Y Y Y 2
- / 3207
43W6725 QLogic 20 port – 4Gb SAN Switch Module - Y Y Y Y 2
43W6724 QLogic 10 port – 4Gb SAN Switch Module Y Y Y Y Y 2
26R0881 / --- QLogic 20 port – 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch
- Y Y Y Y 2
- / 3202 Module
32R1904 / --- QLogic 10 port – 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch
- Y Y Y Y 2
- / 3203 Module
4Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module for IBM
43W6723 Y Y Y Y Y 2
BladeCenter
32R1833 / ---
McData 20 port – 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch - Y Y Y Y 2
- / 3208
32R1905 / ---
McData 10 port – 4Gb Fibre Channel Switch - Y Y Y Y 2
- / 3209
39Y9280 / --- Cisco Systems 4Gb 20 port Fibre Channel
- Y Y Y Y 3
- / 3242 Switch Module
39Y9284 / --- Cisco Systems 4Gb 10 port Fibre Channel
Y Y Y Y Y 3
- / 3241 Switch Module

Other Modules
39Y9316 / --- Optical Pass-through Module
Y Y Y Y Y 4
- / 3218
39Y9320 / --- Copper Pass-Through Module
Y Y Y Y Y 1
- / 3219
39Y9314 Multi-switch Interconnect Module (MSIM) - - - Y - -

Note 1: Supported in left I/O Module bay of MSIM

Note 2: Supported in right I/O Module bay of MSIM
Note 3: Not supported or not applicable for use with MSIM
Note 4: OPM is supported in MSIM for Ethernet in left I/O module bay or Fibre Channel in right
I/O module bay

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I/O Adapters to blade server Interoperability

Option
Part
Number /
Feature H H H HS L L L J J J Q Q
I/O Expansion adapters/cards or connection
Code for FF C S S 21 S S S S S S S S
devices
x/ 1 2 2 XM 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2
Feature 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1
Code for
p
SAS
SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter -
39Y9190 CFFv Y Y Y Y Y Y - Y - Y
See note-4 for HS20
Ethernet
73P9030 IBM Gb Expansion Card StFF - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - -
39R8624 IBM SFF Gb Expansion Card SFF - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - -
39Y9310 Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) CFFv - - Y Y N Y Y - Y Y - -
39Y9271 NetXen 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) CFFh - - Y Y - Y Y - - - - -
InfiniBand
32R1896 Cisco Systems InfiniBand HCA Expansion Card StFF - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - -
32R1760 Cisco Systems 4X InfiniBand Expansion Card HSFF - - Y Y - Y Y - Y Y - Y
43W4423 4x InfiniBand DDR Expansion Card (CFFh) CFFh - - Y Y - Y Y - - Y - -
43W4421 Cisco 4x InfiniBand DDR Expansion Card (CFFh) CFFh - - Y Y - Y Y - - - - -
43W4420 Voltaire 4x InfiniBand DDR Expansion Card (CFFh) CFFh - - Y Y - Y Y - - Y - -
42d1479 Single port IB-4x SDR Expansion Card for QS20 - - - - - - - - - - Y -
Fibre
26K4841 IBM SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card SFF - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - -
26R0884 QLogic 4Gb Standard Fibre Cannel Expansion Card StFF - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - -
26R0890 QLogic 4Gb SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card SFF - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - -
39Y9186 Emulex 4Gb SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card SFF - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - -
43W6859 Emulex 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFv) CFFv - - Y Y - Y Y - - Y - -
41Y8527 QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFv) CFFv - - Y Y - Y Y - Y - - -
QLogic Ethernet and 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion - Y - -
39Y9306 CFFh - Y Y - Y Y - Y
Card (CFFh)
Myrinet
73P6000 / - - - -
Myrinet Cluster Expansion Card StFF Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
---- / 8247
Connection Device
3096CDX CP20 Workstation Connection Device3 N/A -
Y - - - - - - - - - -
iSCSI
32R1923 QLogic iSCSI Expansion Card StFF - Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - -

Notes:
Note-1 See QS20 documents for specific QS20 I/O compatibility information. StFF card on HS21
XM precludes use of hard drive bay

Note-2 HC10 does not support BladeCenter I/O adapter. HC10 supports MXM Graphics adapter
instead and supported graphics adapter is NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M and NVIDIA Quadro
FX1600M

Note-3 Ships without a power cord.

Note-4 Older models of the HS20 (8678/8832) do not support SAS switch 31Y9190

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Blades & BladeBoot (iSCSI SW Boot) Compatibility

Windows Server Windows Server

Blade Servers SLES10 SP1 RHEL 51
2003 2008
HC10 (7996) - - - -
HS20 (8843) Y TBD Y Y
HS21 Dual Core (8853) Y TBD Y Y
HS21 Quad Core (8853) Y TBD Y Y
HS21 XM Dual Core (7995) Y TBD Y Y
HS21 XM Quad Core (7995) Y TBD Y Y
LS20 (8850) Y TBD Y Y
LS21 (7971) Y TBD Y Y
LS41 (7972) Y TBD Y Y
JS20 (8842) - - - -
JS21 (8844)
JS21 (7988) - - - -
QS20 (0200-250) - - - -
QS21 (0792) - - - -
1
RHEL 5 represents limited support, with full support targeted for RHEL 5.2

Blades NOS Compatibility - Blades

Windows Win AIX SLES 10 Solaris RHEL RHEL 4
Windows Server dows for IBM 10 3
Blade Servers Server 2003 Vista SLES10 Power RHEL 5
2003 Compute
Cluster
HC10 (7996) - - Y - - - - - - -
HS20 (8843) Y - - - Y - Y Y Y Y
HS21 Dual Core Y - - - Y Y Y
Y Y Y
(8853)
HS21 Quad Core Y - - - Y Y Y
Y Y Y
(8853)
HS21 XM Dual Core - - - - Y - Y
Y Y Y
(7995)
HS21 XM Quad Core - - - - Y - Y
Y Y Y
(7995)
LS20 (8850) Y - - - Y - Y Y Y Y
LS21 (7971) Y Y - - Y - Y Y Y Y
LS41 (7972) Y Y - - Y - Y Y Y Y
JS20 (8842) - - - - - - - - - -
JS21 (7988) - - - Y - - - - - -
JS22 (7998) - - - Y - Y - - - Y
QS20 (0200-250) - - - - - - - - - -
QS21 (0792) - - - - - - - - - Y

Note 1 : See ServerProven for specific version & servicepac levels.

BladeCenter NOS Compatibility - Chassis

The BladeCenter S chassis supports VMware ESX 3.0 & 3.5
Additional detail can be found at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_io_guide.pdf

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CP20 Workstation connection Device Power Cord P/N’s by

Country:
Option PN Feature Code L1 PN Description
for x
43W6307 39Y8284 1.8m, 2.5A/125V, NEMA 5-15P (US/Canada) Line Cord
43W6308 39Y8281 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, IRAM 2073 (Argentina) Line Cord
43W6309 39Y8288 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, AS/NZS 3112 (Australia) Line Cord
43W6310 39Y8291 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, CEE(7)-VII (Europe) Line Cord
43W6311 39Y8297 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, SABS 164 (S.Africa) Line Cord
43W6312 39Y8300 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, BS 1363/A (UK) Line Cord
43W6313 39Y8312 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, JIS C-8303 (Japan) Line Cord
43W6314 39Y8315 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, GB 2099.1 (China) Line Cord
43W6315 39Y6468 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, KSC 8305 (Korea) Line Cord
43W6316 39Y6471 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, IS 6538 (India) Line Cord
43W6317 39Y6474 1.8m, 2.5A/125V, NBR 6147 (Brazil) Line Cord
43W6318 39Y5658 1.8m, 2.5A/125V, CNS 10917-3 Taiwan Line Cord
43W6345 39Y8294 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, DK2-5a (Denmark) Line Cord
43W6346 39Y8303 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, 1011-S2 4507 (Switzerland) Line Cord
43W6347 39Y8306 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, CEI 23-15 (Chile/Italy) Line Cord
43W6348 39Y8309 1.8m, 2.5A/250V, SI 32 (Israel) Line Cord

BladeCenter-S Power Cables by Country:

Option PN Feature Code Feature Code L1 PN Description
for x for p
40K9772 4560 39Y5565 4.3m, 16A/208V, C19 to NEMA L6-20P (US) Line Cord
40K9777 4567 39Y5613 4.3m, 16A/220V, C19 to IRAM 2073 (Argentina) Line Cord
40K9773 4571 41Y9223 4.3m, 15A/230V, C19 to AS/NZS 3112 (Aus/NZ) Line Cord
40K9766 4561 39Y5568 4.3m, 16A/230V, C19 to CEE7-VII (Europe) Line Cord
40K9770 4562 39Y5574 4.3m, 16A/230V, C19 to SABS 164 (South Africa) Line Cord
40K9767 4563 39Y5577 4.3m, 13A/230V, C19 to BS 1363/A (UK) Line Cord
40K9768 4564 39Y5580 4.3m, 16A/230V, C19 to CEI 23-16 (Italy) Line Cord
C19 4.3 meter, (Japan) Line Cord
40K9774 4570 39Y5625 4.3m, 16A/220V, C19 to GB 2099.1 (China) Line Cord
C19 4.3 meter, (Korea) Line Cord
40K9776 4568 39Y5619 4.3m, 16A/240V, C19 to IS 6538 (India) Line Cord
C19 4.3 meter, (Brazil) Line Cord
C19 4.3 meter, Taiwan Line Cord
40K9769 4566 39Y5598 4.3m, 16A/230V, C19 to IEC 309-P+N+G (Den/Sws) Line Cord
C19 4.3 meter, (Chile/Italy) Line Cord
40K9772 C19 4.3 meter Line Cord, NEMA L6-20p
40K9771 4565 39Y5581 4.3m, 16A/230V, C19 to SI 32 (Israel) Line Cord

Miscellaneous; Cable to Chassis Compatibility

S E T (DC 8720, HT (8740,

P/N Description H (8852)
(8886) (8677) AC 8730) 8750)

39M2895 IBM USB Conversion Option Pack Y Y Y

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Telco blades to Telco chassis Interoperability

T HT
NEBS-Compliant Blade Servers
NEBS1 NEBS1

HC10 (7996) - -
HS20 (8832, 8843) Y2 Y
HS21 Dual Core (8853) Up to 8 at 35W Y
HS21 Quad Core (8853) Up to 8 at 50W Up to 12 at 80W
HS21 XM Dual Core (7995) Up to 8 at 50W Up to 12 at 65W
HS21 XM Quad Core (7995) Up to 8 at 50W Up to 12 at 80W
LS20 (8850) Y2 Y
LS21 (7971) Up to 8 at 45W Up to 12 at 68W
LS41 (7972) Up to 4 at 68W Up to 6 at 68W
JS20 (8842) Y2 Y
JS21 (8844, 7988) Y2 Y
JS22 (7998) - -
QS20 (0200-250) - -
QS21 (0792) - -
Notes:
Y = no restrictions on the number of blades, all blade slots may be used

Note-1 Select models – current NEBS guidance - subject to change

Note-2 NEBS testing complete and reports available

IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System

The IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System is a way to consolidate OS initialization functions to a
single, highly-redundant, 2U enclosure for one or two BladeCenter chassis.

IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System; Solution Requirements

Quantity Quantity
P/N Description
(1 chassis) (2 chassis)

172622B IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System 1 1

39R6509 DS3200 SAS 2-Port Daughter Card 0 2
39Y9314 Multi-Switch Interconnect Module for IBM BladeCenter Note 2 Note 2
39Y9195 IBM BladeCenter SAS Connectivity Module 2 4
39Y9190 SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter 141 281
43X0802 300GB 15K 3.5" Hot-Swap SAS 6 12
40K1044 146GB 15K 3.5” Hot-Swap SAS 6 12
39R6529 IBM 1m SAS Cable or 2 4
39R6531 IBM 3m SAS Cable

Notes:
Note-1 One SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) needed for support with each blade server
Note-2 If Fibre Channel or additional EN connectivity required

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IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System Supported Operating
Systems to Chassis to Blade Interoperability
IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System
(1726-22B) supported Operating Systems
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for
AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for
AMD64/EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for
AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for x86
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for
AMD64/EM64T Note 1
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
Note 1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for Power
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2,
Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2,
Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2,
Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2,
Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2,
Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2,
Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003/2003
R2, Standard Edition
Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2
Premium Edition
AIX
AIX Version 6.1
VMware
VMware ESX Server 2.5.4
VMware ESX Server 3.0.1
Note-1 SLES10 does not support iSCSI to DS3300 when booted from BladeCenter Boot Disk
System
Note-2 VMWare limitation on SAS support
connected by IBM
containing
BladeCenter SAS
Connectivity Module
(39Y9195) to
Chassis Blades
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
- -
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
E (8677) or H (8852, 7989) HS20 (8843, 7981), HS21 (8853), HS21XM (7995),
LS20 (8850), LS21 (7971), LS41 (7972), JS21 (8844)
- -
Note 2 -
Note 2 -
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IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager1,2 Compatibility

OFM Advanced OFM Advanced

OFM
M/T or P/N Upgrade Upgrade for IBM
(44W3981)
(46C3551) Director (46C3552)
Chassis
8677 IBM BladeCenter E Y Y Y
8852 IBM BladeCenter H Y Y Y
8740/8750 BladeCenter HT Y Y Y
8886 BladeCenter S Y Y Y
Blades Servers
8853 HS21 Dual Core Y Y Y
8853 HS21 Quad Core Y Y Y
7995 HS21 XM Dual Core Y Y Y
7995 HS21 XM Quad Core Y Y Y
7971 LS21 Y Y Y
7972 LS41 Y Y Y
Expansion Cards and Expansion Units
26R0884 QLogic 4Gb Standard Fibre Cannel Expansion Card Y Y Y
26R0890 QLogic 4 Gb SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card Y Y Y
39Y9186 Emulex 4 Gb SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card Y Y Y
43W6859 Emulex 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFv) Y Y Y
41Y8527 QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFv) Y Y Y
QLogic Ethernet and 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Y Y Y
39Y9306
Card (CFFh)
39R8624 IBM SFF Gb Ethernet Expansion Card Y Y Y
39Y9310 Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFv) Y Y Y

Note 1: Reflects single instance compatibility.

Solid State Hard Drive Compatibility

Dual 15.8GB 2.5" ServerBlade ServerBlade 31.4GB

Blade Servers Solid State Drive 15.8GB SSD SATA SSD SATA 2.5" NHS
43W7606 2.5" NHS 43W7614 43W7618
HC10 (7996) - - -
HS20 (8843) - - -
HS21 Dual and Quad Core (8853) - Y Y
HS21 XM Dual and Quad Core (7995) Y Y Y
LS20 (8850) - - -
LS21 (7971) - Y Y
LS41 (7972) - Y Y
JS21 - - -
JS22 (7998) - - -
QS20 (0020-250) - - -
QS21 (0792) - - -

Note-1 If you need support on the PCI Expansion Unit II (PEU2) for the LS21/41, contact your IBM
Representative. IBM System x Sales representative, a SPORE is required to execute the LS21/41 on PEU2
solution.

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IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System; Configuration Diagrams

One BladeCenter H Example

P/N Description Quantity

172622B IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System 1
39Y9195 IBM BladeCenter SAS Connectivity Module 2
39Y9190 SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter 141
40K1044 146GB 15K 3.5” Hot-Swap SAS or 12
43X0802 300GB 15K 3.5" Hot-Swap SAS
39R6529 IBM 1m SAS Cable or 2
39R6531 IBM 3m SAS Cable

Notes:
Note-1 One SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) needed for support with each blade server

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IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System; Configuration Diagrams

Two BladeCenter H Example

P/N Description Quantity

172622B IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System 1
39R6509 SAS 2-Port Daughter Card 2
39Y9195 IBM BladeCenter SAS Connectivity Module 4
39Y9190 SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter 281
40K1044 146GB 15K 3.5” Hot-Swap SAS or 12
43X0802 300GB 15K 3.5" Hot-Swap SAS
39R6529 IBM 1m SAS Cable or 4
39R6531 IBM 3m SAS Cable

Notes:
Note-1 One SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) needed for support with each blade server
Note-2 For support with BladeCenter H only, and may be required based on number of open
switch bays

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Configuration Diagrams
HS21, HS21 XM or
LS21

LS41

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LS41 continued:
Note: a processor needs to be installed in the MPE to utilize the I/O capability in the MPE.

Storage I/O Expansion Unit combined with HS21, HS21 XM

or LS21

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Memory I/O Expansion Unit combined with HS21

(8853)

Memory I/O Expansion Unit and Storage I/O Expansion Unit

combined with HS21

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Storage I/O Expansion Unit and LS41

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