Standards:
These systems support or comply with the
following standards:
•
Multi Processor Specification (MPS) 1.4
•
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) specification
2.2
•
Hardware-enabled to meet the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9241, Part 3
Equipment approvals and safety
•
FCC
—
Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules, Class A
•
Canada ICES-003, issue 3, Class A
•
UL 1950
9
•
CSA C22.2 No. 950
•
NOM-018
9
9
These servers are certified by the respective UL and NOM
agencies.
Operating environment
•
Temperature:
−
10.0
°
to 35.0
°
C (50
°
to 95
°
F) (Server on)
−
0.0
°
to 60.0
°
C (-32
°
to 140
°
F) (Server off)
•
Relative humidity: 8% to 80%
•
Maximum altitude: 2,133 m (7,000 ft)
Hardware requirements:
For attended installation of an
operating system, this server requires a compatible:
•
Keyboard
•
Mouse
•
HDD
•
Display
Unattended or remote installation may be performed
without requiring some or all of these components.
Review your unattended software installation program
information for specific hardware configuration
requirements.
For service, the server requires a compatible:
•
Keyboard
•
Mouse
•
HDD
•
Display
When having the unit serviced, plan to have these
components attached to your server either directly or
indirectly via a console.
Software requirements:
The following software products
have been tested by IBM and software publishers in the
latest available versions, and where appropriate, are or
will soon be certified by the publisher to be compatible
with the xSeries 336 server.
Operating systems
Software
Publisher
Description
Microsoft
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows 2000 Server
Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS for x86(10)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES for x86(10)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 for AMD64 and
Intel(R) EM64T(10)
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8(10)
VMware
VMware ESX Server V2.1
10
Support and certification is planned for these operating
systems.
The following software is supported as preloads:
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3 Standard
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 Standard
Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Note:
Additional
support, certification, and version
information on network operating systems can be
accessed at
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
serverproven/compat/us/
Compatibility:
The xSeries 336 server contains licensed
system programs that include set configuration, set
features, and test programs. System SurePath
BIOS is
loaded from a “flash” EEPROM into system memory. This
BIOS provides instructions and interfaces designed to
support the standard features of the xSeries 336 server
and to maintain compatibility with many current software
programs.
For detailed information about IBM and non-IBM devices,
adapters, software, and network operating systems
supported with xSeries servers, visit
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support
Contact your IBM representative, IBM Business Partner,
or refer to the IBM Sales Manual for information on the
compatibility of hardware and software for xSeries
servers. The Sales Manual is updated periodically as new
features and options are announced that support these
servers.
Limitations
•
The xSeries 336 server contains a single, configurable
serial port.
It can be configured to be
operating-system-controlled,
service-processor-controlled, or shared between the
two.
You can set the configuration by changing the
header location to which the internal serial cable is
plugged. The default location from the factory is in the
shared position.
In the shared position, the service
processor controls the port until the operating system
is running, then the operating system takes control.
The service processor can regain control of the port
for user-configured dial-out situations or if the
operating system is not available, but operating
system control cannot be reestablished without
resetting the server.
•
xSeries 336 servers can address a maximum of 16 GB
of system memory by adding a 2 GB PC2-3200 ECC
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