The following table lists currently available Ethernet and FC embedded switches and pass-thru modules for
Flex System that can be used in TS3100 and TS3200 solutions.
Table 14. Ethernet and FC embedded switches for Flex System
Description
Part number
10 Gb Ethernet (FCoE transit switch)
Lenovo Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch
00FM514
Lenovo Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module
00FM518
Converged 10 GbE and 8 Gb FC (FCoE gateway)
Lenovo Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch
00FM510
8 Gb FC
Lenovo Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch
69Y1930
16 Gb FC
Lenovo Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch
88Y6374
Lenovo Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch (includes two 16 Gb SFPs)
00Y3324
Lenovo Flex System FC5022 24-port 16Gb ESB SAN Scalable Switch
90Y9356
Pass-thru modules (require a compatible external switch)
Lenovo Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru
88Y6043
Lenovo Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Pass-thru
69Y1934
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following categories:
Blade Network Modules:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/blades/networkmodule
Blade Storage Modules:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/blades/storagemodule
Operating systems
The TS3100 and TS3200 support host attachments to the System x and ThinkServer servers and Flex
System compute nodes with the following operating systems:
Microsoft:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Red Hat:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
SUSE:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Note: The LTO tape drives are supported when attached and run from the host operating system, however,
in virtualization environments (for example, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen), the tape drives are not supported in the
guest operating systems.
IBM TS3100 and TS3200 Tape Libraries for Lenovo
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