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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Hardware support</h1>
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<div><p>This topic covers the hardware that you need.</p>
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<p>Depending on the distribution, Linux<sup>®</sup> can be installed on the Integrated xSeries<sup>®</sup> Server
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or Integrated xSeries Adapter-attached xSeries,
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as described in the following sections.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzau9planinstallkickoff.htm" title="This topic covers planning for the installation of Linux on the Integrated xSeries platform.">Planning the installation</a></div>
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</div><div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="rzau9ixshardwaresupport"><a name="rzau9ixshardwaresupport"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Integrated xSeries Server support</h2>
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<div><p>Only certain models of the Integrated xSeries Server are supported for the
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installation of Linux. For more information on supported Integrated xSeries Servers,
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go to the following Web site: </p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/ixs_system_config.html" target="_blank">http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/ixs_system_config.html</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /></p>
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<p>To determine the maximum number of Integrated xSeries Servers you can install on a
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particular model of the iSeries™, go to the following Web site: </p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/ixs_model_support.html" target="_blank">http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/ixs_model_support.html</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /></p>
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<p>A USB diskette drive is required to load the initial IBM-supplied drivers
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if you are installing Linux on an Integrated xSeries Server.</p>
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<p>Note that you also need to connect an SVGA-compatible monitor, keyboard,
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and mouse to the Integrated xSeries Server to act as the Linux console.</p>
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<div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="rzau9ixahardwaresupport"><a name="rzau9ixahardwaresupport"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Integrated xSeries Adapter support</h2>
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<div><p>Only certain xSeries server
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models are supported for the installation of Linux. For more information on supported xSeries servers,
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go to the following Web site: </p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/xseriesmodels/" target="_blank">http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/xseriesmodels/</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /></p>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Pay particular attention to the footnoted material for your model.</div>
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<p>You cannot connect an xSeries model that is not on this list to iSeries. The xSeries needs
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a CD-ROM drive and a diskette drive to install Linux. To determine the maximum number
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of Integrated xSeries Adapters
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you can connect to a particular model of the iSeries, go to the following Web site: </p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/ixa_overview.html" target="_blank">http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/ixa_overview.html</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /></p>
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<p>If your xSeries model
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for integration on iSeries, you then need to check the hardware compatibility
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lists for Red Hat or SUSE as follows:</p>
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<ul><li>For Red Hat: <a href="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/hwcert" target="_blank"> http://bugzilla.redhat.com/hwcert</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /> On this page you will see a <strong>Quick Search</strong> text
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field. Input the word <strong>xSeries</strong> and click <strong>Search</strong>. You will see
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a list of xSeries models listed in a table with an associated Red Hat version.
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Click on your specific xSeries to see details on the certification summary
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and details.</li>
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<li>For SUSE: <a href="http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp" target="_blank">http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /> On this page
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input the following and click <strong>Search</strong>. <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> xSeries</p>
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<p><strong>Company:</strong> IBM
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Novell</p>
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<p><strong>Product:</strong> SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server N for x86</p>
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<p>Where
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the N is 8 or 9 for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server.</p>
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<p>You will see a list
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of xSeries models/types. Click on the Bulletin number for your specific xSeries
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to see details on configurations and requirements for install.</p>
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<p></p>
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<p>If your xSeries hardware
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is certified, then you have a fully supported Linux environment. Make sure you record
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any special install instruction from the distributor for your model.</p>
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<p>If your xSeries model
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is not on the Red Hat or SUSE certified hardware list, this does not mean
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that you cannot successfully install Linux. It means that your xSeries model
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has not been specifically tested with the Linux distribution.</p>
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<div class="attention"><span class="attentiontitle">Attention:</span> The distributors provide special instructions for the
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installation of their Linux distributions on supported xSeries models.
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You must follow these special instructions for installation on the Integrated xSeries Server
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or Integrated xSeries Adapter.</div>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Although Linux distributions can be capable of supporting
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more that 8 processors, only 8 processors are supported on an Integrated xSeries
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Adapter-attached xSeries server.</div>
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