Installation guide

26 IBM Eserver xSeries 366 Technical Introduction
The team that wrote this Redpaper
This Redpaper was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the
International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center.
David Watts is a Consulting IT Specialist at the IBM ITSO Center in Raleigh. He
manages residencies and produces Redbooks™ on hardware and software topics related
to IBM Eserver xSeries systems and associated client platforms. He has authored more
than 30 IBM Redbooks and Redpapers. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from
the University of Queensland (Australia) and has worked for IBM for more than 15 years.
He is an IBM Eserver Certified Specialist for xSeries and an IBM Certified IT Specialist.
Robert Moon is the team leader at IBM Eserver xSeries Techline in Greenock, Scotland.
He is co-author of the x440 and the x445 Solution Assurance Product Review Guides. He has
more than nine years of experience in xSeries and Netfinity® servers, including pre-sales and
post-sales technical support. He has been involved with Solution Assurance for more than six
years, and he is currently the EMEA coordinator for the ServerProven Opportunity Request
for Evaluation (SPORE) program. His areas of expertise include Novell NetWare and xSeries
hardware. He is an IT Advisory Systems Specialist, chartered professional of the British
Computer Society (MBCS CITP), Certified Novell NetWare Administrator (CNA),
IBM Eserver Certified specialist for xSeries, and holds a degree in Business Administration
and Engineering from the University of Eindhoven.
The team (l-r): David and Robert
Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:
Ralph Begun, xSeries 366 Lead Engineer, Raleigh
Donn Bullock, WW Brand Manager, Raleigh
Rusty Dunnavant, SMB Sector Portfolio Manager, Raleigh
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server for x86 Supported No No
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server for AMD64/EM64T No Supported Supported
VMware ESX Server Supported No No
Operating system 32-bit legacy mode Compatibility mode 64-bit mode