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IBM 128 GB and 256 GB SATA 2.5" MLC Entry SSDs 6
Supported operating systems
Solid-state drives operate transparently to users, storage systems, applications, databases, and operating
systems. The controllers that support SSDs are supported by the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Datacenter x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2 Premium Edition
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2 Standard Edition
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for AMD64/EM64T
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS for x86
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition with Xen
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T
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VMware ESX 4.0
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VMware ESX 4.1
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VMware ESXi 4.0
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VMware ESXi 4.1
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VMware vSphere 5
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See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service
packs supported: http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. Click System x servers , then
Disk controllers to see the support matrix. Click the check mark that is associated with the System x
server in question to see the details of the operating system support.
Warranty
There is a 1-year, customer-replaceable unit (CRU) limited warranty. When installed on a System x
server, these drives assume your system’s base warranty and any IBM ServicePac® upgrade.