O site da IBM tem vários artigos sobre a instalação do Linux no modelo " IBM System x3850 M2 ", especificamente sobre a instalação do RHEL 5 Hat Enterprise Linux 5), RHEL 6 , SLES 10 SP2 (Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2) e SLES 11 . Então, acho que essas distribuições Linux, pelo menos, são (ou foram) suportadas pela IBM para esse modelo em particular.
Os artigos são os seguintes:
IBM Instalando o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Versão 5 - IBM System x3850 M2 (7141, 7144) link
Instalando o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Versão 6 - IBM System x3850 M2 e x3950 M2 (Tipo 7233, 7234)
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Instalando o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP 2 - IBM System x3850 M2 (7233) e System x3950 M2 (7233)
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Instalando o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 - IBM System x3850 M2 e x3950 M2 (7141, 7144)
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Com relação às combinações de combinações de teclas para iniciar a instalação , parece que você pode encontrá-las na seção 4 dos artigos acima . Deixe-me citar aqui a seção " 4.0 Instalando o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Versão 6 " de link :
4.0 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6
To configure your RSA2, complete the following steps:
- Turn on the server.
- When the prompt Press F1 for Setup is displayed, press F1.
- Select Load Default Settings.
- Select Advanced Setup; then, select RSA II Settings.
- Scroll down to OS USB Selection and then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key until Linux OS is displayed.
- Scroll down and select Save Values and Reboot RSA II. Press Enter to save the values to and restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter II.
- Exit to the main Setup menu.
- For a 64-bit installation, navigate to Advanced Setup > CPU Options and change the Clustering Technology setting to Physical Mode. For a 32-bit installation, leave the Clustering Technology setting at Logical Mode.
- Select Save Settings.
- Exit Setup and restart the server.
To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6, complete the following steps:
Complete one of the following procedures:
If the server has a CD/DVD drive, insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6 CD/DVD 1 into the CD/DVD drive and restart the server.
if the server does not have a CD/DVD drive, perform the installation from a PXE server that contains an image of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.
Follow the detailed instructions in the Red Hat Linux Installation Guide to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.
If you want to configure a software iSCSI target for installation, in the Disk Partitioning window, select Advanced storage configuration to set up the partitions, and select the Review and modify partitioning layout check box.
Note: Red Hat might require some updates for proper technology support beyond the base installation. To obtain the best security and performance from the server, apply all current software upgrades and security patches. See the Red Hat Network Reference Guide for information about how to do this.