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Integrated virtualization

The x240 M5 supports the VMware vSphere (ESXi) hypervisor on one or two SD cards with the optional

SD Media Adapter for System x. This adapter is installed in a dedicated slot under I/O Adapter slot 1, as

shown in the following figure.

Figure 11. SD Media Adapter for System x

When only one SD card is installed in the adapter, you can create up to 16 volumes, each of which is

presented to UEFI as a bootable device. When two SD Media cards are inserted, volumes can be

mirrored (RAID 1) across both cards, up to a total of eight mirrored volumes. The use of mirrored

volumes improves system availability because the server remains operational, even if one SD card fails.

The RAID functionality is handled internally by the SD Media Adapter.

The following table shows the available options. The table also indicates whether the option includes the

SD Media RAID Adapter and how many SD cards are included.

Table 20. Virtualization options

Part

number

Feature

code

Description Includes

Adapter

Includes

Media

00ML706 A5TJ SD Media Adapter for Systems x

(Option 00ML706 includes 2 blank 32GB SD cards)

Yes Yes (2)*

00ML700 AS2V Blank 32GB SD Media for System x No Yes (1)

None** AS4B RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.1 U2 (2

SD Media, RAIDed)

Yes Yes (2)

None** AS4C RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.5 U2 (2

SD Media, RAIDed)

Yes Yes (2)

None** ASCG RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.1 U2 (1

SD Media)

Yes Yes (1)

None** ASCH RAID Adapter for SD Media w/ VMware ESXi 5.5 U2 (1

SD Media)

Yes Yes (1)

* Option 00ML706 includes two 32GB SD cards; however, for CTO orders, feature code A5TJ does not include SD

media and the 32GB cards and VMware vSphere preload must be selected separately.

** CTO only.

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