100 IBM System x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 Planning and Implementation Guide
3.20 Integrated virtualization
The X6 servers support VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key. The key is installed in
a USB port that is located on the Primary I/O Book. Figure 3-36 shows the location of the
USB port for the embedded hypervisor on the Primary I/O Book system board.
Figure 3-36 Internal USB port location for embedded hypervisor (view from above)
Table 3-25 lists the virtualization options.
Table 3-25 Virtualization options
For more information about using the embedded hypervisor, see 6.4, “Use of embedded
VMware ESXi” on page 195.
3.21 Hot-swap capabilities
The X6 servers follow the standard color coding scheme used by IBM for touch points and
hot-swap components.
Hot-swap components have orange handles or touch points. Orange tabs are found on fan
modules, power supplies, additional I/O Books, and disk drives. The orange designates that
the items are hot-swap, and can be both removed and replaced while the chassis is powered.
Touch points that are blue cannot be hot-swapped; the server must be powered off before
removing these devices. Blue touch points can be found on components such as Compute
Books, Primary I/O Book, and Storage Book.
Part
number
Feature
code
Description Maximum
supported
a
a. Two hypervisor keys are supported only with the x3950 X6 and only if the x3950 X6 is
configured to be partitioned, where the two halves of the server operate as two independent
four-socket servers. CTO orders, however, can include only one hypervisor key.
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Internal USB port
for embedded
hypervisor
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