Supported hardware

You can use Bootable Media Creator to create bootable media that supports various BladeCenter, Flex System, and System x systems.

Supported systems

You can run Bootable Media Creator on any x86 system that is running a supported operating system.

The following BladeCenter servers are supported by Bootable Media Creator:
Table 1. BladeCenter servers
Server Machine type
IBM BladeCenter HS22 1936, 7809, 7870
IBM BladeCenter HS22V 1949, 7871
IBM BladeCenter HS23 7875
IBM BladeCenter HS23E 8038, 8039
IBM BladeCenter HX5 1909, 7872, 7873
The following Flex System servers are supported by Bootable Media Creator:
Table 2. Flex System servers
Server Machine type
Flex System x220 Compute Node 2585, 7906
Flex System x222 Compute Node 7916
Flex System x240 Compute Node 7863, 8737, 8956
Lenovo Flex System x240 7162, 2588
Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 2591, 9532
Flex System x280 X6/480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node 4259, 7903
Lenovo Flex System x280 X6/480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node 7196, 4258
Flex System x440 Compute Node 7917
Lenovo Flex System x440 2590, 7167
The following System x and xSeries servers are supported by Bootable Media Creator:
Table 3. System x and xSeries servers
Server Machine type
IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 5455
Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M5 5465
Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M5 DWC 5467
IBM Smart Analytics System 7949
IBM System x3100 4348
IBM System x3100 M4 2582
IBM System x3100 M5 5457
IBM System x3200 4362, 4363
IBM System x3200 M3 7327, 7328
IBM System x3250 4364, 4365, 4366
IBM System x3250 M3 4251, 4252, 4261
IBM System x3250 M4 2583
IBM System x3250 M5 5458
IBM System x3300 M4 7382
IBM System x3350 4192, 4193
IBM System x3400 M2 and x3500 M2 7836, 7837, 7839
IBM System x3400 M3 7378, 7379
IBM System x3455 7940, 7941
IBM System x3500 M3 7380
IBM System x3500 M4 7383
Lenovo System x3500 M5 5464
IBM System x3530 M4 7160
IBM System x3550 M3 4254, 7944
IBM System x3550 M4 7914
LenovoSystem x3550 M5 5463
IBM System x3620 M3 7376
IBM System x3630 M3 7377
IBM System x3630 M4 7158
IBM System x3650 M2 4199, 7947
IBM System x3650 M3 4255, 5454, 7945
IBM System x3650 M4 5460, 7915
Lenovo System x3650 M4 8062
IBM System x3650 M4 BD 5466
LenovoSystem x3650 M5 5462
IBM System x3650 T 7980
IBM System x3655 7943
IBM System x3690 X5 7147, 7148, 7149, 7192
IBM System x3750 M4 8722, 8733
Lenovo System x3750 M4 8753
IBM System x3750 M4 8752, 8718
IBM System x3750 X5 7148, 7149
IBM System x3755 M3 7164
IBM System x3800 8866
IBM System x3850 X5 7143, 7145, 7191
IBM System x3850 X6/x3960 X6 3837, 3839
Lenovo System x3850 X6/x3960 X6 6241
IBM System x3950 7366, 8878
IBM System x3950 X5 7143, 7146, 7191
IBM System xiDataPlex Direct Water Cooled dx360 M4 7918, 7919
IBM System xiDataPlex dx360 M2 6380, 7321, 7323
IBM System xiDataPlex dx360 M3 6391
IBM System xiDataPlex dx360 M4 7912, 7913
Note: The following systems support both single node and multi node:
  • IBM BladeCenter HX5
  • IBM BladeCenter 3850 X5
  • IBM BladeCenter 3950 X5
  • Flex System x280 X6/x480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node
  • IBM System x3850 X6/x3960 X6
  • Lenovo Flex System x3850 X6/x3950 X6, 6241
  • Lenovo Flex System x280 X6/x480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node, 4258, 7196