IBM z16 A02

IBM z16 A02
Network Server
IBM

06 Nov 2025
154729

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 for IBM Z and LinuxONE

Product Description
IBM® z16™, z16 A02 (3932)

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	System z Platform
Mother Board Revision:	NA
BIOS/uEFI:	NA
CPU:	16 IBM z16 CPU (3932)
RAM:	16 GB
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM SCSI/FCP IBM FICON Express32S SX
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM SCSI/FCP Disk Storage Device 2 IBM ECKD DASD Storage Device
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 10.0.0-150700.128.11

Config Notes

Power Management: System/Processor does not support dynamic CPU frequency scaling.
For optimizing your setup: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/perf/
For z/VM guest setup: http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/linuxper.html
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/hardware/ Armonk, New York 10504-1722 , NY 10504-1722 Voice: 001-914-499-1900 Toll Free: 800-IBM-4YOU (800-426-4968) Website: http://www.ibm.com
This configuration was tested with only one NIC.
Maintenance update: SLES 12 SP2 kernel update 1319 is required and was installed during certification testing. The kernel update can be downloaded at https://download.suse.com/Download?buildid=7pisoWugMvc~.

Adapters and Drivers


IBM OSA-Express7S 25 GbE SR 1.2
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: qeth.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 89582
	Checksum: b45b9ee8c5609f3b794344ec6c5fb8f3
	Driver Version: 930ABF3D6EE7B060892D54E

IBM 25GbE RoCE Express3 SR
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: mlx5_core.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 1274850
	Checksum: d9328a32975a2a19a7c850ca36cd3a9d
	Driver Version: 76E9CA88FFA779ED10053D0

IBM SCSI/FCP
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: zfcp.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 97059
	Checksum: ff83f3e215d363c52a6233e186316e78
	Driver Version: 298823CA6B9BA2C1A72A076

IBM FICON Express32S SX
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: zfcp.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 97059
	Checksum: ff83f3e215d363c52a6233e186316e78
	Driver Version: 298823CA6B9BA2C1A72A076

The term SUSE YES Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. For more information on hardware exchange policies, please access the following document and view the Hardware Component Exchange Guide.

https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit
http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/hardware/
Armonk, New York 10504-1722 , NY 10504-1722
Voice: 001-914-499-1900
Toll Free: 800-IBM-4YOU (800-426-4968)
Website: http://www.ibm.com

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