 | System x3950 M2 (7141-1Sx)
Network Server IBM | 22 Apr 2008
101112 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 with XEN Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 10 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| Windows 2003 Server R2 | |||
| Arch: 32 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows 2003 | |
| SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 | |||
| Arch: 32 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 10 | |
| SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 | |||
| Arch: 32 | Mode: Paravirtualized | SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 10 | |
Product Description
Built on the next generation of Enterprise X-Architecture® servers, the IBM System x3950 M2 takes performance, efficiency and reliability to the next level. Featuring an unmatched combination of x86 performance and scalability with a balanced design, the x3950 M2 delivers unrivaled reliability, providing confidence in your IT solution deployments. An easy upgrade path provides the necessary flexibility to deliver an optimized solution for scale-up database, enterprise applications and server consolidation through virtualization services. Fourth-generation Enterprise X-Architecture chipset design enhancements deliver performance, balanced design and proven reliability that customers have come to expect from this class of server. Active Memory™ with features such as Memory ProteXion™, hot-add memory and Chipkill™ memory provide a level of reliability and availability that helps reduce downtime and maintain data integrity Two times the memory availability than previous generations with 32 DIMM slots, running DDR II PC2-5300 creates a more balanced total system design. Ability to upgrade to scalable system with the ScaleXpander Option kit allowing customers the flexibility to scale as their business needs change. 4-processor, 4U rack-optimized enterprise server with Intel Xeon Series 7200 and 7300 processors. Dual-core and quad-core processor options with up to 2.4 GHz (dual-core) and 2.93 GHz (quad-core) speeds with up to 8MB L2 cache. Seven PCI-Express x8 high-performance I/O expansion slots, two support hot-swap capabilities. ScaleXpander Option kit offers customers the flexibility to scale from 4 sockets all the way to 16 sockets.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | 1.0 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | v1.03 |
| CPU: | 4 Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor E7310 1.60 GHz |
| RAM: | 16 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 7 PCI Express X8 5 USB Ports |
| Video Adapter: | ATI ES1000 |
| Host Bus Adapter: | LSI Logic
SAS1078-IR
, Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Integrated 82801GR ICH7R , IDE |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM 146 GB 10K 2.5-inch SFF HOT-SWAP , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| CD/DVD: | HLDS CD-RW/DVD DRIVE GCC-T10N , IDE |
| USB Floppy: | IBM |
| USB Keyboard: | IBM |
| USB Mouse: | IBM |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 6.1.0-0.28 |
Config Notes
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Referenced Bulletins
92486
Adapters and Drivers
| ATI ES1000 | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: radeon_dri.so | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 20-Sep-2006 | Driver Size: 2178256 | ||||||||
| Checksum: a4ebe7953fef8787e8a02230fd963802 | |||||||||
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| 2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709s NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 22-Oct-2007 | Driver Size: 194857 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 4f42c9ef997a5aa95a5e0f3b9674a3bf | |||||||||
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| LSI Logic SAS1078-IR | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 18-May-2007 | Driver Size: 36136 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 6dd8cd00c364614eb96f1da3e084f199 | |||||||||
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| Intel Integrated 82801GR ICH7R | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: piix.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 18-May-2007 | Driver Size: 20108 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 4ee8b97252093372a0bb5e14cac52678 | |||||||||
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