System x3650 (7979-51x)

System x3650 (7979-51x)
Network Server
IBM

24 Mar 2009
123812

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64

Product Description
For constrained data center environments, the IBM System x3650 offers unprecedented performance and reliability. Optimized for up to eight-core processor performance, the x3650 delivers rack-dense, dual-core or quad-core computing power, an impressive 12 DIMM memory design and super-efficient network communication. Scalable memory and I/O design satisfy high-speed processing and reliability requirements, while integrated RAID safeguards data. Hot-swap power and cooling with Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager help keep your server cool. The result? Run multiple workloads on a two-socket server—without running out of IT funds.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	Pass 8 Planar
BIOS/uEFI:	GGE142AUS v1.13
CPU:	2 Intel Dual-Core Xeon® Processor 5140 2.33 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	4 PCI Express X8 6 USB Ports Serial
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID 8k-L , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	4 IBM 26K5697 36GB 15K 3.5" SAS Hot-Swap HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	LG GCC-4244N , IDE
USB Keyboard:	IBM
USB Mouse:	IBM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.4.0-0.15

Config Notes

Kdump (SLES11SP4): the crash kernel reserved memory parameter was changed from the default 128M to 256M (crashkernel=512M-:256M) for kdump to function correctly.
Install: System installed using an external USB DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard disk configuration: single disk RAID 0.
Installation Kit: The lenovo_servers_thinksystem-sle11sp4-x86_64-1.0.iso installation kit is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. This installation kit must be downloaded and used to start the SLES installation. To obtain the installation kit go to: https://drivers.suse.com/lenovo/Lenovo-ThinkSystem/sle-11-sp4-x86_64/1.0/.

Referenced Bulletins
145792

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 13-Jan-2009	Driver Size: 605728
	Checksum: 59b603fa8fc7426523a81378da0c7953

2 Broadcom® NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (5708c)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 27-Jan-2009	Driver Size: 206512
	Checksum: 6932857cdd692d4428e817a3cdaa7b14

IBM ServeRAID 8k-L
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 27-Jan-2009	Driver Size: 125048
	Checksum: 4be6249772c236facc9d521030c4efb9

Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 27-Jan-2009	Driver Size: 37888
	Checksum: 4f160a8d08ceed743e7e18ec295f8b73

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
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System x3650 (7979-51x) - Yes Bulletin 123812 | SUSE