System x3650 M2 (7947-92x)

System x3650 M2 (7947-92x)
Network Server
IBM

15 Oct 2009
130469

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
The IBM System x3650 M2 offers robust and proven technology and a flexible design. Delivering quad-core computing on Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series processors with QuickPath Interconnect technology, this powerful 2U server delivers significant performance improvement per watt compared to previous generation servers by integrating low-wattage components for an energy-smart thermal profile.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	3
BIOS/uEFI:	D6E126AUS-1.02
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X5570 2.93 GHz
RAM:	64 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	4 PCI Express X8 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200e
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Integrated 82801JIB ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	12 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	LG GCC-T20N , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.5.0-0.27

Config Notes

Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 0
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to one of the SLES 11 SP3 x86-64 guests. The embedded Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port) adapter was used during this testing.
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe)
Install: System installed using external USB connected DVD drive; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration
Maintenance update: SLES 11 SP3 Xen maintenance update slessp3-xen-201310-8479 (bnc#836239) is required and was installed during certification testing

Referenced Bulletins
141325

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200e
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 24-Aug-2009	Driver Size: 173128
	Checksum: 96a33dda383f3a9a0105217ce9af245a

2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709s NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Aug-2009	Driver Size: 210128
	Checksum: d99560a99ee6ec06eacfa17918707ee3

IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 23-Aug-2009	Driver Size: 88496
	Checksum: be345774110d6f0107078f9055d3c7c4

Intel Integrated 82801JIB ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Aug-2009	Driver Size: 45928
	Checksum: 126a52454315715571a5ae900bf68142

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 M2 (7947-92x) - Yes Bulletin 130469 | SUSE