System x3250 M3 (4252-42x)

System x3250 M3 (4252-42x)
Network Server
Lenovo

29 Oct 2009
130609

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 12

Product Description
The IBM® System x3250 M3 is a single-socket server that offers new levels of performance and flexibility to help you respond quickly to changing business demands. Cost-effective and compact, it is well-suited for small to mid-sized businesses as well as large enterprises, whether for general-purpose workloads or specialized applications. Built with the latest Intel® Xeon® 3400 Series processors, the x3250 M3 has industry-leading computing capabilities in a small, 1U footprint. It also offers substantial memory and storage capacity to help you manage your data efficiently.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1.0
BIOS/uEFI:	GYE120TUS - 1.00
CPU:	Intel Xeon® Processor X3440 2.53 GHz
RAM:	6 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X8 6 USB Ports Serial
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	LSI Logic LSI SAS 1064E , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Ibex Peak (PCH) , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 73.4 GB 15K RPM SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Panasonic UJDA782 DVD/CDRW , Serial ATA (SATA)
USB Floppy:	IBM
USB Keyboard:	IBM
USB Mouse:	IBM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.5.0-0.30

Config Notes

Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard Disk Configuration: JBOD.
VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 R2 drivers are available from http://download.suse.com (VMDP-WIN-2.3.exe).
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to the SLES 12 FV guest. One of the embedded Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 adapters was used in this testing.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 25-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 195712
	Checksum: aa323e9b7243810830f170a73c0337cf

2 Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 173960
	Checksum: 44b0d2cccdf9984610922b80b59a0772

LSI Logic LSI SAS 1064E
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 89736
	Checksum: a305bf04c07867149c163920c96006ae

Intel Ibex Peak (PCH)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 37888
	Checksum: f81281db8221f758e7111cd80015aebe

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:

Lenovo
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
support.lenovo.com

579425

System x3250 M3 (4252-42x) - Yes Bulletin 130609 | SUSE