PowerEdge M710 / 2 Intel® Xeon® X5680 3.33 GHz

PowerEdge M710 / 2 Intel® Xeon® X5680 3.33 GHz
Network Server
Dell Incorporated

19 Mar 2010
131458

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 10

Other Products:

Novell® Open Enterprise Server 2 Support Pack 2

Product Description
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e blade enclosure with the M710 delivers exceptional performance per watt. The Intel® Xeon® Processor X5680 is designed to adapt in real time to your software enabling multiple tasks to be done simultaneously, while boosting performance with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology as business usage demands it most. Dell PowerEdge M710 full-height blade servers help cut operating expenses through energy efficiency, product flexibility, and efficient use of data center space. When combined with Dell’s world-class storage, management, and support offerings, the result is a total enterprise solution that can help you simplify and save on IT expenses.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	A02
BIOS/uEFI:	2.0.11
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X5680 3.33 GHz
RAM:	36 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eW
Host Bus Adapter:	Dell PERC H700 Integrated , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 Seagate® ST973402SS , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.5.0-0.30

Config Notes

Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
The driver "htc-hfcldd" are used during testing is not SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. To force loading the driver, set allow_unsupported_modules to 1 in /etc/modprobe.d/unsupported-modules. The driver was installed from the driver update disk(DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.11.17.2164.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.11.17.2164_3.0.76_0.11-1.sles11sp3.x86_64.rpm". To obtain the DUD and the driver package log onto : https://portal.hds.com. The Hitachi customer has to be a member of "HDS support portal" to access the driver for download. DUD can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation. To install SLES to the SAN storage, refer to the document "Hitachi Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter Users Guide(SLES Driver Edition)" on https://portal.hds.com
This is a SAN boot only system.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eW
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 24-Aug-2009	Driver Size: 173128
	Checksum: 96a33dda383f3a9a0105217ce9af245a

4 Broadcom® Integrated 5709s NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 210128
	Checksum: 9f462115ad67e89b17221676e67ef9fc

Dell PERC H700 Integrated
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 69320
	Checksum: 9da425a767b07bf7252b8901709bc351

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:

Dell Incorporated
1 DELL WAY
ROUND ROCK , TX 78682

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PowerEdge M710 / 2 Intel® Xeon® X5680 3.33 GHz - Yes Bulletin 131458 | SUSE