System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 (6391)

System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 (6391)
Network Server
Hewlett-Packard Company

05 Apr 2010
131637

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64

Other Products:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension

Product Description
Designed for data centers that require high performance, yet are constrained on floor space, power and cooling infrastructure, the IBM System x® iDataPlex™ dx360 M3 provides an innovative, half-depth solution optimized for maximum density and incredible efficiency. Featuring the latest Intel® Xeon® X5670 Processor and DDR-3 memory, the dx360 M3 is easy to manage and delivers outstanding performance in a flexible platform that can be tailored to your data center’s processing, storage or I/O needs.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	7
BIOS/uEFI:	TME145UUS-1.06
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X5670 2.93 GHz
RAM:	64 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	PCI Express X8 Serial 2 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JIB ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	Western Digital WD2502ABYS 250GB 3.5 SATA , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-3.1

Config Notes

Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article: https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462.
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER8 as this functionality is provided by the POWER8 hardware itself.
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
* System configuration: Did not have GPU installed when it runs on PowerVM, http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/s824l/specs.html

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 24-Aug-2009	Driver Size: 173128
	Checksum: 96a33dda383f3a9a0105217ce9af245a

2 Intel Integrated 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 146768
	Checksum: 4e0faf6cbc26fd4c01b8344e7c6ec1b1

Intel Integrated 82801JIB ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 45928
	Checksum: a52e876adcd5e3c2c13ade06e300a3cf

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:

Hewlett-Packard Company
Workstation Global Business Unit
Fort Collins , CO 80528
Website: http://www.hp.com

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