System x3550 M3 (7944-E2x)

System x3550 M3 (7944-E2x)
Network Server
Oracle America Inc.

02 Jun 2010
132367

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
The IBM System x3550 M3 builds on the latest Intel® Xeon® processor technology with extreme processing power and superior energy-management and cooling features. With twice the performance of previous generations and a flexible, energy-smart design that integrates low-wattage components, the x3550 M3 can help you meet demanding workloads at a lower cost per watt.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	05
BIOS/uEFI:	D6E145WUS - 1.06
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5640 2.66 GHz
RAM:	24 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® G200eV
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	4 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® Omni Cube™ 4-Port KVM w/StarTech PS2-to-USB
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-13.1

Config Notes

**NOTE**: Certified with HP preloaded version of SLED 11 SP2. Tested with preload image version 21.14.0
Kdump: Crash kernel dump and capture does not function properly on this system and is therefore not supported.
Power Management: /boot/grub/menu.lst must be modified to enable hibernate functionality. Modfications: Change "root=LABEL=ROOT" to "root=/dev/disk/by-label/ROOT" and "resume=LABEL=SWAP" to "resume=/dev/disk/by-label/SWAP".
Power Management: Throttling at max state 10 does not function and therefore is not supported.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® G200eV
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 190624
	Checksum: febbdb06c6bac590a0a303be395a87d6

2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709c NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 119648
	Checksum: 0db02386302b52c6b5b0425a2235a9d7

IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 104848
	Checksum: 1cdd992fec2792b2eb009e5de03097e8

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:

Oracle America Inc.
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores , CA 94065
Website: www.Oracle.com

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System x3550 M3 (7944-E2x) - Yes Bulletin 132367 | SUSE