System x3250 M3 (4251-42x)

System x3250 M3 (4251-42x)
Network Server
Intel Corporation

02 Jun 2010
132541

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 32	Mode: Paravirtualized
Windows Server 2008
	SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

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.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	3
BIOS/uEFI:	GYE133TUS-1.04
CPU:	Intel Xeon® Processor X3440 2.53 GHz
RAM:	6 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X8 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Ibex Peak (PCH) , Serial ATA (SATA) LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Panasonic UJDA782 DVD/CDRW , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-13.1

Config Notes

The ixgbe.ko driver used during testing is not SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following driver package: intel-lan_linux_v20.3.zip. This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25391/Onboard-Network-Driver-for-Linux-?product=78562
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to the SLES 12 SP1 guest. The embedded Intel X540-AT2 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller adapter was used during this testing.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 190624
	Checksum: febbdb06c6bac590a0a303be395a87d6

2 Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 215376
	Checksum: 83d89d43552f9b6afda43650d418e990

Intel Ibex Peak (PCH)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: a4077eeea266ee64888245b840828db1

LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 104848
	Checksum: 1cdd992fec2792b2eb009e5de03097e8

The term SUSE "YES" Enterprise 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:

Intel Corporation
Columbia Design Center
100 Center Point Circle, Suite 200
Columbia , SC 29210
Voice: 803-216-2100
Website: www.intel.com

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