System x3400 (7976-L2x)

System x3400 (7976-L2x)
Network Server
Hewlett-Packard Company

02 Jun 2010
132583

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 for AMD64 & Intel64

Product Description
The IBM System x3400 is an excellent low-cost solution for growing businesses or branch offices that rely on 24x7 availability and mission-critical applications. Optional features let you configure a server customized for your needs—from basic file-and-print to a robust, mission-critical application server—saving you time and money.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Tower
Mother Board Revision:	5
BIOS/uEFI:	SPE169AUS - 1.69
CPU:	2 Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor E5430 2.66 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	32-bit/33MHz PCI 2 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X 3 PCI Express X8 2 Serial 4 USB Ports Parallel Port
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID 8k , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	3 IBM 250 GB 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA II , Serial ATA (SATA)
CD/DVD:	HLDS GSA-H40N , IDE
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-17.1

Config Notes

System cerification testing was performed with a SLES 15 64-bit virtual machine configured with up to 128 CPUs and 4080 GB of memory.
VMware guest OS installation information can be found at: http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/SLE_15.html.
VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by operating system vendors. For additional information, see knowledge base article 2073803 at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803.
VMware recommends using the paravirtual drivers contributed upstream and redistributed by operating system vendors . For additional information, see knowledge base article 2073804 at https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804.
The VMware Memory Ballooning driver included in SLES 15 is auto loaded to improve the virtual machine memory performance.

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 29-Mar-2010	Driver Size: 720064
	Checksum: 392237aeb0878c4fe6de3c5728a9c319

Broadcom® Intergrated BCM 5721Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 195528
	Checksum: 2128c23618c4b909aa8088192ceeed4c

Broadcom® NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller [BCM5721]
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 195528
	Checksum: 2128c23618c4b909aa8088192ceeed4c

Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: b87688abb3b2bea5af22bafd2d4a589a

IBM ServeRAID 8k
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 141848
	Checksum: 4a1798df2ea9877b95f9edd5d1d1bc7e

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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