System x3400 (7973/7974-2Bx)

System x3400 (7973/7974-2Bx)
Network Server
Hitachi, Ltd.

28 Jun 2010
132878

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 12

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 10	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

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 Dual-Core Xeon® Processor E5205 1.86 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 PCI Express X8 2 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X 32-bit/33MHz PCI Parallel Port 2 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID 8k-L , Serial ATA (SATA) Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH , IDE
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 160 GB SATA 7.2k simple-swap HDD , Serial ATA (SATA)
CD/DVD:	HLDS GSA-H40N , IDE
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

This is a SAN boot only system.
The Hitachi SAS 3004 iMR ROMB and local HDD (hard disk drives) are not supported on this configuration.
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
The driver "htc-hfcldd" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk(DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.12.20.4110.iso" and the driver package htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.12.20.4110_3.12.49_11-1.sles12sp1.x86_64.rpm. To obtain the DUD and the driver package, go to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347004.html. The 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.
The driver "be2net" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following driver package: elx-be2net-dd-sles12-11.1.207.0-2.tar.gz. This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/network-adapters/oce14102-nm#downloads

Adapters and Drivers


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

Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 182200
	Checksum: ce3f26869dfac74d65a830efc22116c9

Broadcom® Intergrated BCM 5722 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 195528
	Checksum: 285b55570ca63452e80c26d12c8206ca

IBM ServeRAID 8k-L
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 141912
	Checksum: a0974efb52d83c07ab31155e623121df

Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: 02ccb110f6b9828baf0c7a9e8544bcb0

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:

Hitachi, Ltd.
1 Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi
Kanagawa-ken 259-1392
JAPAN
Voice: +81-463-88-8010
Fax: +81-463-87-7495

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