System x3400 (7973/7974-2Bx)

System x3400 (7973/7974-2Bx)
Network Server
IBM

28 Jun 2010
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SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLED 11

Other Products:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Point of Service (SLEPOS)

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

Desktop Effects: Graphics driver/adapter does not support desktop effects.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support throttling.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support dynamic CPU frequency scaling.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support fan thermal scaling.
Power Management: For suspend to RAM to work, create file /etc/pm/config.d/suspend and add the following line to it : S2RAM_OPTS="-f -p -m"
Dual video is supported with VIA drivers on SP1, these VIA drivers are not PLDP compliant. For SLEPOS11SP1, download the VIA driver at : http://linux.via.com.tw/download/OEM/driver/5.74.33.86a-slpos11sp1-54438ibm-rtm.tar. For SLES11SP1/SLED11SP1, download the VIA driver at : http://linux.via.com.tw/download/OEM/driver/5.74.33.86a-sl11sp1-54438ibm-rtm.tar

Referenced Bulletins
132455

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: 183872
	Checksum: bfac6d2660e00b111dc4b765ffa9e3c9

Broadcom® NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller [BCM5721]
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 196776
	Checksum: 95a2600742be897aff5bff041657a5c4

IBM ServeRAID 8k-L
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 143392
	Checksum: 34e0e371a60792e16ef8982b1df4fcb3

Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: d023f0afd755d8755871ba7f8b63c70a

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:

IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com

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System x3400 (7973/7974-2Bx) - Yes Bulletin 132879 | SUSE