IBM zEnterprise 196 z196 (2817)

IBM zEnterprise 196 z196 (2817)
Network Server
Dell Incorporated

23 Jul 2010
133122

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 12

Product Description
SLES-11 SP1-s390x on an IBM® zEnterprise™ System.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	System z Platform
Mother Board Revision:	n/a
BIOS/uEFI:	n/a
CPU:	IBM System z processor running 64 bit mode
RAM:	6 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	System z
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM SCSI/FCP , SCSI IBM Ficon Express4 , FibreChannel IBM Escon , FibreChannel IBM Ficon Express8 , FibreChannel
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM FICON DASD Storage Device , FibreChannel IBM SCSI/FCP Disk Storage Device , SCSI IBM ECKD DASD Storage Device , FibreChannel
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

Install: OS Installed via USB CD/DVD Drive.
Driver:The mpt2sas driver can be downloaded and installed when SLES is installed. To obtain the driver go to: http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/Host%20Bus%20Adapters/Host%20Bus%20Adapters%20Common%20Files/SAS_SATA_6G_P10/LinuxMPT_SAS2_RHEL5-6_SLES10-11_P10.zip Unzip this zip file,find the mpt2sas-10.00.00.00-1-sles11sp1.x86_64.iso.gz in the path: LinuxMPT_SAS2_RHEL5-6_SLES10-11_P10\mpt2sas_rhel5_rel\mpt2sas-release\disks-1 ,decompress the gz and use the inside of the file "mpt2sas-10.00.00.00-1-sles11sp1.x86_64.iso" as a update disk in the following steps: 1 Boot from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation media. 2 Press F6 to load the driver update after the boot menu appears, and select Yes ,then you are prompted to insert the update disk at the appropriate point in the installation process. This driver is not PLDP compliant.

Adapters and Drivers


IBM SCSI/FCP
IBM Ficon Express4
IBM Escon
IBM Ficon Express8
IBM OSA-Express2
IBM OSA-Express3

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:

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IBM zEnterprise 196 z196 (2817) - Yes Bulletin 133122 | SUSE