Sun Blade X6440

Sun Blade X6440
Network Server
Oracle America Inc.

28 Jul 2010
133180

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 10

Product Description
Oracle's Sun Blade X6440 Server Module is the first four-socket AMD Opteron™ (quad-core) blade for use in the Sun Blade 6000 and 6048 Modular Systems. A fast, reliable, and expandable x64 blade server that runs SLES 10, the Sun Blade X6440 Server Module is a key component in standardizing your infrastructure, helping to lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and simplifying data center management, all without compromise. Powered by four AMD Opteron™ (quad-core) processors, up to 6 (x8) and 2 (x4) PCIe Interfaces, and up to 256GB of DDR2 system memory (when 8GB DIMMs are available), the Sun Blade X6440 Server Module provides the compute power and I/O expandability required to meet your needs now and into the future.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	P1.Last
BIOS/uEFI:	0.25
CPU:	4 AMD Quad-Core Opteron™ Model 8356 2.3 GHz
RAM:	128 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	5 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2000
Host Bus Adapter:	NVIDIA® MCP55 Pro , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	Unigen UGB30SDC16H0 , CompactFlash
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.3.0-0.6

Config Notes

The ast_drv.so and swrast_drv.so drivers used during testing are not SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. These video drivers used during testing were installed from the following driver packages: lxdrv.tar.gz or lxrpm.tar.gz. This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/thinkserver-rack-servers/thinkserver-rd540/downloads/DS100676

Adapters and Drivers


NVIDIA® MCP55 Pro
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: amd74xx.ko
	Driver Date: 06-May-2008	Driver Size: 41264
	Checksum: 8c54c589adcfaee17a6deaaef25ef7cb

ASPEED AST2000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast_drv.so
	Driver Date: 21-Apr-2008	Driver Size: 49080
	Checksum: cc27bbc39f5b8aef80382c7e0398b0cb

2 Intel Integrated 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 06-May-2008	Driver Size: 142672
	Checksum: 0f6255089e73f2720091eedfd1bbbb16

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:

Oracle America Inc.
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores , CA 94065

566107

Sun Blade X6440 - Yes Bulletin 133180 | SUSE