Sun Fire X4270 M2

Sun Fire X4270 M2
Network Server
Asustek Computer Inc.

11 Aug 2010
133336

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 15

Product Description
Oracle's Sun Fire X4270 M2 server offers maximum performance, scalability, and robust I/O bandwidth in a compact 2RU (rack unit) enclosure. Offering the ultimate in flexibility with two storage configurations and two flash storage options, this server delivers massive data capacity and accelerated I/O performance, making it ideal for clustered databases and virtualized workloads.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	P1.last
BIOS/uEFI:	08030103
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X5680 3.33 GHz
RAM:	144 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	5 USB Ports 6 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2100
Host Bus Adapter:	LSI Logic LSISAS2008 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	24 Sun ST930003SSUN300G , Serial SCSI (SAS)
USB Keyboard:	Sun Type 7
USB Mouse:	Sun Type 7
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER8 as this functionality is provided by the POWER8 hardware itself.
Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article: https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462.
System support: Please note that for full support on the listed OS release a special SUSE support contract is necessary.

Referenced Bulletins
148615

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST2100
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: swrast_dri.so
	Driver Date: 24-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 2263056
	Checksum: 40a094654e152214f99275ca56b4f860

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast_drv.so
	Driver Date: 25-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 56064
	Checksum: f3fc78f7eaf33809681be68203b4379a

LSI Logic LSISAS2008
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mpt2sas.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Aug-2009	Driver Size: 241648
	Checksum: 1017264430d3569273b95d8c61686bf0

4 Intel 82576EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 116120
	Checksum: 384f7df9f6046f20813724fd8b777e72

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:

Asustek Computer Inc.
No.15, Li-De RD.
Beitou, Taipei 112
TAIWAN R.O.C.
Voice: +886-2-28943447
Fax: +886-2-28931687
Website: www.asus.com

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Sun Fire X4270 M2 - Yes Bulletin 133336 | SUSE