BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995-G6x)

BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995-G6x)
Network Server
Cisco Systems, Inc.

23 Sep 2010
133690

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64

Product Description
The IBM BladeCenter HS21 XM delivers optimal performance for enterprise environments with expanded memory and processor performance. This high-density blade server is supported in all IBM BladeCenter chassis and features low-voltage processors for better energy management.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	3
BIOS/uEFI:	MJE135AUS-1.16
CPU:	2 Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor E5450 3.0 GHz
RAM:	7 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	PCI Express X1
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 73.4GB 10K 2.5 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

Kdump (SLES12SP3): the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were increased from the default to crashkernel=512M,high crashkernel=128M,low using YaST.
An updated SUSE kernel and Broadcom Emulex lpfc driver was used during testing and is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The kernel and driver was installed from the following Installation Kit: lightpulse_adapters_lpfc-sle12sp3-x86_64-4.0.iso. This driver package can be downloaded and installed during the SLES install. To obtain the kernel and driver installation information go to: https://drivers.suse.com/emulex/LightPulse_Adapters_lpfc/sle-12-sp3-x86_64/4.0/install-readme.html
SR-IOV/PCI Pass-through: Current system configuration does not support network SR-IOV or network PCI pass-through.

Referenced Bulletins
147542

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 674136
	Checksum: 2c1bac9b82e02cca2d9e3bc2c8f1ff29

2 Broadcom® Integrated BCM5708S NetXtreme II GbE controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 96068
	Checksum: 0699df220c6b4b217af00bde5584fb35

LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 80240
	Checksum: cc658cf2ad92a51eac91c886272d1894

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:

Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Dr.
San Jose , CA 95134
Voice: (408) 526-4000
Toll Free: (800) 553-NETS or (800) 553-6387
Website: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/unified-computing-system/products-technical-reference-list.html

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BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995-G6x) - Yes Bulletin 133690 | SUSE