System x3200 M2 (4367/4368-32x/34x)

System x3200 M2 (4367/4368-32x/34x)
Network Server
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

16 Oct 2010
133903

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
The IBM System x3200 M2 is a single-socket tower server that offers performance, configuration flexibility and availability features. It is designed to meet a wide range of business needs—and help you adapt to changing business requirements. Flexible storage options allow you to optimize storage capacity, protect critical data and maximize overall system performance. Support for legacy hardware protects your IT investment while providing configuration flexibility. Integrated and optional systems management offerings reduce system outages, enhance administrator productivity and help to maintain high end-user satisfaction. Availability features such as redundant power deliver maximum system and end-user productivity.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Mid Tower
Mother Board Revision:	2
BIOS/uEFI:	GUE144AUS - 1.44
CPU:	Intel Dual-Core Xeon® Processor E3110 3.0 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 32-bit/33MHz PCI PCI Express X8 PCI Express X4 Serial 6 USB Ports Parallel Port
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Integrated 82801IR ICH9R , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 73.4 GB 15K RPM SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) IBM 73.4GB 10K 3.5 SAS Hot-swap HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	HLDS DVD-ROM GDRH20N , Serial ATA (SATA)
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® PS2-to-USB KVM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article for ppc64le: https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
CPU: This system is 2 CPU socket configuration with 20 core dual chip module per socket, totalling 40 cores. The Power10 3.9 GHz (Max) DCM CPUs tested each have 20 cores and with SMT8 totalling 320 vCPU threads.
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on Power10 (PowerVM) as this functionality is provided by the Power10 hardware itself.

Referenced Bulletins
151728

Adapters and Drivers


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

Broadcom® Intergrated BCM 5722 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 160704
	Checksum: feb93af2e88e348b47ae559e3c666b31

Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 166364
	Checksum: 9e7e433d1b88bbd8f26f9368df4e8c06

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

Intel Integrated 82801IR ICH9R
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 36488
	Checksum: 71be0740159edb0adc2351a454525632

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:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
1701 E Mossy Oaks Rd
Spring , TX 77389

607970

System x3200 M2 (4367/4368-32x/34x) - Yes Bulletin 133903 | SUSE