System x3550 M2 (7946-52x)

System x3550 M2 (7946-52x)
Network Server
IBM

18 Nov 2010
134095

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
The IBM System x3550 M2 offers robust, proven technology and a flexible, energy-smart design. Delivering quad-core computing on the Intel® Xeon® E5530 processor with QuickPath Interconnect technology, this server delivers significant performance improvement per watt compared to previous generation servers by integrating low-wattage components for an energy-smart thermal profile. This server offers feature-rich systems management capabilities from power management to proactive hardware monitoring. The Integrated Management Module (IMM) increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes. The Virtual Media key option provides remote presence capabilities without taking up a slot on the planar, while IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ provides advanced power monitoring and notification.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	05
BIOS/uEFI:	D6E145WUS - 1.06
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5530 2.40 GHz
RAM:	24 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X8 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	4 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® Omni Cube™ 4-Port KVM w/StarTech PS2-to-USB
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

Install: System installed using external USB connected DVD drive; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where the network adapter was given to the SLES 11 SP2 x86-64 guest. One of the embedded Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 adapters was used in this testing.
Integrated network: only two of the four ethernet adapters/ports on the I350-AM4 quad-port network controller are enabled on this system.
VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP2 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2008 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.0.exe), and the virtio network drivers were used during testing.

Referenced Bulletins
139261

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 190624
	Checksum: febbdb06c6bac590a0a303be395a87d6

2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709c NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 118712
	Checksum: 310235af077333686b82d4999c00a232

IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 104480
	Checksum: d10fc288bccf2085b063ce9ad8f72687

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https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

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