Brocade 825 8Gbit/sec FC HBA (dual port)

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Brocade 825 8Gbit/sec FC HBA (dual port)
Device Driver / Host Bus Adapter
Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.

04 Feb 2011
134609

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 10

Product Description
The brocade 825 (dual port) 8Gbit/sec Fibre Channel to PCIe Host Bus Adapter (HBA) provides a new level of server connectivity through unmatched hardware and uniqe software capabilities. Brocade 825 is desgned to manage true end-to-end SAN services and enhanced server virtualization across next generation data centers. Brocade 825 maximizes bus throughput with a PCIe 2.0a Gen2 (x8) bus interface with intelligent lane negotiation, delivers up to 500,000 IOPs and 1600 MB/sec throughput in full-duplex mode per port.

Tested Configuration:

BIOS/uEFI:	N/A
Ports and Bus Types:	PCI Express X8
Hard Disk Drive:	4 Hitachi Data Systems OPEN-3
Test Kit:	DiskKit 5.01.38 - 2010-07-20

Product File Specifications

HBA Driver:

Config Notes

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.
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 SLES15 data is being updated in the same document and at current SLES 12 SP3 crashkernel values works fine. Additional boot parameters are changed as per https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=7023433
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER9 (PowerVM) as this functionality is provided by the POWER9 hardware itself.

Adapters and Drivers

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:

Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose , CA 95110
Voice: 408.333-8000
Fax: 408.333-8101
Website: http://www.brocade.com

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