System x3690 X5 (7148-4Rx)

System x3690 X5 (7148-4Rx)
Network Server
Lenovo Group Limited

12 Apr 2011
134958

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLED 11

Product Description
The IBM System x3690 X5 delivers performance, memory capacity and reliability features in a two-socket system that incorporates scalable Intel® Xeon® processors and fifth-generation IBM X-Architecture® (eX5) technology. With two sockets, you can cut your licensing costs while using less energy. The x3690 X5 features scalability and expansion to help you meet changing workload demands as your business grows. With MAX5, more memory capacity with 32 DIMM slots. Increase utilization and optimize your investments by fitting more virtual machines per system.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	MLE130XUS - v1.30
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X7560 2.26 GHz
RAM:	64 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 PCI Express X16 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® G200eV
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	Fujitsu MBB2073RC , Serial SCSI (SAS) 2 Fujitsu MBD2147RC , Serial SCSI (SAS) Seagate® ST973452SS , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Matsushita DVD-RAM UJ870BJ , Serial ATA (SATA)
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® Omni Cube™ 4-Port KVM w/PS2-to-USB
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.0-77.1

Config Notes

Sound: Recording on an external microphone is not supported on this system.
The Nvidia Graphics driver used during testing is PLDP compliant and was installed from the following rpm: nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-pae-195.36.15_2.6.32.11_0.3-7.i586.rpm and x11-video-nvidiaG02-195.36.15-5.i586.rpm. This driver can be downloaded and installed after the SLED install. To obtain the driver go to: ftp://download.nvidia.com/novell/sle11sp1
Brightness:To enable brightness after installing nvidia graphics driver,have to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Add "Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1" " to Section "Device" .Reboot is also required.
Sound:To enable sound card,follow the below steps: 1.modprobe snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec 2.cd /sys/bus/pci/drivers/HDA Intel 3.echo "8086 3b57" >new_id

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® G200eV
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 173128
	Checksum: 8ebfc17a3c242bbbf0e8881cb3c825c9

Broadcom® Integrated 5709c NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 213872
	Checksum: bc3782b437add8f184d780e6b803fa6d

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 34392
	Checksum: 4bdd24769872183d7e5e9ae7ad7d92cd

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 119472
	Checksum: bb453b757ae07312719ebf21e802e8c4

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:

Lenovo Group Limited
P.R.China
Bei Jing
Haidian District,Shangdi Chuangye Road 6#
Bei Jing , N/A 100085
CHINA

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