System x3400 M3 (7379-72x)

System x3400 M3 (7379-72x)
Network Server
Dell Incorporated

13 Apr 2011
134984

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 5 for SUSE® SLES 15

Other Products:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

Product Description
The IBM System x3400 M3 tower server with the latest Intel ® Xeon® processors offers flexibility, reliability and security as well as enhanced systems management features that make it an ideal choice for small, midsize and distributed businesses. This 2-socket server provides a balance of performance, high availability, expansion capability and ease of management in a stable, long-life platform. The x3400 M3 includes features designed to achieve affordable performance on a tower server, allowing you to replace your older systems as business grows.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Tower
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	Y4E150VUS-1.07
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5640 2.66 GHz
RAM:	20 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 4 USB Ports 32-bit/33MHz PCI 4 PCI Express X8 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID-MR10i , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 1 TB 7200 RPM 3.5inch Hot-Swap HDD , Serial ATA (SATA) 2 IBM 73.4GB 10K 3.5 SAS Hot-swap HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	TSST TS-H353B DVD-ROM , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.0-77.1

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 24 core dual chip module per socket, totalling 48 cores. The Power10 3.9 GHz (Max) DCM CPUs tested each have 24 cores and with SMT8 totalling 384 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.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 173128
	Checksum: 8ebfc17a3c242bbbf0e8881cb3c825c9

2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709c NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 224440
	Checksum: be63711e65edc55d26065a5d4bf08b46

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: 0acf07200b868b0d96803c2e3fc6129c

IBM ServeRAID-MR10i
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 131640
	Checksum: 9992bac8d3b77a8073ed9dc4f6ab133c

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:

Dell Incorporated
1 DELL WAY
ROUND ROCK , TX 78682

607926

System x3400 M3 (7379-72x) - Yes Bulletin 134984 | SUSE