System x3650 (7979-61x/6Ax)

System x3650 (7979-61x/6Ax)
Network Server
IBM

13 Apr 2011
135151

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 10	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 10	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2008
	SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
For constrained data center environments, the IBM® System x3650 offers unprecedented performance and reliability. The x3650 delivers rack-dense, quad-core computing power, an impressive 12 DIMM memory design and super-efficient network communication. Anywhere/anytime management keeps assets under control. The optional RSA II SlimLine card keeps slots free while expanding systems management functionality.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	8
BIOS/uEFI:	GGE149A-v1.19
CPU:	2 Intel Dual-Core Xeon® Processor 5150 2.66 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	6 USB Ports 3 PCI Express X8 Serial
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID 8k , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Integrated 631xESB / 632xESB ICH , IDE
Hard Disk Drive:	6 IBM 36.4GB 10K 2.5" SAS hot-swap HDD 26K5656 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	LG GCC-4244N , IDE
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® PS2 to USB KVM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.0-80.1

Config Notes

This is a SAN boot only system.
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
The driver "hfcldd.ko" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk (DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.12.22.4346.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.12.22.4346_4.12.14_120-1.sles12sp5.x86_64.rpm". To obtain DUD and the driver package, go to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347937.html. DUD can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The driver "ixgbe.ko" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver ixgbe used for Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express Family of Server Adapters is named "ixgbe-kmp-default-5.6.5_k4.12.14_120-h1b.x86_64.rpm". This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES12 SP5 install. To obtain the driver go to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347936.html.
The maximum CPU cores or threads when hyper threading is enabled which can be allocated from LPAR is 240.

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 22-Apr-2008	Driver Size: 304640
	Checksum: 4532b0e93d2ab5a98ae54beefd43e51d

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5708C NetXtreme II GbE (Dual-port) controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 213872
	Checksum: 58a8ebe9877c6b4bb149c2d25f26f04d

IBM ServeRAID 8k
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 122136
	Checksum: 6b0748bcfceb594f52bb17402a7e660d

Intel Integrated 631xESB / 632xESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 34392
	Checksum: 1da23a8df6d6feaab4dcaf64c909c893

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:

IBM
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