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 | System x3550 M2 (7946-62x)
Network Server
IBM | 13 Apr 2011
135161 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for IBM Power™ 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® E5540 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 - v1.06 |
| CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E5540 2.53 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/PS2-to-USB |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.0-77.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: The SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
- Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) Console for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
- Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER7 as this functionality is provided by the POWER7 hardware itself.
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Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so |
| | Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011 | Driver Size: 173128 |
| | Checksum: 8ebfc17a3c242bbbf0e8881cb3c825c9 |
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| 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 |
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| IBM
ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011 | Driver Size: 93904 |
| | Checksum: f59824372955e1acba31f88dcf4ca7fa |
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