System x3690 X5 (7148-E3x)

System x3690 X5 (7148-E3x)
Network Server
Dell Incorporated

13 Apr 2011
135280

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 10

Other Products:

Novell® Open Enterprise Server 2 Support Pack 2

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 X7550 2.0 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

Power Management: xhci module (for USB 3.0) is experimental and prevents resume from S3/S4 states. Suggested solution: prevent loading of xhci by adding the line "blacklist xhci" to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file. If the xhci module is needed, it may be force-unloaded when entering S3/S4 by specifying SUSPEND_MODULES="xhci" in a file under /etc/pm/config.d. Any USB 3.0 devices should be unmounted before force-unloading the xhci module.
Graphics: Video driver used in testing is PLDP-compliant and may be installed by adding http://download.nvidia.com/novell/sle11sp1 as an Add-On Product.
Graphics: nvidia-settings used to enable/disable external display. Fn+F4 does not switch displays.

Referenced Bulletins
132812

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:

Dell Incorporated
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System x3690 X5 (7148-E3x) - Yes Bulletin 135280 | SUSE