System x3650 (7979-61x/6Ax)

System x3650 (7979-61x/6Ax)
Network Server
Hewlett-Packard Company

13 Apr 2011
135298

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64

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.
The Hitachi SAS 3004 iMR ROMB and local HDD (hard disk drives) are not supported on this configuration.
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-4.15.22.4364.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.15.22.4364_5.3.18_22-1.sles15sp2.x86_64.rpm". To obtain DUD and the driver package, go to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12348016.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-5.8.1_k5.3.18_22-h1b.x86_64.rpm". This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES15 SP2 install. To obtain the driver go to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12348018.html .
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 17-Mar-2008	Driver Size: 283804
	Checksum: 54e340ac765f3dcceb97d352ece9f560

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5708C NetXtreme II GbE (Dual-port) controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 205868
	Checksum: 4238d6340b382c2fc60653fd4e526a5f

IBM ServeRAID 8k
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 103532
	Checksum: 1ebd812dd970c7dd77ba0043e182e1b8

Intel Integrated 631xESB / 632xESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 39428
	Checksum: 412973ed4d4192889f9e13bcb1e6b1c0

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:

Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Servers Division
20555 SH249
Houston , TX 77070

605440

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