Proliant DL785 G6

Proliant DL785 G6
Network Server
Lenovo Group Limited

27 Jun 2011
135844

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86

Product Description
Powered by latest AMD Opteron 6 Core Processors, the HP ProLiant DL785 G6 is the next generation server of the award winning HP ProLiant DL785 G5. HP ProLiant DL785 G6 is an 8 socket x86 server, supporting up to eight Six-Core AMD Opteron Processors, 512GB of memory, 11 PCI-e I/O slots or an optional I/O backplane with 7 PCI-e & 2 HTx I/O slots. With this highly expandable feature set, the DL785 G6 is an ideal choice for the growing enterprise class database, consolidation and virtualization environments seeking to improve server utilization and reduce server and virtualization sprawl, while continuing to leverage all the familiar and easy to use ProLiant management tools and options.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	G6
BIOS/uEFI:	A15
CPU:	8 AMD Six-Core AMD Opteron™ 8439SE 2.80 GHz
RAM:	512 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 PCI Express X16 3 PCI Express X8 5 PCI Express X4
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	HP Smart Array P400 (SA P400) Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) Broadcom® BCM5785 SATA , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	6 HP DG036A8B53, 36 GB, SAS , Serial SCSI (SAS) 2 HP DG072A3315 72GB SAS 10K , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Sony Optiarc DVD RW AD-7581A , IDE
USB Keyboard:	HP
USB Mouse:	HP
Test Kit:	Partner certified 1.1

Config Notes

2.Desktop Effects: To make the Desktop Effect functional, please perform the standard online update.
3.NetworkManger is disabled during the test
4. Power management: Hibernation / Suspend to Disk / ACPI S4 is supported on this system
5. Power management: Sleep / Suspend to RAM / ACPI S3 is supported on this system
6. The LAN driver used during testing was installed from the following rpm: realtek-r8169-kmp-pae-8.008.00_2.6.27.19_5-0.i586.rpm . This driver can be downloaded and installed after the SLED install. To obtain the driver go to: http://forgeftp.novell.com/driver-process/staging/pub/update/realtek/sle11/common/i586/
7. The wireless driver used in this configuration is available from the Broadcom repository at http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/repo/Novell/Novell-Common/sle11/install
1.The standard online update is performed before testing.

Adapters and Drivers


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

2 HP NC371i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 224440
	Checksum: 7f09c2163ed8665f9b349b7d775151c0

HP Smart Array P400 (SA P400) Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: cciss.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 135736
	Checksum: 168463e29ddbb3216b89c21af5997e9f

Broadcom® BCM5785 SATA
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: serverworks.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 29848
	Checksum: 1091e7fa07e7efb9a3e2ee00ea894ea9

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:

Lenovo Group Limited
One Manhattanville Road
Suite PH
Purchase , NY 10577-2100

537241

Proliant DL785 G6 - Yes Bulletin 135844 | SUSE