IBM zEnterprise 114 z114 (2818)

IBM zEnterprise 114 z114 (2818)
Network Server
IBM

19 Jul 2011
135903

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for IBM Power™ Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
SLES-11 SP1-s390x on an IBM® zEnterprise™ System.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	System z Platform
Mother Board Revision:	n/a
BIOS/uEFI:	n/a
CPU:	IBM System z processor running 64 bit mode
RAM:	6 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	System z
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM SCSI/FCP , SCSI IBM Ficon Express4 , FibreChannel IBM Escon , FibreChannel IBM Ficon Express8 , FibreChannel
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM FICON DASD Storage Device , FibreChannel IBM SCSI/FCP Disk Storage Device , SCSI IBM ECKD DASD Storage Device , FibreChannel
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

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 remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER8 as this functionality is provided by the POWER8 hardware itself.
Required configuration: SLES 11 SP3 will run in POWER7 Compatibility mode. 'Compatibility mode' simply means that the POWER8 processor with SMT8 will act as though it were a POWER7 processor with SMT4.
SUSE update ISO: The SLES-11-SP3-MINI-ISO-power8.iso is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. This update must be downloaded and used before SUSE Linux Enterprise Server install. To obtain the driver go to: http://drivers.suse.com/ibm/IBM-POWER/sle11-sp3/install-readme.html and review the installation instructions.
Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article: http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462.

Adapters and Drivers


IBM SCSI/FCP
IBM Ficon Express4
IBM Escon
IBM Ficon Express8
IBM OSA-Express2
IBM OSA-Express3

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https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

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IBM zEnterprise 114 z114 (2818) - Yes Bulletin 135903 | SUSE