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 | System x3690 X5 (7147-A7U)
Network Server
IBM | 05 Aug 2011
135983 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Product Description
Innovative and cost-efficient, the IBM System x3690 X5 delivers memory capacity and reliability features in a breakthrough two-processor system that incorporates Intel® Xeon® processors and fifth-generation IBM X-Architecture® (eX5) technology. And you wont have to trade performance for a denser form factor. The x3690 X5 offers leadership performance, including the ability to handle efficient database transactions in a two-processor servers. Whether you need more power than your current 1 or 2 socket infrastructure provides, or a cutting-edge enterprise platform without the expense of a new 4-socket infrastructure, the x3690 X5 can be the building block for your intelligent IT infrastructure.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | 2 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | MLE142UUS - v1.40 |
| CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-2870 2.40 GHz |
| RAM: | 512 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 6 USB Ports Serial 5 PCI Express X8 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
G200eV |
| Host Bus Adapter: | Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10
, Serial ATA (SATA) IBM
ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM
146 GB 10K 2.5-inch SFF HOT-SWAP
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| CD/DVD: | Matsushita
DVD-RAM UJ870BJ
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| USB Keyboard: | Belkin® PS2-to-USB KVM |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.0-81.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: Kernel boot parameter "nomodeset" was added during install.
- Power management: Hibernation / Suspend to Disk / ACPI S4 is NOT supported on this system.
- Power management: System/Processor does NOT support fan thermal scaling.
- Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameter was changed to 256 (crashkernel=512M-:256M).
- Graphics: Video driver used in testing was downloaded from http://www.hp.com/support/workstations. Video driver is not SolidDriver-compliant and requires installation of kernel source and development tools.
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Referenced Bulletins
142874
Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
G200eV |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so |
| | Driver Date: 16-Feb-2011 | Driver Size: 173128 |
| | Checksum: 8ebfc17a3c242bbbf0e8881cb3c825c9 |
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| Broadcom®
Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2.ko |
| | Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011 | Driver Size: 213872 |
| | Checksum: 58a8ebe9877c6b4bb149c2d25f26f04d |
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| Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10 |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko |
| | Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011 | Driver Size: 34392 |
| | Checksum: 1da23a8df6d6feaab4dcaf64c909c893 |
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| IBM
ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011 | Driver Size: 119472 |
| | Checksum: 7ed0552718b84ed9cfdb5809356d5ec2 |
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The term SUSE YES Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin.
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https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/
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IBM
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