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 | System x3850 X5 with MAX5 (7143-AC1)
Network Server
IBM | 12 Aug 2011
136040 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Product Description
The x3850 X5 server is the fifth generation of the Enterprise X-Architecture, delivering innovation with enhanced reliability and availability features to enable performance for databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. Environments that run around the clock to supply information world-wide require dependable servers with features that can tolerate a component failure without total shutdown. The x3850 X5 server packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, rack-optimized package that helps to reduce the space needed to support massive network computing operations. A single x3850 X5 with the MAX 5 memory drawer supports up to four of Intel's high-performance processors and up to 1.5 TB of memory.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | 0 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | G0E160YUS - v1.60 |
| CPU: | 4 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-8870 2.40 GHz |
| RAM: | 1.5 TB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 7 PCI Express X8 Serial 4 USB Ports |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 3 IBM
73.4 GB 15K RPM SAS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.0-81.1 |
Config Notes
- System was configured as 2-node scalable partition.
- Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
- Kdump: Yast2 - Kernel kdump - kdump memory was increased from 128 to 256 MB for kdump to function.
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Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| | 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: 224440 |
| | Checksum: 7f09c2163ed8665f9b349b7d775151c0 |
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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: 131640 |
| | Checksum: 7e4aa46a1bf609dd0be6697b574c1c82 |
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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/
For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:
IBM
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