System x3755 M3 (7164-22x)

System x3755 M3 (7164-22x)
Network Server
Oracle America Inc.

28 Feb 2012
136751

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN

Product Description
The IBM System x3755 M3 is a four-socket server that provides outstanding performance and capacity in a slim 2U design. Based on the 8- or 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform, the x3755 M3 helps organizations scale as workload demands increase, accommodating up to 48 processor cores and providing 32 DIMM slots for cost-effective memory scaling.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	AYE158AUS-1.07
CPU:	4 AMD Eight-Core Opteron™ Model 6128 2.0 GHz
RAM:	64 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	PCI Express X16 Serial 4 USB Ports 3 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2050
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial ATA (SATA) ATI SB700 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 250 GB 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA II , Serial ATA (SATA)
CD/DVD:	Panasonic DVD-RAM UJ890 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-30.1

Config Notes

Install: OS Installed via USB CD/DVD Drive.
Driver:The mpt2sas driver can be downloaded and installed when SLES is installed. To obtain the driver go to: http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/Host%20Bus%20Adapters/Host%20Bus%20Adapters%20Common%20Files/SAS_SATA_6G_P10/LinuxMPT_SAS2_RHEL5-6_SLES10-11_P10.zip Unzip this zip file,find the mpt2sas-10.00.00.00-1-sles11sp1.i586.iso.gz in the path: LinuxMPT_SAS2_RHEL5-6_SLES10-11_P10\mpt2sas_rhel5_rel\mpt2sas-release\disks-1 ,decompress the gz and use the inside of the file "mpt2sas-10.00.00.00-1-sles11sp1.i586.iso" as a update disk in the following steps: 1 Boot from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation media. 2 Press F6 to load the driver update after the boot menu appears, and select Yes ,then you are prompted to insert the update disk at the appropriate point in the installation process. This driver is not PLDP compliant.

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST2050
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast_drv.so
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 96096
	Checksum: a6700fb49253bb1465c84dc4edafdc1c

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 123168
	Checksum: 44310a1aca6c90b7236ff733f57eb95d

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 127144
	Checksum: b49348a99f280896c8645e6df242e745

ATI SB700
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 52608
	Checksum: bfbf2200a9e0ac0c5ce84f04b7370f2b

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:

Oracle America Inc.
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores , CA 94065

554074

System x3755 M3 (7164-22x) - Yes Bulletin 136751 | SUSE