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 | System x3550 M3 (7944 - 22x/A2x)
Network Server
IBM | 28 Feb 2012
136875 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Product Description
The IBM System x3550 M3 builds on new Intel® Xeon® processor technology with extreme processing power and superior energy-management and cooling features. With twice the performance of previous generations and a flexible, energy-smart design that integrates low-wattage components, the x3550 M3 can help you meet demanding workloads at a lower cost per watt. The x3550 M3 offers a flexible, scalable design and simple upgrade path from four to eight hard disk drives. Comprehensive systems management tools such as advanced diagnostics and the ability to control resources from a single point make it easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | DEST-05 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | D6E154WUS - v1.13 |
| CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E5606 2.13 GHz |
| RAM: | 24 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 4 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X8 Serial |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM
73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.1.0-30.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
- PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to one of the SLES 15. One port of the internal Intel X540-AT2 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller was used for this testing.
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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-Jan-2012 | Driver Size: 190688 |
| | Checksum: 4c52fd55d809f6d1d874b06a086608af |
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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: 16-Jan-2012 | Driver Size: 123168 |
| | Checksum: 44310a1aca6c90b7236ff733f57eb95d |
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| IBM
ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012 | Driver Size: 110008 |
| | Checksum: cebefe84791301d469d6088d056fc9fc |
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IBM
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