System x3650 M4 (7915-AC1)

System x3650 M4 (7915-AC1)
Network Server
IBM

20 Mar 2012
137221

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
The IBM® System x3650 M4 blends outstanding uptime, performance and I/O flexibility for cost efficiency and rock-solid reliability. The powerful server offers an energy-smart, affordable, and easy-to-use rack solution with a pay-as-you-grow design to help lower costs and manage risks. Providing large computing power per watt and the latest Intel® Xeon® E5 processor, advanced memory support, and greater disk capacity for businesses requiring extreme storage, the x3650 M4 offers balanced performance and density.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	8
BIOS/uEFI:	VVE111LUS-1.00
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2630L 2.00 GHz
RAM:	48 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 3 PCI Express X8 6 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel BD82C602J PCH , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M5110e SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 300 GB 10K 6 Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	TSST DVD+/-RW TS-L633B , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-33.2

Config Notes

Desktop Effects: Graphics driver/adapter does not support desktop effects.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support throttling.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support dynamic CPU frequency scaling.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support fan thermal scaling.
Power Management: For suspend to RAM to work, create file /etc/pm/config.d/suspend and add the following line to it : S2RAM_OPTS="-f -p -m"
Dual video is supported with VIA drivers on SP1, these VIA drivers are not PLDP compliant. For SLEPOS11SP1, download the VIA driver at : http://linux.via.com.tw/download/OEM/driver/5.74.33.86a-slpos11sp1-54438ibm-rtm.tar. For SLES11SP1/SLED11SP1, download the VIA driver at : http://linux.via.com.tw/download/OEM/driver/5.74.33.86a-sl11sp1-54438ibm-rtm.tar

Referenced Bulletins
132455

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: fbdev_drv.so
	Driver Date: 09-May-2010	Driver Size: 23656
	Checksum: cf285f072181da40932b9a50726013b6

Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 158144
	Checksum: b9a09438fe817bb29b037402742c4ec9

Intel BD82C602J PCH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 79616
	Checksum: 9a56d2e958906e7bda5247c29d4d282f

IBM ServeRAID M5110e SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Oct-2011	Driver Size: 149656
	Checksum: 2d5fb8661b3031f4a2149cefcf2bad5b

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:

IBM
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