System x3650 M2 (7947

System x3650 M2 (7947 - 62x/64x)
Network Server
HP Inc.

02 May 2012
137506

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLED 12

Product Description
The IBM® System x3650 M2 offers robust, proven technology and a flexible, energy-smart design. Delivering multi-core computing on Intel® Xeon® processors with QuickPath Interconnect technology, this server delivers significant performance improvement per watt compared to previous generation servers by integrating low-wattage components for an energy-smart thermal profile. Power-optimized performance compared to previous generation 2-socket servers. Helps lower operational costs with innovative energy-smart 2U design.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	VICT-02
BIOS/uEFI:	D6E156WUS - v1.14
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5540 2.53 GHz
RAM:	12 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	4 USB Ports Serial 2 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	6 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	LG GCC-T20N , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-36.1

Config Notes

Install: PXE boot, OS installed via network.
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to a SLES 15 SP3 guest. One of the I350 adapters was used in this testing.
Virtual Machine Host: The "split_lock_detect=off" command is required on the SLES 15SP3 Host for the Windows Server 2019 guest. See the content in the following knowledge-base article: “suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000020369” for details.
System support: Please note that for full support on the listed OS release a special SUSE support contract is necessary.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 04-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 204964
	Checksum: 6e4febcdc166990d8ac5cfdb0dfbd20d

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 98396
	Checksum: 1dcd1b4d8cfd5f75622511a382cf2152

Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 239220
	Checksum: 8c5e4a93254a9dee43c9269262dd38e8

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 37352
	Checksum: 3987de7b0d2772eeb9777d87cf553475

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 91432
	Checksum: 4347a5d366074680614ca1f187029e3d

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:

HP Inc.
Retail Solutions
Houston , TX 77070
Website: http://www.hp.com/go/pos

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