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| System x3630 M4 (7158 - D2x)
Network Server
VMware, Inc. | 25 Jun 2012
137779 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| 2
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 2 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
| 2
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 2 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32pae |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
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Windows Server 2008 |
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Arch:
32 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SP:
Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 |
Product Description
The IBM® System x3630 M4 server offers a cost-effective high-capacity storage solution with exceptional energy-smart design, leadership virtualization, and powerful systems management. It supports up to two Intel® Xeon® processors and high-density memory designs with twelve DDR3 DIMM slots. This 2U server consolidates storage and server into one system, offers easy management, and saves floor space and power consumption, allowing for less cost than traditional enterprise offerings. Designed with redundancy, flexible subsystems, and a wider range of configuration options, the x3630 M4 also offers an innovative Feature on Demand (FoD) design for an easier upgrade path.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | JACARANDA 10057-1A 48.5M610.01A |
| BIOS/uEFI: | BEE112CUS - v1.00 |
| CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E5-2430 2.20 GHz |
| RAM: | 24 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 4 PCI Express X16
6 USB Ports
Serial
PCI Express X8 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | IBM
500GB 7200 RPM 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA II
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.1.0-36.2 |
Config Notes
- VMware guest OS installation information can be found at http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/SLE_12.html
- VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by operating system vendors. For additional information, see knowledge base article 2073803 at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803
- VMware recommends using the paravirtual drivers contributed upstream and redistributed by operating system vendors. For additional information, see knowledge base article 2073804 at https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804.
- The VMware Memory Ballooning driver included in SLES 12 SP4 is auto loaded to improve the virtual machine memory performance.
- System certification testing was performed with a SLES 12 SP4 64-bit virtual machine configured with up to 128 CPUs and 6128 GB of memory.
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Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so |
| | Driver Date: 04-Feb-2012 | Driver Size: 190688 |
| | Checksum: 9ec99a5b6850be782df01c0b7663d67f |
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| Intel
Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port) |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: igb.ko |
| | Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012 | Driver Size: 246368 |
| | Checksum: fcb34e6c5610ff2a00a5460f065817e6 |
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| IBM
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012 | Driver Size: 127144 |
| | Checksum: 9064ff5d397905a2741116667bdcf91a |
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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:
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