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|  | IBM Power 730 Express Server (8231-E2C) Network Server
 IBM
 | 12 Aug 2012 138125
 |  SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
 Operating Systems:
 
 
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for IBM Power™ 						    Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11 |  
 Product Description
 IBM Power 730 Express Server (8231-E2C)
 
 Tested Configuration:
 
 
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |  
| Mother Board Revision: | 1 |  
| BIOS/uEFI: | 1 |  
| CPU: | 16 IBM 
 				POWER7™ 3.55 GHz |  
| RAM: | 12 GB |  
| Ports and Bus Types: | 3 USB Ports 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X
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| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM 
 				PCIe 3Gb SAS Adapter (57B3)
 		, Serial SCSI (SAS) |  
| Hard Disk Drive: | 3 Toshiba 
 						MBF2300RC
 		, Serial SCSI (SAS) |  
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.1.0-33.2 |  
 Config Notes
 
 
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Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Install: The SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method. |  
 Adapters and Drivers
 
 
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| Intel 
 				PRO/1000 PM (82571EB) Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller |  
|  | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: e1000e.ko |  
|  | Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012 | Driver Size: 487008 |  
|  | Checksum: 6b11eba6b08821d3b964df4ed15812e9 |  |
 
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| IBM 
 				PCIe 3Gb SAS Adapter (57B3) |  
|  | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ipr.ko |  
|  | Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012 | Driver Size: 197072 |  
|  | Checksum: 1a807fcf1410d36437e45fd8a0e06c08 |  |
 
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 |  The term SUSE "YES" Enterprise 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
 For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
 www.ibm.com
 
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