Brocade 804 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class

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Brocade 804 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class
Device Driver / Host Bus Adapter
Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.

29 Nov 2012
138722

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11

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

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11

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

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 10

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 10

Product Description
Brocade server connectivity solutions provide enterprise-class SAN and LAN connectivity for servers. Brocade Fabric Adapters are a new class of adapter that meets all of the connectivity needs of cloud-enabled data centers while providing unmatched performance, application-aware services, unified management, and reduced cost complexity. Brocade Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) are designed to help IT organizations depoly and manage end-to-end Storage Area Network (SAN) services across next-generation data centers, with best-in-class hardware performance and unique software features. Brocade Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) integrate 10Gbps Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) functionality with Fibre Channel technology - enabling transport over a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connection through the new Data Center Bridging (DCB) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols.

Tested Configuration:

BIOS/uEFI:	3.1.0
Ports and Bus Types:	PCI Express X8
Hard Disk Drive:	2 HP HSV300
Test Kit:	DiskKit 5.01.37 - 2009-10-28

Product File Specifications

HBA Driver:

Config Notes

Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard Disk Configuration: JBOD.
System was scaled up to 8-socket by joining four x880 X6 with 8S scalability connector. Serial/USB/VGA port(s): provided through KVM connector console breakout cable which supplies one RS232 serial port, one VGA port and two USB ports.
Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameter was changed to crashkernel=251M,high crashkernel=172M,low for kdump to function correctly.
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to the SLES 12 FV guest. One of the integrated Lenovo Embedded Four-Port 10GB Virtual Fabric Ethernet LOM adapters was used in this testing.
VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows Server 2016 drivers are available from http://download.suse.com (VMDP-WIN-2.4.exe).

Adapters and Drivers

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:

Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose , CA 95110
Voice: 408.333-8000
Fax: 408.333-8101
Website: http://www.brocade.com

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Brocade 804 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Yes Bulletin 138722 | SUSE