IBM PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D)

IBM PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D)
Network Server
Positivo Informatica S.A.

09 Feb 2013
138885

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLED 11

Product Description
IBM PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D), with POWER7+ CPU.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	16 IBM POWER7+ 4.20 GHz
RAM:	128 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	5 PCI Express X8 3 USB Ports
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	3 Hitachi GST HUC106060CSS600 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM SATA DVD-RAM Drive (Slimline) / RMBO0040552 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-33.2

Config Notes

Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Disk configuration: RAID 0.
Persistent Memory: The Persistent Memory in the system was configured in Mixed Mode, 60-percent in Memory Mode and 40-percent in AppDirect Mode.
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to a SLES 15 SP3 guest. One of the integrated Intel Ethernet Connection X722 (Quad-Port) for 1GbE adapters was used in this testing.

Referenced Bulletins
150547

Adapters and Drivers


Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 264488
	Checksum: 9795a937b840ebb2f71ddec5742b7478

IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ipr.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 197072
	Checksum: 1a807fcf1410d36437e45fd8a0e06c08

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:

Positivo Informatica S.A.
Avenida Senador Accioly Filho 1021
Curitiba , PR CEP 81310-000 CIC
BRAZIL

606334

IBM PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D) - Yes Bulletin 138885 | SUSE