IBM Power 720 Express (8202-E4D)

IBM Power 720 Express (8202-E4D)
Network Server
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation

10 Mar 2013
138988

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
With IBM''s all new POWER7+ CPU

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	6 IBM POWER7+ 3.60 GHz
RAM:	64 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 Seagate® ST9146802SS , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM SATA DVD-RAM Drive (Slim) / RMBO0040542 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-33.2

Config Notes

Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
The driver htc-hfcldd.ko used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.11.18.3038_3.0.76_0.11-2.sles11sp3.x86_64.rpm". To obtain the driver package log onto : https://portal.hds.com. The Hitachi customer has to be a member of "HDS support portal"to access the driver for download. Driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The be2net.ko is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following DUD: elx-be2net_10.2.469.0-be2iscsi_10.2.473.0-lpfc_10.2.469.0-sles11sp3-1.iso on drivers.suse.com. This driver can be downloaded and installed during the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Emulex/sle11sp3/common/DUD/dud_elx-be2net_10.2.469.0-be2iscsi_10.2.473.0-lpfc_10.2.469.0-sles11sp3/
The megaraid_sas.ko is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following rpm: lsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-06.703.06.00_3.0.76_0.11-4.1.x86_64.rpm on drivers.suse.com. This driver can be downloaded and installed during the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/LSI/sle11sp3/common/x86_64/

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:

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
2845 Lafayette Street
Santa Clara , CA 95050-2639
Voice: 1-408-970-1000
Fax: 1-408-727-8036
Website: www.hds.com

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IBM Power 720 Express (8202-E4D) - Yes Bulletin 138988 | SUSE