System x3200 M3 (7327/7328

System x3200 M3 (7327/7328 - 42x)
Network Server
Atos

03 Jul 2013
139484

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 12

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 2 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 2 for SLES 11	Arch: 32	Mode: Paravirtualized
Windows Server 2012
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The IBM® System x3200 M3 offers enhanced performance to help you take on the dynamic challenges of running IT with an emphasis on security, simplicity, efficiency and reliability—delivered at the right price in a single-socket tower server. The System x3200 M3 offers enhanced performance to help you take on the dynamic challenges of running IT with an emphasis on security, simplicity, efficiency and reliability—delivered at the right price in a single-socket tower server.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Mid Tower
Mother Board Revision:	3
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: GYE154VUS v1.13 - (09/17/2011)
CPU:	Intel Xeon® Processor X3440 2.53 GHz
RAM:	12 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	6 USB Ports Serial 2 PCI Express X8 PCI Express X1 2 32-bit/33MHz PCI
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel BD3400 PCH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	4 IBM 250 GB 3.5 , Serial ATA (SATA)
CD/DVD:	TSST TS-H353B DVD-ROM , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.9

Config Notes

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. The system also has one internal USB port.
Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 R2 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to one of the SLES 12 FV guests. The embedded IBM 10GB Virtual Fabric Ethernet LOM adapter was used during this testing.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 30-Mar-2013	Driver Size: 190720
	Checksum: cbbe7ba695cb37835f3c7d4e79ec43c5
	Driver Version: 1.4.11

2 Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2013	Driver Size: 383879
	Checksum: 4e6469fc6021793075e3de6f4fc728a0
	Driver Version: 2.1.4-k

Intel BD3400 PCH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_generic.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2013	Driver Size: 13383
	Checksum: 4aa00930141b374c352ef1dfa93ebf5c
	Driver Version: 0.2.15

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/

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