System x3850 X5 with MAX5 (7143 - AC1) Dual-node 6TB

System x3850 X5 with MAX5 (7143 - AC1) Dual-node 6TB
Network Server
IBM

03 Jul 2013
139545

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
The x3850 X5 server has a Flexible, balanced design for scalability, memory expansion, Fifth-generation IBM® X-Architecture® chipset design combined with Intel® Xeon®) E7 processors. It''s modular building block design lets you customize your system for current needs while providing the ability to react to changing workloads offering superior performance and unbeatable reliability. A fully configured system for top performance with 160 Processors and 6TB RAM will give you what you need to deliver mission critical solutions to your workplace.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: G0E177ZUS - v1.77 (11/15/2012)
CPU:	8 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8850 2.0 GHz
RAM:	6 TB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 Serial 12 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X16 12 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	2 Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) 2 IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	16 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM SATA DVD-ROM Drive (Slim) / DROM0020581 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.9

Config Notes

Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
Kernel update: SLES11 SP3 kernel update 9237 (3.0.101-0.29 x86-64) is required and was installed during certification testing.
This is a SAN boot only system.
The maximum CPU cores or threads when hyper threading is enabled which can be allocated from LPAR is 240.
The driver "htc-hfcldd" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk(DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.11.18.3130.iso" and the driver package htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.11.18.3130_3.0.76_0.11-1.sles11sp3.x86_64.rpm. To obtain DUD and the driver package, access to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12346444.html. DUD can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation. The driver was forcibly loaded.
The driver "ixgbevf" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver ixgbevf use Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express Family of Server Adapters and the driver package name is "intel-ixgbevf-2.16.4-2.1.x86_64.rpm" and "intel-ixgbevf-kmp-default-2.16.4_3.0.76_0.11-2.1.x86_64.rpm". This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES11SP3 install. To obtain the driver go to: http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12346673.html

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

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 126799
	Checksum: 397a73b82a4464ecc498d721f8c4a10d
	Driver Version: 2.2.3

2 Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_generic.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 13383
	Checksum: b5f9841b97a4caedbc95e25ae0e9de03
	Driver Version: 0.2.15

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 50887
	Checksum: 5829331615565244a016d26052ba70f6
	Driver Version: 2.13

2 IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 128775
	Checksum: 36c2f0e7dab4f4c97ea2e019d1fb44da
	Driver Version: 06.506.00.00-rc1

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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