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| System x3690 X5 (7148 - 3RU)
Network Server
Broadcom Inc. | 16 Jul 2013
139743 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
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Windows Server 2012 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The IBM System x3690 X5 delivers performance, memory capacity and reliability features in a two-socket system that incorporates scalable Intel® Xeon® processors and fifth-generation IBM X-Architecture® (eX5) technology. With two sockets, you can cut your licensing costs while using less energy. The x3690 X5 features scalability and expansion to help you meet changing workload demands as your business grows. With MAX5, more memory capacity with 32 DIMM slots. Increase utilization and optimize your investments by fitting more virtual machines per system.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS5 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: MLE177ZUS v1.77 - (11/15/2012) |
| CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor X6550 2.0 GHz |
| RAM: | 64 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | Serial
4 USB Ports
4 PCI Express X8
PCI Express X4 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS)
Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM
73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| CD/DVD: | Matsushita
DVD-RAM UJ870BJ
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
- System certification testing was performed with a SLES 12 SP5 64-bit virtual machine installed on UEFI firmware with Secure Boot enabled and configured with up to 960 CPUs and 16384 GB of memory.
- The VMware Memory Ballooning driver included in SLES 12 SP5 is autoloaded to improve the virtual machine memory performance.
- Broadcom recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by operating system vendors. For additional information, see knowledge base article 313456 at https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=313456.
- Broadcom recommends using the paravirtual drivers contributed upstream and redistributed by operating system vendors. For additional information, see knowledge base article 306577 at https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=306577
- VMware guest OS installation information can be found at http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/SLE_12.html.
- System support: Please note that for full support on the listed OS release a special SUSE support contract is necessary.
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Adapters and Drivers
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| Intel
82572EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: e1000e.ko |
| | Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 383879 |
| | Checksum: 616bbbcaceef0299b3438314a257a91e |
| | Driver Version: 2.1.4-k |
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| 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 |
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| 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: 127583 |
| | Checksum: 91875b00e39a81e06adedd2eb3b08187 |
| | Driver Version: 2.2.3 |
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| IBM
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 127823 |
| | Checksum: ad23e332dab7a4378bea9f3c4b400113 |
| | Driver Version: 06.506.00.00-rc1 |
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| Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10 |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_generic.ko |
| | Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 13383 |
| | Checksum: ef4c7234b8f076320b569958263b8888 |
| | Driver Version: 0.2.15 |
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The term SUSE "YES" Enterprise 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:
Broadcom Inc.
190 Mathilda Place
Sunnyvale
, CA
94086
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