System x3550 M3 (7944

System x3550 M3 (7944 - 52x/54x)
Network Server
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd

09 Aug 2013
139967

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 10	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 10	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows 2003 Server R2
	SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows 2003	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The IBM System x3550 M3 builds on Intel® Xeon® processor technology with extreme processing power and superior energy-management and cooling features. With twice the performance of previous generations and a flexible, energy-smart design that integrates low-wattage components, the x3550 M3 can help you meet demanding workloads at a lower cost per watt. The x3550 M3 offers a flexible, scalable design and simple upgrade path from four to eight hard disk drives. Comprehensive systems management tools such as advanced diagnostics and the ability to control resources from a single point make it easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS5
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: D6E159VUS - 1.17 (04/19/2013)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X5670 2.93 GHz
RAM:	24 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 4 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200e
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JIB ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	Seagate® ST31000340NS Barracuda , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

The mpt2sas driver can be downloaded and installed when SLES is installed. To obtain the driver go to: http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/Host%20Bus%20Adapters/Host%20Bus%20Adapters%20Common%20Files/SAS_SATA_6G_P10/LinuxMPT_SAS2_RHEL5-6_SLES10-11_P10.zip Unzip this zip file,find the mpt2sas-10.00.00.00-1-sles11sp1.x86_64.iso.gz in the path: LinuxMPT_SAS2_RHEL5-6_SLES10-11_P10\mpt2sas_rhel5_rel\mpt2sas-release\disks-1 ,decompress the gz and use the inside of the file "mpt2sas-10.00.00.00-1-sles11sp1.x86_64.iso" as a update disk in the following steps: 1 Boot from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation media. 2 Press F6 to load the driver update after the boot menu appears, and select Yes ,then you are prompted to insert the update disk at the appropriate point in the installation process. This driver is not PLDP compliant.
Install: OS Installed via USB CD/DVD Drive.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200e
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 174104
	Checksum: 3fd8cbe764d6a2ef73172f99be1aebd7

2 HP NC362i Integrated Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 123652
	Checksum: 6bb6a5ce4e7058c109aefee99c9ac5fb

Intel Integrated 82801JIB ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 44068
	Checksum: 71171c052926eaef49f55e959ddf667a

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:

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
Banxuegang Industrial Park Buji Longgang
Shenzhen 518129
CHINA

554567

System x3550 M3 (7944 - 52x/54x) - Yes Bulletin 139967 | SUSE