 | System x3550 M3 (7944 - N2x)
Network Server IBM | 09 Aug 2013
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SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 | Arch: 32pae | Mode: Fully Virtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 | Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 | Arch: 32 | Mode: Paravirtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 | Arch: 64 | Mode: Paravirtualized | |
| Windows Server 2008 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 | 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 X5680 3.33 GHz |
| RAM: | 24 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 4 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X16 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® MGA G200 VE |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
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Referenced Bulletins
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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 | |||||||||
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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-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 110383 | ||||||||
| Checksum: fbb54829e4449c9d47b8a8fedf6c334d | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 4.28.00.01suse | |||||||||
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| Intel PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: e1000e.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 278487 | ||||||||
| Checksum: e45ab312be4ac19802d48c94bbf0d922 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 2.1.4-k | |||||||||
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