System x3550 M3 (7944

System x3550 M3 (7944 - J2x/J4x)
Network Server
Lenovo

09 Aug 2013
139985

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 15

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

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
Windows Server 2012
	Arch: 64	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 E5-2430 2.20 GHz
RAM:	24 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 4 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel BD82C602J PCH , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	TSST TS-H353C , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 5.
Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where a network adapter was given to the SLES 11 SP3 x86-64 guest. The Intel® PRO/1000 PM (82571EB) Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet adapter was used in this testing.
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe), and the virtio network drivers were used during testing.

Referenced Bulletins
139400

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 30-Mar-2013	Driver Size: 190720
	Checksum: cbbe7ba695cb37835f3c7d4e79ec43c5
	Driver Version: 1.4.11

Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 284151
	Checksum: 7ece6d08a3e85e6b5ecb426396ea3b62
	Driver Version: 4.1.2-k

Intel BD82C602J PCH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 58287
	Checksum: 7eb08e3480b14d2040dd7df56425cc82
	Driver Version: 3.0

IBM ServeRAID M1115 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

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:

Lenovo
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
support.lenovo.com

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System x3550 M3 (7944 - J2x/J4x) - Yes Bulletin 139985 | SUSE