Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916

Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916 - H2x/H6x)
Network Server
IBM

10 Sep 2013
140149

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

Windows Server 2012
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The IBM® Flex System™ x222 Compute Node is a high-density dual-server offering that is designed for virtualization, dense cloud deployments, and hosted clients. The x222 has two independent servers in one mechanical package, which means that the x222 has a double-density design that allows up to 28 servers to be housed in a single 10U Flex System Enterprise Chassis.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	PASS3
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: CCE125DUS - v1.00 - (07/26/2013)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2430 2.20 GHz
RAM:	96 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel BD82C602J PCH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 500 GB 7.2K SATA Simple-Swap HDD , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

Driver: 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.i586.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.i586.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.

Referenced Bulletins
137828

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

IBM Embedded Dual-Port 10GB Virtual Fabric Ethernet LOM
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: be2net.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 150471
	Checksum: ec63c2a4a680c294fdbc13d1b60329c6
	Driver Version: 4.4.161.0s

Intel BD82C602J PCH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 58287
	Checksum: 473c4648eb91631c32be9d18fb2e85ad
	Driver Version: 3.0

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:

IBM
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