System x3550 M4 (7914

System x3550 M4 (7914 - B3x)
Network Server
Lenovo

19 Sep 2013
140276

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64

Product Description
The right choice when compromise is not an option, the IBM System x3550 M4 blends outstanding uptime, performance and I/O flexibility with rock-solid reliability for business critical workloads, including cloud computing, virtual desktop, business analytics, high performance computing, and SAP. This compact rack server offers an energy-smart, easy-to-use solution with a pay-as-you-grow design to manage risks. With more computing power per watt, support for the Intel® Xeon® E5 v2 processor and advanced memory support, the x3550 M4 offers balanced performance and density. Ideal for a wide range of business critical applications, including cloud computing and virtualization. Big things do come in small packages.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS12
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: D7E134EUS - v1.50 - (08/30/2013)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2609 v2 2.50 GHz
RAM:	48 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 6 USB Ports PCI Express X16 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch Slim-HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) 2 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

Power Management: System does not support standby.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support throttling.
The ATI driver used during testing is PLDP compliant and was installed from the following rpm: ati-fglrxG02-kmp-pae(version:8.762_2.6.32.12_0.7-1(i586)) and x11-video-fglrxG02(version:8.762-1(i586)). This driver can be downloaded and installed after the SLED install. To install the ATI driver,below steps are needed: 1.Yast-->Software Repositories Click "Add" in "Configured Software Repositories",select "Specify URL" and click "Next".Enter the "Repository name" as "ATI driver" and "URL" as "http://www2.ati.com/suse/sle11sp1" in "Media Type",and click "Next" 2.Yast-->Software Management. Change the filter to "Repositories",select the repositorit names "ATI" and install the packages listed in "Availabel". 3.Restart system is also needed.
The Realtek Wireless Card driver used during testing is PLDP compliant and was installed from the following rpm: realtek-r8192se_pci(version:2.6.0016.0423.2010-2(i586)) and realtek-r8192se_pci-kmp-pae(version:2.6.0016.0423.2010_2.6.32.12_0.7-2(i586)). This driver can be downloaded and installed after the SLED install. To obtain the driver go to: http://forgeftp.novell.com/driver-process/staging/pub/update/realtek/sle11sp1/preload/i586

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: 287167
	Checksum: 81bfd34fb256a6fa3cab6fc2f6e9ed3e
	Driver Version: 4.1.2-k

IBM ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 128775
	Checksum: 36c2f0e7dab4f4c97ea2e019d1fb44da
	Driver Version: 06.506.00.00-rc1

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