PRIMERGY® RX100 S8

PRIMERGY® RX100 S8
Network Server
IBM

10 Dec 2013
140849

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

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: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2008
	SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX100 S8 is an entry mono socket Intel® x86 rack server designed to provide a solution for small budgets, yet enabling a rich set of optional expansions to best meet individual demands. Its usage patterns cover file, infrastructure and communication applications by delivering up to 32GB RAM, up to 3 PCIe slots and up to 10 hard disk drives. Moreover, this 1U server enables individual configuration with a rich set of optional features, such as hot-plug 94% efficient power supply units, redundant fan, RAID controller and the choice of Intel® Xeon® E3, processors. By delivering the high energy efficiency and operation in higher ambient temperature, the RX100 S8 also contributes to the lowest operational costs. Furthermore, the ServerView™ suite and remote management features (iRMC S4) simplify the administration. For more detailed information, please refer to the data sheet at: http://docs.ts.fujitsu.com/dl.aspx?id=96f98b29-0dcf-4f36-b3a9-7d4bea116a67

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	D3229
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI-Legacy Boot: R1.6.0 for D3229-A1x (10/14/2013)
CPU:	Intel Xeon® Processor E3-1265L v3 2.50 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	8 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X8 PCI Express X4 Serial
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200e
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel DH82C226 PCH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	Seagate® ST9500620NS 500GB SATA , Serial ATA (SATA)
CD/DVD:	TSST SU-208FB , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article: http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462.
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER9 with PowerVM as this functionality is provided by the POWER9 with PowerVM hardware its-self.
Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
The kernel was then updated with the following kernel update: https://download.suse.com/Download?buildid=s57IyOa_Iw8~
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Watchdog: This system does not support the Watchdog Timer.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200e
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 30-Mar-2013	Driver Size: 190720
	Checksum: cbbe7ba695cb37835f3c7d4e79ec43c5
	Driver Version: 1.4.11

2 Intel Ethernet Controller I210-AT
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 287167
	Checksum: 81bfd34fb256a6fa3cab6fc2f6e9ed3e
	Driver Version: 4.1.2-k

Intel DH82C226 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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PRIMERGY® RX100 S8 - Yes Bulletin 140849 | SUSE