Sun Server X3-2

Sun Server X3-2
Network Server
IBM

12 May 2014
141485

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

Product Description
Oracles Sun Server X3-2 system is a versatile two-socket server for clustered computing and virtualization, packing the optimal balance of computing power, memory capacity, and I/O capability.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	Rev 01
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI-Legacy: 17100400 (04/04/2014)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2690 2.90 GHz
RAM:	524272 MB
Ports and Bus Types:	6 USB Ports 3 PCI Express X8 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2300
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801HR ICH8R , Serial ATA (SATA) Oracle America Inc. SUN STORAGE 6 Gb SAS PCIe, SGX-SAS6-INT-Z , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 Hitachi GST HUC109030CSS600 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Teac DV-W28SS-V , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

Install: PXE boot and network install requires the "?device=eth0" to be added to the install server boot process.
Integrated network: only two of the four ethernet adapters/ports on the I350-AM4 quad-port network controller are enabled on this system.
KVM Guests: The SLES 10 SP4 guest(s) were configured with a virtual e1000 NIC.
KVM Guests: Current kernel maintenance updates were required to be installed on the SLES 11 SP1 KVM guests in order to provide updated virtio drivers.

Referenced Bulletins
137704

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST2300
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: swrast_dri.so
	Driver Date: 29-May-2013	Driver Size: 14588208
	Checksum: b04453e653cab45eefe58ac419ccacb3

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast_drv.so
	Driver Date: 30-May-2013	Driver Size: 96096
	Checksum: 41733d0f905440b2b69759ee4d3dda05
	Driver Version: 0.92.2

2 Intel X540-AT2 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: ixgbe.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 346319
	Checksum: 2846e37a53524960bbcc266a96982742
	Driver Version: 3.11.33-k

Intel Integrated 82801HR ICH8R
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 58287
	Checksum: 7eb08e3480b14d2040dd7df56425cc82
	Driver Version: 3.0

Oracle America Inc. SUN STORAGE 6 Gb SAS PCIe, SGX-SAS6-INT-Z
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mpt2sas.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 270935
	Checksum: 30d3e55b9d7ecc7e61e3d264c5bbe3b3
	Driver Version: 14.100.00.00

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
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com

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Sun Server X3-2 - Yes Bulletin 141485 | SUSE