IBM Power System S812L (8247-21L)

IBM Power System S812L (8247-21L)
Network Server
NEC Corporation

11 Aug 2014
141812

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM

Product Description
IBM''s POWER8 based Power System S812L. Linux servers optimized for scale out and cloud environments.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	10 IBM POWER8 3.42 GHz
RAM:	192 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	5 PCI Express X8 4 PCI Express X16 2 USB Ports
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	Seagate® Savvio® 15K.3, 2.5-inch 300 GB 15K 6Gb/s SAS (ST9300653SS) , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM slim line DVD - RMB00140592 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device. SLES was installed on local Hard Disk.
The megaraid_sas.ko is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following rpm: lsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-06.703.06.00_3.0.76_0.11-4.1.x86_64.rpm on drivers.suse.com. This driver can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/LSI/sle11sp3/common/x86_64/
The be2net.ko is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following rpm: elx-be2net_10.2.469.0-be2iscsi_10.2.473.0-lpfc_10.2.469.0-sles11sp3-1.iso on drivers.suse.com. This driver can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Emulex/sle11sp3/common/DUD/dud_elx-be2net_10.2.469.0-be2iscsi_10.2.473.0-lpfc_10.2.469.0-sles11sp3
The lpfc.ko is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following DUD: elx-be2net_10.2.469.0-be2iscsi_10.2.473.0-lpfc_10.2.469.0-sles11sp3-1.iso. This DUD can be downloaded and it can be installed during the SLES install. To obtain the DUD go to: https://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Emulex/sle11sp3/common/DUD/dud_elx-be2net_10.2.469.0-be2iscsi_10.2.473.0-lpfc_10.2.469.0-sles11sp3/

Adapters and Drivers


Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 285735
	Checksum: bd6cf819c0a7b684907628138ea06f1d
	Driver Version: 3.129

IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ipr.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 213287
	Checksum: 3bce48a5eab10a3dc648f147006c87b9
	Driver Version: 2.6.0

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:

NEC Corporation
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Tokyo 108-0014
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Fax: 3-3798-8794

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