IBM System x3630 M4 (7158/E5-2400 v2)

IBM System x3630 M4 (7158/E5-2400 v2)
Network Server
Hewlett-Packard Company

04 Nov 2014
142235

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86

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 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	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 2012
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The Lenovo® System x3630 M4 server offers a cost-effective high-capacity storage solution with exceptional energy-smart design, leadership virtualization, and powerful systems management. It supports the Intel® Xeon® E5 processor and high-density memory designs with twelve DDR3 DIMM slots. This 2U server consolidates storage and server into one system, offers easy management, and saves floor space and power consumption, costing less money than traditional enterprise offerings. Designed with redundancy, flexible subsystems, and a wider range of configuration options, the x3630 M4 also offers an innovative Feature on Demand (FoD) design for an easier upgrade path.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS7
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: BEE142BUS - v1.71 - (07/31/2014)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2450 v2 2.50 GHz
RAM:	24 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 6 USB Ports PCI Express X8 4 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 500GB 7200 RPM 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA II , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.3.0-97.1

Config Notes

kISO Install: System was installed using the kISO ibmbe2netv2.iso. This kISO is required as an initial boot media to start the standard install process. The kISO can be downloaded from: http://http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/IBM/sle10sp4/sle10sp4be2netkiso/. One of the required updates in the kISO is the be2net network driver, this driver is PLDP compliant.
Kdump: During the install using the ibmbe2netv2.iso kISO the following three modules must also be installed: kdump, kernel-kdump and kexec-tools. This is required to update the be2net driver to function with kdump.
Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 5 with hot-spare.

Referenced Bulletins
137978

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 97711
	Checksum: 2e18ee51e3395e6f9f9817ef7a9ab886

Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 319895
	Checksum: e83cf8a401b130ca51657b5f25ab6b1f
	Driver Version: 5.0.5-k

IBM ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 168407
	Checksum: 1491d21129f10d37bc159b9a6f36a1cc
	Driver Version: 06.803.01.00-rc1

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:

Hewlett-Packard Company
Industry Standard Server Division
20555 SH249
Houston , TX 77070
Website: http://www.hp.com

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IBM System x3630 M4 (7158/E5-2400 v2) - Yes Bulletin 142235 | SUSE