SUN BLADE X4-2B

SUN BLADE X4-2B
Network Server
SGI

04 Nov 2014
142291

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for AMD64 & Intel64

Product Description
Oracle's Server X4-2B system is a very versatile two-socket server for clustered computing and virtualization, packing the optimal balance of computing power,memory capacity and I/O capacity.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	Rev 06
BIOS/uEFI:	BIOS: 28030600 (08/19/2014)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2690 v2 3.0 GHz
RAM:	768 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 USB Ports 4 PCI Express X16 PCI Express X16 Serial
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2300
Host Bus Adapter:	Oracle America Inc. Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, RAID Expansion Module, SGX-SAS6-R-REM-Z , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	Hitachi GST HUC109060CSS600 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where the network adapter was given to the SLES 11 SP3 x86-64 guest. One of the embedded Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet adapters was used in this testing.
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).
Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.

Referenced Bulletins
139289

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

Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM2 (Dual 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

Oracle America Inc. Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA, RAID Expansion Module, SGX-SAS6-R-REM-Z
	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

The term SUSE "YES" Enterprise 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:

SGI
46600 Landing Parkway
Fremont , CA 94538
Voice: 650-960-1980
Website: http://www.sgi.com

559595

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