IBM System x3630 M4 (7158)

IBM System x3630 M4 (7158)
Network Server
Dell Incorporated

08 Dec 2014
142519

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLED 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	Arch: 64	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 32	Mode: Paravirtualized
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 E5-2440 2.40 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 7.3.0-113.3

Config Notes

Install: System installed using PXE network install; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Disk configuration: RAID 0.
Serial/USB/VGA port(s): provided through a KVM connector console breakout cable which supplies one RS232 serial port, one VGA port and two USB ports. As noted in the Tested Configuration above, the system also has one internal USB port.
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to a SLES 12 guest. One of the Intel Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GbE SFP+ adapters was used in this testing.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 98407
	Checksum: 9eea03f7b2c7dfda0deec13b6e183a63

Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 316863
	Checksum: 72e3f9c5c51b314babbaca01b88f9e72
	Driver Version: 5.0.5-k

IBM ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 167607
	Checksum: f6db8044c75ad8b98c730803823301b5
	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:

Dell Incorporated
1 DELL WAY
ROUND ROCK , TX 78682

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IBM System x3630 M4 (7158) - Yes Bulletin 142519 | SUSE