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 | System x3550 M3 (7944)
Network Server
IBM | 18 Dec 2014
142565 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for IBM Power 12 Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 12 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32pae |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
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Windows Server 2012 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The IBM System x3550 M3 builds on Intel Xeon processor technology with extreme processing power and superior energy-management and cooling features. With twice the performance of previous generations and a flexible, energy-smart design that integrates low-wattage components, the x3550 M3 can help you meet demanding workloads at a lower cost per watt. The x3550 M3 offers a flexible, scalable design and simple upgrade path from four to eight hard disk drives. Comprehensive systems management tools such as advanced diagnostics and the ability to control resources from a single point make it easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS8 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: D6EG62TUS -v1.20 - (02/11/2014) |
| CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E5620 2.40 GHz |
| RAM: | 64 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 4 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X16 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID-MR10i
, Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM
73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| CD/DVD: | Panasonic
UJDA782 DVD/CDRW
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.3 |
Config Notes
- Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article: https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462
- Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER8 (PowerVM) as this functionality is provided by the POWER8 hardware itself.
- Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
- Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method. Following TID https://www.suse.com/de-de/support/kb/doc/?id=7023433 was used to add additional boot parameters.
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Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| | Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 97711 |
| | Checksum: 0aa1fb610e038786b32b41ad30a9aa41 |
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| Intel
PRO/1000 PM (82571EB) Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: e1000e.ko |
| | Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 420135 |
| | Checksum: a1f409c5bddc83725e587cc3e5abd324 |
| | Driver Version: 2.3.2-k |
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| Broadcom®
NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (Dual-port) |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2.ko |
| | Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 133583 |
| | Checksum: 9ae8d4e4e3c295fe528b2ff0239a6510 |
| | Driver Version: 2.2.5 |
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| IBM
ServeRAID-MR10i |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 168407 |
| | Checksum: 929c950a0f075f2e946ed38367bf1daf |
| | Driver Version: 06.803.01.00-rc1 |
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| Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10 |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko |
| | Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 53815 |
| | Checksum: 4aa148a5caef259c7e9753c6f727eda8 |
| | Driver Version: 2.13 |
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