 | IBM Flex System x480 X6 Compute Node (7903)
Network Server Cisco Systems, Inc. | 06 Feb 2015
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SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 5 for SUSE® SLES 12 |
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: 32 | Mode: Paravirtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Paravirtualized | ||
| Windows Server 2012 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | ||
Product Description
The Flex System x480 X6 is scalable to a 4-socket system optimized for applications that require more processor cores and memory for larger virtual machines and databases. * Outstanding compute performance * Maximum memory availability * Leadership storage performance and capacity * Ability to quickly scale to meet increased system demands * Ability to host multiple generations of technology within the same chassis * Pay-as-you-grow system expandability and fit-for-purpose design * Reduced unscheduled events due to self-healing. * Eliminates restarts and provides easier serviceability by minimizing the number of system “touches” * Advanced RAS integration with standard hypervisors
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Blade Module |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS3 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: N2E107NUS - v1.00 - (07/24/2014) |
| CPU: | 4 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8870 v2 2.30 GHz |
| RAM: | 384 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 4 USB Ports 4 PCI Express X16 8 PCI Express X8 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® MGA G200eR |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller , Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 2.5-inch SFF HDD , Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.3 |
Config Notes
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Referenced Bulletins
145812
Adapters and Drivers
| Matrox® MGA G200eR | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015 | Driver Size: 98407 | ||||||||
| Checksum: bf0ab1e0e0f8e11a85310a4c0a077d4f | |||||||||
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| 4 Broadcom® Integrated BCM5718 Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015 | Driver Size: 256535 | ||||||||
| Checksum: b53575194ba3c0bc11befb115888a3e7 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 3.136 | |||||||||
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| IBM ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015 | Driver Size: 167607 | ||||||||
| Checksum: aab74ab715ccce246f161f2f3253bac5 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 06.803.01.00-rc1 | |||||||||
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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:
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