 | Lenovo System x3950 X6 (3837) - Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 10GbaseT
Network Server Cisco Systems, Inc. | 27 May 2015
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SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 10 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 | Arch: 32pae | Mode: Paravirtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 | Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | |
| Windows Server 2008 | |||
| Arch: 32 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 | |
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3950 X6 server is an eight-socket 8U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the Lenovo Enterprise X-Architecture®. It delivers innovation with enhanced scalability, reliability, availability, and serviceability features to enable optimal performance for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The x3950 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 8U rack-optimized lid-less package that helps to significantly reduce the space that is needed to support massive network computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3950 X6 supports up to eight Intel Xeon E7-8800 v2 high-performance processors and up to 12 TB of memory.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A9E111D - v1.00 (12/08/2014) |
| RAM: | 768 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 2 Serial 14 USB Ports 4 PCI Express X16 6 PCI Express X8 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® MGA G200e |
| Host Bus Adapter: | 2 Fujitsu PRAID EP420i , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 Hitachi GST ULTRASTAR C15K600, 300GB, SAS (HUC156030CSS204) , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.3 |
Config Notes
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Adapters and Drivers
| Matrox® MGA G200e | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 29-May-2013 | Driver Size: 190720 | ||||||||
| Checksum: cbbe7ba695cb37835f3c7d4e79ec43c5 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 1.4.11 | |||||||||
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| Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM2 (Dual Port) | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: igb.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 284151 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 7ece6d08a3e85e6b5ecb426396ea3b62 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 4.1.2-k | |||||||||
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| Intel X540-AT2 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port) | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: ixgbe.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 346319 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 2846e37a53524960bbcc266a96982742 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 3.11.33-k | |||||||||
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| 2 Fujitsu PRAID EP420i | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 127823 | ||||||||
| Checksum: ad23e332dab7a4378bea9f3c4b400113 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 06.506.00.00-rc1 | |||||||||
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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:
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