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 | IBM zEnterprise® BladeCenter® Extension zBX (2458)
Network Server
Dell Incorporated | 29 Sep 2015
143616 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| 4
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SP:
Service Pack 4 for SLES 11 |
Product Description
IBM zEnterprise zBX, running IBM BladeCenter HX5 (7873) blades
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Virtual Machine |
| Mother Board Revision: | Host Platform: zBX Model 4 System |
| BIOS/uEFI: | zBX Firmware: HIE183AUS-1.83 |
| CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-2830 2.13 GHz |
| RAM: | Assignable Host Memory: 176 GB / VM Guests: 44 GB, Max VM Guest Tested Memory (SLES 11 SP4): 176 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 8 PCI Express X1 |
| Video Adapter: | Cirrus Logic
Cirrus CL-GD5446 |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
Virtio Block Device
, virtio IBM
Virtual 82371SB PIIX3 IDE (Natoma/Triton II)
, IDE |
| Hard Disk Drive: | IBM
QEMU Virtual Hard Disk
, virtio IBM
QEMU Emulated IDE
, IDE |
| CD/DVD: | IBM
QEMU DVD-ROM
, IDE |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.4.0-30.3 |
Config Notes
- Install: PXE boot, OS installed via network.
- PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to one of the SLES 15 FV guests. One of the internal Intel I350 ports was used for this testing.
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Adapters and Drivers
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| Cirrus Logic
Cirrus CL-GD5446 |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: cirrus_drv.so |
| | Driver Date: 17-Jun-2015 | Driver Size: 19472 |
| |
| | Driver Version: 1.5.2 |
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| IBM
Virtio Block Device |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: virtio_blk.ko |
| | Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015 | Driver Size: 21903 |
| |
|
| IBM
Virtual 82371SB PIIX3 IDE (Natoma/Triton II) |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko |
| | Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015 | Driver Size: 51119 |
| |
| | Driver Version: 2.13 |
|
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_generic.ko |
| | Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015 | Driver Size: 13383 |
| |
| | Driver Version: 0.2.15 |
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| IBM
Virtual (Virtio) Ethernet adapter |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: virtio_net.ko |
| | Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015 | Driver Size: 36191 |
| |
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| IBM
Virtual Realtek RTL-8139 Ethernet adapter |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: 8139too.ko |
| | Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015 | Driver Size: 69311 |
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| | Driver Version: 0.9.28 |
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| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: 8139cp.ko |
| | Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015 | Driver Size: 46735 |
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| | Driver Version: 1.3 |
|
| IBM
Virtual 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet adapter |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: e1000.ko |
| | Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015 | Driver Size: 239351 |
| |
| | Driver Version: 7.3.21-k8-NAPI |
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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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