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 | System x3850 X6 (E7 v3 with DDR3) (6241)
Network Server
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation | 17 Dec 2015
143969 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3850 X6 server, machine type 6241, is a four-socket 4U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the Enterprise X-Architecture. It delivers fast application performance, is based on an agile system design, and is a resilient platform that is needed for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The x3850 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 4U rack-optimized lid-less package that helps reduce the space that is needed to support massive network computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel Xeon E7 v3 or v2 high-performance processors and up to 6 TB of memory. Suggested use: mission-critical scalable databases, business analytics, virtualization, enterprise applications, and cloud applications.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A9E121VUS - v1.00 (04/01/2015) |
| CPU: | 4 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-4850 v3 2.20 GHz |
| RAM: | 64 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 4 PCI Express X16 7 USB Ports Serial 2 PCI Express X8 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | Lenovo
1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5 inch G3HS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.5.0-17.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: PXE boot, OS installed via network.
- Kdump (SLES12SP4): the crash kernel memory parameters were increased from default to crashkernel=768M,high crashkernel =128M,low using YaST.
- Newer versions of the Mellanox firmware and drivers were used to support the Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx MCX4121A-XCAT card that was tested in this configuration. The ISO located at
http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux_sw_drivers and the instructions located at https://docs.mellanox.com/display/MLNXOFEDv461000/Installing+Mellanox+OFED were used. These drivers are not SolidDriver compliant.
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Referenced Bulletins
148200
Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| | Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 97943 |
| | Checksum: a9ff8d5c05122cb81c250915190b6b5d |
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| Broadcom®
BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko |
| | Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 257119 |
| | Checksum: 68b956cb5c8bb96a07d2dd38941a72f7 |
| | Driver Version: 3.137 |
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| Broadcom®
NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2x.ko |
| | Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 1082039 |
| | Checksum: 16b6e49238c125da929adc652adcadb0 |
| | Driver Version: 1.710.51-0 |
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| IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| | Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 193671 |
| | Checksum: 231400c0c6871290e279dba7766c2fd7 |
| | Driver Version: 06.807.10.00-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:
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
2845 Lafayette Street
Santa Clara
, CA
95050-2639
Voice: 1-408-970-1000
Fax: 1-408-727-8036
Website: www.hds.com
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