Bull Escala L1-800

Bull Escala L1-800
Network Server
IBM

23 Feb 2016
144110

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for z Systems 15

Product Description
Escala Linux servers: Escala Power brings performance and optimized TCO to customers for the most challenging Linux workloads.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	12 IBM POWER8 3.02 GHz
RAM:	176 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 USB Ports 4 PCI Express X16 5 PCI Express X8
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	5 Seagate® Savvio® 15K.3, 2.5-inch 300 GB 15K 6Gb/s SAS (ST9300653SS) , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.4.0-30.3

Config Notes

The ixgbe.ko driver used during testing is not SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following driver package: intel-lan_linux_v20.3.zip. This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25391/Onboard-Network-Driver-for-Linux-?product=78562
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to the SLES 12 SP1 guest. The embedded Intel X540-AT2 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller adapter was used during this testing.

Adapters and Drivers


Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 295567
	Checksum: eeb2b915b992f930d874697d247b3b11
	Driver Version: 3.137

IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ipr.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 221527
	Checksum: a3c9af9381086229aa0eb35f1efcede9
	Driver Version: 2.6.0

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:

IBM
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