IBM Power System E850 (8408-E8E)

IBM Power System E850 (8408-E8E)
Network Server
IBM

11 Sep 2017
145892

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64

Product Description
A very agile 4-socket system in the marketplace that has been optimized for performance, reliability and expansion.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	48 IBM POWER8 3.02 GHz
RAM:	1 TB
Ports and Bus Types:	4 USB Ports 8 PCI Express X16 3 PCI Express X8
Host Bus Adapter:	2 IBM PCIe3 x8 Cache SAS RAID Internal Adapter 6Gb (2CCA) , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 Seagate® ST300MP0064 - Enterprise Performance 15K HDD 300 GB , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM slim line DVD - RMBO0140532 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.7.0-19.1

Config Notes

For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/hardware/ Armonk, New York 10504-1722 , NY 10504-1722 Voice: 001-914-499-1900 Toll Free: 800-IBM-4YOU (800-426-4968) Website: http://www.ibm.com
This configuration was tested with only one NIC.
Maintenance update: SLES 12 SP2 kernel update 1319 is required and was installed during certification testing. The kernel update can be downloaded at https://download.suse.com/Download?buildid=7pisoWugMvc~.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support dynamic CPU frequency scaling.
For optimizing your setup: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/perf/
For z/VM guest setup: http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/linuxper.html
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.

Referenced Bulletins
146935

Adapters and Drivers


Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 309911
	Checksum: 368cb06f61a2258f93ab4d25e90cc435
	Driver Version: 3.137

2 IBM PCIe3 x8 Cache SAS RAID Internal Adapter 6Gb (2CCA)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ipr.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 264767
	Checksum: 5f3f71bccaca031ab7e10ad9475a0537
	Driver Version: 2.6.4

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
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com

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IBM Power System E850 (8408-E8E) - Yes Bulletin 145892 | SUSE