System x3850 X6 (E7 v4 with DDR3) (6241)

System x3850 X6 (E7 v4 with DDR3) (6241)
Network Server
IBM

14 Sep 2017
145932

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM

Product Description
The Lenovo System x3850 X6 server is an four-socket 4U 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 x3850 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 4U 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 x3850 X6 supports up to eight Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v4 high-performance processors and up to 6 TB of memory.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS 5
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: A9E139JUS - v4.10 (03/28/2017)
CPU:	4 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v4 2.20 GHz
RAM:	64 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X16 4 PCI Express X8 Serial 7 USB Ports
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 7.7.0-25.1

Config Notes

Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
SLES update: SLES 12 SP5 kernel update "kernel-default-4.12.14-122.17.1" or later is required and was installed during certification testing. This kernel update contains a fix to the i40e.ko driver to fix an issue where the two RJ45 ports are not detected, only the two SFP+ ports are detected on the Intel Ethernet Controller X710-TM4 adapter. After the system has been registered with SCC you can install the update with the following command: zypper install kernel-default-4.12.14-122.17.1

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR2
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 96383
	Checksum: bbed1a4bbab6a5c26c55e3771d88ad04

Intel X540 ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: ixgbe.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 502023
	Checksum: e974c6e08150998e94cccb54f7c9c799
	Driver Version: 4.4.0-k

Broadcom® BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 251575
	Checksum: 1c032cbbf8f4cb203bdc23d80846b9cc
	Driver Version: 3.137

IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 236751
	Checksum: c96d2df516f3a67f3960bb982a2a0b3d
	Driver Version: 07.701.17.00-rc1

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https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

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System x3850 X6 (E7 v4 with DDR3) (6241) - Yes Bulletin 145932 | SUSE