IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737/E5-2600 v2)

IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737/E5-2600 v2)
Network Server
Supermicro Computer

13 Oct 2017
146049

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
The Lenovo Flex System™ x240 Compute Node is a high-performance server that offers outstanding performance for virtualization with high levels of CPU performance and memory capacity, and flexible configuration options. The x240 Compute Node is an efficient server designed to run a broad range of workloads, armed with advanced management capabilities that allow you to manage your physical and virtual IT resources from a single pane of glass. The two integrated BCM5718 dual-port network adapters are sold as a single Lenovo Flex System EN2024 4-port 1Gb Ethernet Adapter.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Compute Module
Mother Board Revision:	PASS 7
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: B2E155CUS - v2.00 (03/27/2017)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2697 v2 2.70 GHz
RAM:	384 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	PCI Express X8 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR2
Host Bus Adapter:	LSI Logic SAS2004 PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 300 GB 10K 6 Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.7.0-25.1

Config Notes

Install: PXE boot, OS installed via network.
Maintenance update: SLES 15 SP3 kernel update kernel-default-5.3.18-59.19.1.x86_64.rpm is required and was installed during YES Certification testing for support of the wireless adapter. The kernel update can be installed via online update or downloaded and installed from the SUSE Customer Center here: https://updates.suse.com/SUSE/Updates/SLE-Module-Basesystem/15-SP3/x86_64/update/x86_64/kernel-default-5.3.18-59.19.1.x86_64.rpm
Power management: Hibernation / Suspend to Disk / ACPI S4 is NOT supported on this system.
Power management: System does not support fan control and/or thermal monitoring through the OS.

Adapters and Drivers


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

Lenovo Flex System EN2024 4-port 1Gb Ethernet Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 251575
	Checksum: 1c032cbbf8f4cb203bdc23d80846b9cc
	Driver Version: 3.137

LSI Logic SAS2004 PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mpt3sas.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 399263
	Checksum: 34cbd79c3f6d7643255eacba1a5628ad
	Driver Version: 15.100.00.00

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:

Supermicro Computer
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose , CA 95131
Website: https://www.supermicro.com/

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