IBM System x3550 M4 (7914/E5-2600 v2)

IBM System x3550 M4 (7914/E5-2600 v2)
Network Server
IBM

21 Nov 2017
146276

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLED 11

Other Products:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Point of Service (SLEPOS)

Product Description
The right choice when compromise is not an option, the Lenovo System x3550 M4 blends outstanding uptime, performance and I/O flexibility for cost efficiency and rock-solid reliability. This compact rack server offers an energy-smart, afordable and easy-to-use solution with a pay-as-you-grow design to help lower costs and manage risks. With more computing power per watt, support for the Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 processor and advanced memory support, the x3550 M4 offers balanced performance and density.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS 12
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: D7E158DUS - v2.40 (04/10/2017)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2690 v2 3.0 GHz
RAM:	Host platform: 48 GB, single max VM guest: 24 GB, multiple VM guests: 6 GB each
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 6 USB Ports PCI Express X16 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR2
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) IBM 300GB 10K SAS 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.7.0-25.2

Config Notes

Desktop Effects: Graphics driver/adapter does not support desktop effects.
Power Management: Sleep / Suspend to RAM / ACPI S3 is NOT supported on this system.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support throttling.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support dynamic CPU frequency scaling.
Power Management: S4 does not work with the default vesa driver. For it to work, the Intel driver should be used on this system. To change to the Intel driver, execute the following steps: (1) Edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf (2) Under section "Device", change the Driver parameter to "intel", then save the file. (3) Reboot the system.

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 Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 356223
	Checksum: a9ef182572c767dbda6b901513d6c487
	Driver Version: 5.4.0-k

	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igbvf.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017	Driver Size: 68719
	Checksum: 8b4616efe6a08f326fc13d04a1e512d3
	Driver Version: 2.4.0-k

IBM ServeRAID M1115 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/

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

IBM
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IBM System x3550 M4 (7914/E5-2600 v2) - Yes Bulletin 146276 | SUSE