 | System x3950 X6 (E7 v3 with DDR3) (6241)
Network Server Fujitsu | 16 Jul 2018
146928 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | SP: Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 11 | |
| Windows Server 2016 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | ||
| 2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | ||
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | SP: Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 12 | |
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3950 X6 server, machine type 6241, is an up to eight-socket 8U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the Enterprise X-Architecture. It delivers fast application performance, is based on an agile system design, and is a resilient platform that is needed for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The x3950 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 8U rack-optimized lid-less package that helps reduce the space that is needed to support massive network computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3950 X6 supports up to eight Intel Xeon E7 v4 high-performance processors and up to 12 TB of memory. Suggested use: mission-critical scalable databases, business analytics, virtualization, enterprise applications, and cloud applications.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A9E143JUS - v4.30 (02/23/2018) |
| CPU: | 8 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v3 2.50 GHz |
| RAM: | Host platform: 256 GB, single max VM guest: 232 GB, multiple VM guests: SLES 48 GB each Windows 16 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 8 PCI Express X16 4 PCI Express X8 2 Serial 14 USB Ports |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® MGA G200eR2 |
| Host Bus Adapter: | 2 IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 8 Lenovo S3700 200GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC Enterprise SSD , Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 8.1.0-74.1 |
Config Notes
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Referenced Bulletins
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Adapters and Drivers
| Matrox® MGA G200eR2 | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 10-Apr-2018 | Driver Size: 105288 | ||||||||
| Checksum: df2869648a526d6bd94917fe2c40285b | |||||||||
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| Emulex Corporation VFA5 ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: be2net.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 10-Apr-2018 | Driver Size: 292464 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 5f37d69284b70f76420c76ebc3b09818 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 11.4.0.0 | |||||||||
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| Broadcom® BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 10-Apr-2018 | Driver Size: 330656 | ||||||||
| Checksum: e0e2f2baefaa81071c2e8cee5f770402 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 3.137 | |||||||||
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| 2 IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 10-Apr-2018 | Driver Size: 288872 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 036b2551729d21ca87d2adfb96139431 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 07.704.04.00-rc1 | |||||||||
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https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/
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