IBM Rockhopper II LR1 (3907)

IBM Rockhopper II LR1 (3907)
Network Server
IBM

26 Jul 2018
146956

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
IBM Rockhopper II LR1 Type 3907

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	zSeries Platform
Mother Board Revision:	N/A
BIOS/uEFI:	N/A
CPU:	4 IBM Rockhopper II Model LR1 Type 3907
RAM:	16 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	zSeries
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Ficon Express16 , FibreChannel IBM SCSI/FCP , SCSI
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM SCSI/FCP Disk Storage Device , SCSI IBM ECKD DASD Storage Device , FibreChannel
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.7.0-25.2

Config Notes

This is a SAN boot only system.
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
Maintenance update: SLES12 SP3 kernel update "4.4.140-94.42.1" is required and was installed during certification testing.
The driver "htc-hfcldd" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk (DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.12.22.4334.iso" and the driver package htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.12.22.4334_4.4.73_7-1.sles12sp3.x86_64.rpm. To obtain DUD and the driver package, access to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347757.html. DUD can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The driver "ixgbe" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver ixgbe used for Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express Family of Server Adapters is named "ixgbe-kmp-default-5.3.5_k4.4.73_7-h1a.x86_64.rpm". This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES12 SP3 install. To obtain the driver go to: http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347731.html.
The maximum CPU cores or threads when hyper threading is enabled which can be allocated from LPAR is 240.

Adapters and Drivers


IBM OSA-Express
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: qeth.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Sep-2017	Driver Size: 205743
	Checksum: ba4f3eac8055752483924030b2215e7c

IBM Ficon Express16
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: zfcp.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Sep-2017	Driver Size: 207407
	Checksum: f3c47683f6cd2750e61caacd8b65861c

IBM SCSI/FCP
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: zfcp.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Sep-2017	Driver Size: 207407
	Checksum: f3c47683f6cd2750e61caacd8b65861c

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
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IBM Rockhopper II LR1 (3907) - Yes Bulletin 146956 | SUSE