Apollo sx40

Apollo sx40
Network Server
HP Inc.

28 Feb 2019
147691

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 15

Other Products:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

3 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SUSE SLES 12	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2016
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
For more information, please see - https://www.hpe.com/us/en/servers/apollo.html

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1.01
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: 2.0b (03/01/2018)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Platinum 8176 Processor 2.10 GHz
RAM:	Host Platform: 187 GB, 64-bit VM Guests: 31 GB, Single Max VM 64-bit Guest Tested Memory: 186 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 USB Ports 4 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2500
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel C624 Chipset , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	HPE VR000480GWEPR 480GB SSD , Serial ATA (SATA) Intel SSD SC2BX016T4 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 8.2.0-15.5

Config Notes

PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to one of the SLES 11 SP3 x86-64 guests. The embedded, Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port), adapter was used during this testing.
VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).
Install: System installed using external USB connected DVD drive; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.

Referenced Bulletins
140612

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST2500
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2018	Driver Size: 130632
	Checksum: 2b1d7c8b92a90ff3b3c5fce07dcc9ffe

Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T2 (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: ixgbe.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2018	Driver Size: 720904
	Checksum: afb7d404d70b31b1245d3f7fe21727f6
	Driver Version: 5.1.0-k

	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: ixgbevf.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2018	Driver Size: 135016
	Checksum: 03f49f1c60a6f0d4c936e1644e66c41c
	Driver Version: 4.1.0-k

Intel C624 Chipset
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2018	Driver Size: 79168
	Checksum: 4f7c7f0d69f4ac743ca67d4e22b5c8ef
	Driver Version: 3.0

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2018	Driver Size: 79168
	Checksum: 4f7c7f0d69f4ac743ca67d4e22b5c8ef
	Driver Version: 3.0

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:

HP Inc.
Retail Solutions
Houston , TX 77070
Website: http://www.hp.com/go/pos

561615

Apollo sx40 - Yes Bulletin 147691 | SUSE