Hitachi Advanced Server DS7020

Hitachi Advanced Server DS7020
Network Server
IBM

09 May 2019
148008

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

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

Product Description
The Hitachi Advanced Server DS7020 has up to 2 Intel Xeon 8280M processors with a memory capacity of up to 750GB. It also utilizes 3TB of Intel® Optane™ DC 256GB Persistent Memory Modules.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Super Server
Mother Board Revision:	12001509-006
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: BIOS_CCL041.27.01.104 (03/01/2019)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Platinum 8280M Processor 2.70 GHz
RAM:	750 GB
Persistent Memory:	3 TB, 12 Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory 256GB Modules
Ports and Bus Types:	3 USB Ports 5 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox Graphics Inc. G200 SE A (PCI)
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel X99 Chipset (DHX99 PCH) , Serial ATA (SATA) Emulex Corporation LPe31002 FC (Dual-Port) , FibreChannel
Hard Disk Drive:	2 SanDisk SDLF1DAM-400G , Serial ATA (SATA)
Storage Area Network (SAN) Device:	Hitachi Data Systems Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V NEC M310
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 8.2.0-15.5

Config Notes

Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER7 as this functionality is provided by the POWER7 hardware itself.
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using Chassis Management Module (CMM) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article: http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox Graphics Inc. G200 SE A (PCI)
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Oct-2018	Driver Size: 106720
	Checksum: 69845dd9d9465dfc3d37d29b27d4ad5a

Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4 (Quad Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Oct-2018	Driver Size: 496416
	Checksum: 9180fee4626d09eb47ceeb4937827299
	Driver Version: 5.4.0-k

Intel Integrated Ethernet Connection X722 (Quad-Port) for 10GBASE-T
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: i40e.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Oct-2018	Driver Size: 692832
	Checksum: 81ff28d475b50f222e6919cb7b47f393
	Driver Version: 2.3.2-k

Intel X99 Chipset (DHX99 PCH)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Oct-2018	Driver Size: 81416
	Checksum: d8b69510f19884bd09cff1e0911e538d
	Driver Version: 3.0

Emulex Corporation LPe31002 FC (Dual-Port)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: lpfc.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Oct-2018	Driver Size: 1736808
	Checksum: 5fe519893782cc91daf83374e6b06adc
	Driver Version: 0:12.0.0.6

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:

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Hitachi Advanced Server DS7020 - Yes Bulletin 148008 | SUSE