IBM LinuxONE III (8561)

IBM LinuxONE III (8561)
Network Server
Oracle America Inc.

23 Sep 2019
148695

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
IBM LinuxONE III (8561)

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	zSeries Platform
Mother Board Revision:	NA
BIOS/uEFI:	NA
CPU:	16 IBM z15 CPU (8561)
RAM:	16 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	zSeries
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Ficon Express16 , FibreChannel IBM SCSI/FCP , SCSI
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM ECKD DASD Storage Device , FibreChannel IBM FICON DASD Storage Device , FibreChannel IBM SCSI/FCP Disk Storage Device , SCSI
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 8.3.0-27.1

Config Notes

Install: An ISO image of the SLES11sp1 Install Media was used to install the Operating System via Virtual DVD-ROM device.
PLDP network driver: The PLDP Driver ixgbe.ko was installed and tested on 4 Intel X540-AT2 10 Gb ethernet controllers. The driver can be downloaded from http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Intel/sle11sp1/common/x86_64/intel-ixgbe-3.7.14-1.x86_64.rpm and http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Intel/sle11sp1/common/x86_64/intel-ixgbe-kmp-default-3.7.14_2.6.32.12_0.7-1.x86_64.rpm and http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Intel/sle11sp1/common/x86_64/intel-ixgbe-kmp-xen-3.7.14_2.6.32.12_0.7-1.x86_64.rpm
Serial port: General purpose serial port functionality is not provided by the hardware. Therefore the serial port is supported only for accessing the ILOM and the serial port certification test has been waived.

Referenced Bulletins
137383

Adapters and Drivers


IBM Ficon Express16
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: zfcp.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Oct-2018	Driver Size: 220312


IBM SCSI/FCP
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: zfcp.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Oct-2018	Driver Size: 220312


2 IBM OSA-Express 7S (10 GB)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: qeth.ko
	Driver Date: 31-Oct-2018	Driver Size: 231472

The term SUSE "YES" Enterprise 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:

Oracle America Inc.
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores , CA 94065
Website: www.Oracle.com

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IBM LinuxONE III (8561) - Yes Bulletin 148695 | SUSE