ThinkSystem SR950 (7X12, Xeon SP Gen 2)

ThinkSystem SR950 (7X12, Xeon SP Gen 2)
Network Server
New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.

21 Jul 2020
149395

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 12

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

Windows Server 2019
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 2 for SUSE SLES 15	Arch: 64	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 5 for SUSE SLES 12	Arch: 64	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 5 for SUSE SLES 12	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized	SP: Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 15

Product Description
For more information about this system, please visit www.lenovo.com.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Super Server
Mother Board Revision:	PASS 5
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: PSE127M - v1.71 (02/07/2020)
CPU:	8 Intel Xeon® Platinum 8280 Processor 2.70 GHz
RAM:	Host: 1.5 TB (DRAM), multiple VMs: 1.4 TB each, single max VM: 2 TB
Persistent Memory:	8TB, 16 Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory 512GB Modules
Ports and Bus Types:	4 USB Ports Serial 9 PCI Express X16 3 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox Graphics Inc. G200 SE A (PCI)
Host Bus Adapter:	Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 530-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	Lenovo ThinkSystem 2.5-inch 300GB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) Seagate® Enterprise Performance 10K HDD, SAS, 900GB (ST900MM0168) , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 8.5.0-26.3

Config Notes

This is a SAN boot only system.
The configuration has four CB520X B2 Blades connected with a Four-Blade SMP Connector.
The driver "hfcldd.ko" are used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk(DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.12.18.3146.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.12.18.3146_3.12.28_4-1.sles12.x86_64.rpm". To obtain DUD and the driver package, access to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12346613.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.
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
The driver "ixgbe.ko" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver package name is "ixgbe-kmp-default-4.1.2_k3.12.28_4-h1.x86_64.rpm" and was installed after the SLES12 install. To obtain the driver, access http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12346649.html

Referenced Bulletins
143997

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox Graphics Inc. G200 SE A (PCI)
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 23-May-2020	Driver Size: 82584
	Checksum: 18ad9ce10064363de8b6e44066366c79

Intel Ethernet Connection X722 (Dual-Port) for 1GbE
Lenovo ThinkSystem X710-DA2 PCIe 10Gb 2-Port SFP+ Ethernet Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: iavf.ko
	Driver Date: 23-May-2020	Driver Size: 222120
	Checksum: 5260218b1722fceac3d6ee61b14d53d6
	Driver Version: 3.2.3-k

Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 530-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter

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:

New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
466 Changhe Road
Binjiang District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
CHINA

574820

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