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 | Flex System x280 X6 Compute Node (7196/E7-8800 v2)
Network Server
Lenovo | 03 Sep 2020
149701 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 15 |
Product Description
The Flex System x280 X6 is a two-socket scale-out server optimized for workloads that require large memory footprint and virtualization performance. Outstanding compute performance. Maximum memory availability. Leadership storage performance and capacity. Ability to quickly scale to meet increased system demands. Ability to host multiple generations of technology within the same chassis. Fit-for-purpose design. Reduced unscheduled events due to self-healing. Eliminates restarts and provides easier serviceability by minimizing the number of system “touches”. Advanced RAS integration with standard hypervisors.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Compute Module |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS 3 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: N3E152EUS - v4.61 (12/05/2019) |
| CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-8870 v2 2.30 GHz |
| RAM: | 192 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 2 PCI Express X16 4 PCI Express X8 USB Ports |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM
500GB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 2.5-inch SFF HDD
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 8.5.0-29.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed using PXE network install; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Disk configuration: RAID 0.
- SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to a SLES 15 SP1 guest. One of the Intel Integrated Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T adapters was used in this testing.
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Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| | Driver Date: 06-Jun-2020 | Driver Size: 82584 |
| | Checksum: f4565df412097c9a985a175aae408518 |
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| Lenovo
Embedded Four-Port 10GB Virtual Fabric Ethernet LOM |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: be2net.ko |
| | Driver Date: 06-Jun-2020 | Driver Size: 281392 |
| | Checksum: 4ec342e06d46e586bd114f099ce88ef2 |
| | Driver Version: 12.0.0.0 |
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| IBM
ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller |
The term SUSE YES Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin.
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For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:
Lenovo
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support.lenovo.com
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