IBM Power L1024 (9786-42H)

IBM Power L1024 (9786-42H)
Network Server
IBM

04 Aug 2022
151754

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for IBM Power 15 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 15

Product Description
The Power L1024 (9786-42H) server is a high-performance, flexible, two-socket, 4U system that provides massive scalability and flexibility. It delivers extreme density in an energy-efficient design with superior reliability and resiliency. The Power L1024 brings a secure environment that balances mission-critical traditional workloads and modernized applications to deliver a frictionless hybrid cloud experience.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	2 IBM Power10 3.9 GHz
RAM:	832 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	6 PCI Express X8 4 PCI Express X16 2 USB Ports
Host Bus Adapter:	Samsung® NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 , NVMe
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM Mainstream 800 GB SSD NVMe U.2 module (#EC7T) , NVMe
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 8.6.1-38.3

Config Notes

Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article for ppc64le: https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
CPU: This system is 2 CPU socket configuration with 24 core dual chip module per socket, totalling 48 cores. The Power10 3.9 GHz (Max) DCM CPUs tested each have 24 cores and with SMT8 totalling 384 vCPU threads.
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on Power10 (PowerVM) as this functionality is provided by the Power10 hardware itself.

Referenced Bulletins
151728

Adapters and Drivers


Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko.xz
	Driver Date: 06-May-2021	Driver Size: 78112
	Checksum: 8534feb5ef00f4a0d19ed13d3e86a245

Samsung® NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: nvme.ko.xz
	Driver Date: 07-May-2021	Driver Size: 20920
	Checksum: d7828e65806cec42f3eba79ccc2d9309

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:

IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
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607972

IBM Power L1024 (9786-42H) - Yes Bulletin 151754 | SUSE