ThinkSystem SR950 V3 (7DC5, Xeon SP Gen4)

ThinkSystem SR950 V3 (7DC5, Xeon SP Gen4)
Network Server
Cisco Systems, Inc.

07 Nov 2023
152894

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 5 for SUSE SLES 15	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 5 for SUSE SLES 12	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2022
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

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

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Super Server
Mother Board Revision:	02
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: EBE103O - v1.10 (11/11/2023)
CPU:	8 Intel Xeon® Platinum 8490H Processor 1.90 GHz
RAM:	2 TB
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2600
Host Bus Adapter:	Lenovo ThinkSystem 440-8i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA Lenovo ThinkSystem 7450 PRO Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0
Hard Disk Drive:	Lenovo ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD Lenovo ThinkSystem 2.5-inch PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 8.8.1-150400.88.1

Config Notes

Install: UEFI installation was done via virtual DVD using the SUSE SolidDriver UEFI FCoE kISO which is downloadable from http://drivers.suse.com/suse/uefi-fcoe-sle11sp3/. The kISO updates the kernel to version 3.0.82-0.7.9.
Install, Storage: System was tested with updated SolidDriver-compliant megaraid-sas-06.602.03.00 driver. Updated driver was added during OS install by using driver update disk downloaded from http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/RAID%20Controllers/RAID%20Controllers%20Common%20Files/6.602.03.00-3_MR%20Linux_Driver.tgz.

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST2600
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 50790
	Checksum: 5c76baec83b61418041090c658eda587

Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X710-T4L (Quad Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: i40e.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 301140
	Checksum: 02473122fe62fac1151c133f93da0266

Lenovo ThinkSystem 440-8i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mpt3sas.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 208972
	Checksum: a551c419ec95bda0aea5b5e3488c4ff0
	Driver Version: 43.100.00.00

Lenovo ThinkSystem 7450 PRO Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: nvme.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 39332
	Checksum: abc381799f879005e5e3d0ab071371a2
	Driver Version: 1.0

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:

Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Dr.
San Jose , CA 95134
Voice: (408) 526-4000
Toll Free: (800) 553-NETS or (800) 553-6387
Website: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/unified-computing-system/products-technical-reference-list.html

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