UCSC-C240-M8SX

UCSC-C240-M8SX
Network Server
IBM

13 Nov 2025
154760

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 for IBM Power

Other Products:

SUSE® Linux Micro 6.2

Product Description
Cisco Rack mount server

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	74-135780-01
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: C240M8.6.0.1a.0.0722250022 (07/22/2025)
CPU:	2 Intel Core i7-6700TE Processor 2.40 GHz
RAM:	256 GB
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST1300
Host Bus Adapter:	Micron Technology, Inc. 9100 SSD Non-Volatile Memory Controller
Hard Disk Drive:	HPE 1.6TB NVMe Gen4 Mainstream Performance Mixed Use SFF BC U.3 Static Multi Vendor SSD
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 10.0.0-150700.125.6

Config Notes

Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
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
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on Power11 (PowerVM) as this functionality is provided by the Power11 hardware itself.
CPU: This system is a 2-CPU socket configuration with a 30-core dual-chip module per socket, totalling 60 cores. The Power11 2.8–3.95 GHz (Max) DCM CPUs tested each have 30 cores and, with SMT8, a total of 480 vCPU threads.

Referenced Bulletins
154747

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST1300
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 56221
	Checksum: 1b0db46ac61bd1e65ba187dea4dc34d7
	Driver Version: 4E046C6BBE9E4A29F2DECB0

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd Virtual Ethernet Card 0
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: enic.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 79601
	Checksum: 84738a14f8cb01653b72dd490619a721
	Driver Version: BC2E97E5A825F30A9DEE11A

Micron Technology, Inc. 9100 SSD Non-Volatile Memory Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: nvme.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 47854
	Checksum: 3cfd775f3e6ef755634470397a7d8de0
	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:

IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com

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UCSC-C240-M8SX - Yes Bulletin 154760 | SUSE