IBM Power S1014 (9105-41B)

IBM Power S1014 (9105-41B)
Network Server
IBM

17 Nov 2025
154776

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
The IBM Power S1014 (9105-41B) server is a high-performance, flexible one-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 S1014 server brings a secure environment that balances mission-critical traditional workloads and modernization applications to deliver a frictionless hybrid cloud experience.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	PowerVM FW 1060
CPU:	IBM Power10 3.9 GHz
RAM:	480 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 USB Ports 4 PCI Express X16 2 PCI Express X8
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Non-Volatile memory controller (NVMe) for IBM devices
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 800 GB Mainstream NVMe U.2 SSD 4k for AIX/Linux (EC7T)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 10.0.0-150700.123.6

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 a 4U rack unit configuration with 1 CPU socket. The Power10 3.9 GHz(MAX) CPU tested has 8 cores and SMT 8. Totaling for the system 8 cores and 64 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
154362

Adapters and Drivers


Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 119146
	Checksum: 6f6f7416867f6b7656a098b2b66ce4df
	Driver Version: AB509B37931E21F61B025E1

IBM Non-Volatile memory controller (NVMe) for IBM devices
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: nvme.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 43821
	Checksum: c1b002f8e4fac30233a48f28caf2dae5
	Driver Version: 1.0

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https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

IBM
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IBM Power S1014 (9105-41B) - Yes Bulletin 154776 | SUSE