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| System x3550 (7978-EDx)
Network Server
IBM | 18 Dec 2007
95029 |
SUSE "YES" Enterprise Certified with the following products:
Operating Systems:
NetWare® 6.5 Support Pack 7 for NetWare® 6.5 |
Other Products:
Novell® Open Enterprise Server 2 | Novell Cluster Services™ 1.8 |
Product Description
Designed for applications ranging from Web serving to workload consolidation and virtualization, the IBM System x3550 offers high-speed, dual-core and quad-core processors with blazing front-side bus speed. Optimized for exceptional application computing, the x3550 features a highly functional infrastructure that addresses more memory, lowers power consumption and provides dramatic systems performance increases. Standard integrated data protection with hardware RAID and 3.5" SAS hard disk drives keeps your data safe and readily available. Super-efficient network communication and hot-swap redundant power help keep your business humming at lower support costs.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | 11 |
BIOS/uEFI: | 1.07 |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Quad-Core Xeon® Processor X5355 2.66 GHz |
RAM: | 8 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | 2 PCI Express X8 |
Video Adapter: | ATI
ES1000 |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID 8k-L
, Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel
Integrated 6321ESB ICH
, IDE IBM
QLogic 4 Gbps FC Single-Port PCIe HBA For System x
, FibreChannel |
Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM
73.4GB 15K 3.5 SAS Hot-swap HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Storage Area Network (SAN) Device: | IBM
TotalStorage FAStT 700 Storage Server |
CD/DVD: | LG
GCC-4244N
, IDE |
USB Keyboard: | IBM USB keyboard |
USB Mouse: | IBM USB mouse |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 6.2.0-0.2 |
Product File Specifications
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| File Name: ACPIDRV.PSM | File Version: 1.5 |
| File Date: 16-Jan-2007 | File Size: 38029 |
| Checksum: 1.5 |
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File URL: |
Config Notes
- Due to aacraid driver architecture; a 'scan for devices' command will take 2-3 minutes, and a 'scan all luns' command with take 8-9 minutes to complete. When running NCS, this will result in a node taking ~10 minutes to join a cluster.
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Adapters and Drivers
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ATI
ES1000 |
2 Broadcom®
Integrated BCM5708S NetXtreme II GbE controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: BX2.LAN |
| Driver Date: 30-Apr-2007 | Driver Size: 329072 |
| Checksum: |
| Driver Version: 3.41 |
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IBM
ServeRAID 8k-L |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: AACRAID.HAM |
| Driver Date: 24-Apr-2006 | Driver Size: 88715 |
| Checksum: |
| Driver Version: 5.10 |
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Intel
Integrated 6321ESB ICH |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: IDEATA.HAM |
| Driver Date: 05-May-2007 | Driver Size: 106728 |
| Checksum: |
| Driver Version: 4.34 |
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IBM
QLogic 4 Gbps FC Single-Port PCIe HBA For System x |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: QL2X00.HAM |
| Driver Date: 08-Dec-2006 | Driver Size: 537315 |
| Checksum: |
| Driver Version: 6.90 |
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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:
www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/solutions/virtualization/kvm
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