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![](/nbswebapp/YES.png) | System x3630 M4 (7158/E5-2400 v2)
Network Server
IBM | 27 Oct 2014
142132 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32pae |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Windows Server 2012 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The IBM® System x3630 M4 server offers a cost-effective high-capacity storage solution with exceptional energy-smart design, leadership virtualization, and powerful systems management. It supports the Intel® Xeon® E5 processor and high-density memory designs with twelve DDR3 DIMM slots. This 2U server consolidates storage and server into one system, offers easy management, and saves floor space and power consumption, costing less money than traditional enterprise offerings. Designed with redundancy, flexible subsystems, and a wider range of configuration options, the x3630 M4 also offers an innovative Feature on Demand (FoD) design for an easier upgrade path.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS7 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: BEE142BUS - v1.71 - (07/31/2014) |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E5-2450 v2 2.50 GHz |
RAM: | 24 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 6 USB Ports PCI Express X8 4 PCI Express X16 |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM
500GB 7200 RPM 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA II
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.3.0-97.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
- Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 1
- Integrated network: only two of the four ethernet adapters/ports on the I350-AM4 quad-port network controller are enabled on this system.
- VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).
- SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to the SLES 12 x86_64 guest. One of the embedded Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port) adapters was used in this testing.
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Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| Driver Date: 08-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 97711 |
| Checksum: 2e18ee51e3395e6f9f9817ef7a9ab886 |
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Intel
Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port) |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: igb.ko |
| Driver Date: 08-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 319895 |
| Checksum: e83cf8a401b130ca51657b5f25ab6b1f |
| Driver Version: 5.0.5-k |
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IBM
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 08-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 168407 |
| Checksum: 1491d21129f10d37bc159b9a6f36a1cc |
| Driver Version: 06.803.01.00-rc1 |
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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
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com
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