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![](/nbswebapp/YES.png) | System x3850 X6 (E7 v3 with DDR3) (6241)
Network Server
Lenovo | 17 Dec 2015
143910 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 12 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
2
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 1 for SLES 12 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32pae |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3850 X6 server, machine type 6241, is a four-socket 4U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the Enterprise X-Architecture. It delivers fast application performance, is based on an agile system design, and is a resilient platform that is needed for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The x3850 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 4U rack-optimized lid-less package that helps reduce the space that is needed to support massive network computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel Xeon E7 v3 or v2 high-performance processors and up to 6 TB of memory. Suggested use: mission-critical scalable databases, business analytics, virtualization, enterprise applications, and cloud applications.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A9E121XUS - v1.00 (04/10/2015) |
CPU: | 4 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-4850 v3 2.20 GHz |
RAM: | 256 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | 4 PCI Express X16 2 PCI Express X8 7 USB Ports Serial |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 8 Lenovo
S3700 200GB SATA 1.8-inch MLC Enterprise SSD
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.5.0-20.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed using PXE UEFI network install; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Tested as a 1-node scalable partition with 4 Compute Books. Hard disk configuration: RAID 6.
- Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were increased from the default to "crashkernel=167M,high crashkernel=112M,low" using YaST.
- SR-IOV/PCI Pass-through: The network configuration in the system does not support SR-IOV or PCI Pass-through.
- VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 R2 drivers are available from https://download.suse.com/ (VMDP-WIN-2.3.exe).
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Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 97943 |
| Checksum: a9ff8d5c05122cb81c250915190b6b5d |
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Broadcom®
BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko |
| Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 257119 |
| Checksum: 68b956cb5c8bb96a07d2dd38941a72f7 |
| Driver Version: 3.137 |
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Broadcom®
NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2x.ko |
| Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 1082039 |
| Checksum: 16b6e49238c125da929adc652adcadb0 |
| Driver Version: 1.710.51-0 |
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IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 193671 |
| Checksum: 231400c0c6871290e279dba7766c2fd7 |
| Driver Version: 06.807.10.00-rc1 |
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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:
Lenovo
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
support.lenovo.com
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