eServer BladeCenter LS22 (7901-62x)

eServer BladeCenter LS22 (7901-62x)
Network Server
IBM

24 Nov 2009
130797

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64

Product Description
The IBM BladeCenter® LS22 is a 2-socket blade server delivering high performance for memory-intensive applications and virtualization. The LS22 features AMD Opteron™ processors, and improved memory and I/O performance—enabling IT managers to run demanding applications or consolidate workloads through virtualization.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	3
BIOS/uEFI:	L8E151AUS-1.03
CPU:	2 AMD Six-Core AMD Opteron™ 2435 2.60 GHz
RAM:	16 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 73.4GB 10K 2.5 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.5.0-0.28

Config Notes

Install: An ISO image of the SLES11sp1 Install Media was used to install the Operating System via Virtual DVD-ROM device.
PLDP network driver: The PLDP Driver ixgbe.ko was installed and tested on Intel X540-AT2 and 82599EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controllers. The driver can be downloaded from http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Intel/sle11sp1/common/x86_64/intel-ixgbe-3.7.14-1.x86_64.rpm and http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Intel/sle11sp1/common/x86_64/intel-ixgbe-kmp-default-3.7.14_2.6.32.12_0.7-1.x86_64.rpm and http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Intel/sle11sp1/common/x86_64/intel-ixgbe-kmp-xen-3.7.14_2.6.32.12_0.7-1.x86_64.rpm
Serial port: General purpose serial port functionality is not provided by the hardware. Therefore the serial port is supported only for accessing the ILOM and the serial port certification test has been waived.

Referenced Bulletins
137385

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 25-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 605728
	Checksum: 7206f6384c3ece573e2f36326d02bf0d

2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709s NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 206512
	Checksum: f4d8b8a5474d621ba540f64cdc5df58c

LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 89736
	Checksum: a305bf04c07867149c163920c96006ae

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
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