System x3250 M3 (4251/4252-32x)

System x3250 M3 (4251/4252-32x)
Network Server
IBM

18 Feb 2010
131336

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86 Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLED 11

Other Products:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Point of Service (SLEPOS)

Product Description
The IBM® System x3250 M3 offers enhanced performance to help you take on the dynamic challenges of running IT with an emphasis on security, simplicity, efficiency and reliability—delivered at the right price in a single-socket rackmount server.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	3
BIOS/uEFI:	GYE129TUS-1.02
CPU:	Intel Core™ i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz
RAM:	4 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 6 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial ATA (SATA) Intel Ibex Peak (PCH) , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 250 GB 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA II , Serial ATA (SATA)
CD/DVD:	Panasonic UJDA782 DVD/CDRW , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.5.0-0.30

Config Notes

Desktop Effects: Graphics driver/adapter does not support desktop effects.
Install: PXE Boot, OS Installed via Network.
Power Management: System/Processor supports throttling.
Power Management: Hibernation / Suspend to Disk / ACPI S4 is supported on this system.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support dynamic CPU frequency scaling.
Sound: Recording on an external microphone is not supported on this system.
Power Management: System does not support standby.
Maintenance update: SLED 11 SP2 maintenance kernel (3.0.34-0.7.9) is required to properly detect floppy drive medium. Kernel patch installed: kernel-default-base-3.0.34-0.7.9.i586.rpm and kernel-default-3.0.34-0.7.9.i586.rpm. The maintenance kernel rpms can be downloaded from http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=S5dXSxMK3jQ
Floppy disks used on this system must be manually mounted. To do this, perform the following steps first: a) run "mknod /lib/udev/devices/fd0 b 2 0" b) add "/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,users,rw 0 0" to /etc/fstab, c) run command "mkdir /media/floppy", d) reboot. Thereafter, whenever a floppy is inserted, run command "mount /dev/fd0" to mount the floppy drive.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 25-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 195712
	Checksum: aa323e9b7243810830f170a73c0337cf

2 Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 173960
	Checksum: 44b0d2cccdf9984610922b80b59a0772

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

Intel Ibex Peak (PCH)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 37888
	Checksum: f81281db8221f758e7111cd80015aebe

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:
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System x3250 M3 (4251/4252-32x) - Yes Bulletin 131336 | SUSE