System x3650 M3 (7945-B2x)

System x3650 M3 (7945-B2x)
Network Server
Cisco Systems, Inc.

05 Apr 2010
131642

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 15

Product Description
The IBM® x3650 M3 is an Energy-smart design that provides optimal computing performance per watt. Improved service with a flexible design that is easy to deploy, integrate and manage. Manage risk with resilient architectures and virtualized environments. Power-optimized performance compared to previous generation 2-socket servers. Helps lower operational costs with innovative energy-smart 2U design.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	VICT-02
BIOS/uEFI:	D6E145WUS - 1.06
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5507 2.26 GHz
RAM:	12 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X8 4 USB Ports Serial
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200VE
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JIB ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 73GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5 SFF Slim-HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) Fujitsu MBB2073RC , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	LG GCC-T20N , Serial ATA (SATA)
USB Keyboard:	Belkin PS2 to USB KVM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-7.1

Config Notes

This is a SAN boot only system.
The Hitachi SAS 3004 iMR ROMB and local HDD (hard disk drives) are not supported on this configuration.
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
The driver "htc-hfcldd" are used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk(DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.12.21.4284.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.12.21.4284_4.4.21_69-1.sles12sp2.x86_64.rpm". To obtain DUD and the driver package, access to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347379.html. DUD can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The driver "be2net" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following driver kit "oneconnect_adapters_be2net-sle12sp2-x86_64-2.0.iso". This driver kit can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/12380667

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 174104
	Checksum: 3fd8cbe764d6a2ef73172f99be1aebd7

2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709c NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 194032
	Checksum: 43acc5b4410defee9acb7422083f3c65

Intel Integrated 82801JIB ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 38728
	Checksum: 0570b3a7035f99e94edbcf12f33799db

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 55164
	Checksum: da730c8103368369176f8a8e46843c51

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:

Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Dr.
San Jose , CA 95134
Voice: (408) 526-4000
Toll Free: (800) 553-NETS or (800) 553-6387
Website: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/unified-computing-system/products-technical-reference-list.html

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