System x3400 (7973-L2x)

System x3400 (7973-L2x)
Network Server
IBM

25 May 2010
132116

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 32	Mode: Paravirtualized
Windows Server 2008
	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The IBM System x3400 is an excellent low-cost solution for growing businesses or branch offices that rely on 24x7 availability and mission-critical applications. Optional features let you configure a server customized for your needs—from basic file-and-print to a robust, mission-critical application server—saving you time and money.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Tower
Mother Board Revision:	5
BIOS/uEFI:	SPE169AUS - 1.69
CPU:	2 Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor E5430 2.66 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 PCI Express X8 2 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X 32-bit/33MHz PCI Parallel Port 2 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID 8k-L , Serial ATA (SATA) Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 160 GB SATA 7.2k simple-swap HDD , Serial ATA (SATA)
CD/DVD:	HLDS GSA-H40N , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-17.1

Config Notes

Install: System installed using external USB connected DVD drive; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where the network adapter was given to the SLES 11 SP3 x86-64 guest. One of the embedded Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet adapters was used in this testing.
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 29-Mar-2010	Driver Size: 720064
	Checksum: 392237aeb0878c4fe6de3c5728a9c319

Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 183872
	Checksum: 208a30b7c5562cdfdcea2132c6e317a9

Broadcom® NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller [BCM5721]
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 196776
	Checksum: 0bf0bbdd3fe2c2105730f389620d6305

IBM ServeRAID 8k-L
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 143296
	Checksum: d24dd1533f7a14b464de7025709aeb51

Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Apr-2010	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: 22425f1e1c9b207424d300c594504023

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:
www.ibm.com

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System x3400 (7973-L2x) - Yes Bulletin 132116 | SUSE