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![](/nbswebapp/YES.png) | BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995-G7x)
Network Server
IBM | 02 Jun 2010
132242 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 10 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 1 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 1 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
Windows Server 2008 |
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SP:
Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 |
Arch:
32 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The IBM BladeCenter HS21 XM delivers optimal performance for enterprise environments with expanded memory and processor performance. This high-density blade server is supported in all IBM BladeCenter chassis and features low-voltage processors for better energy management.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Blade Module |
Mother Board Revision: | 6 |
BIOS/uEFI: | MJE135AUS-1.16 |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Quad-Core Xeon® Processor X5460 3.16 GHz |
RAM: | 16 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | PCI Express X1 |
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 6.6.0-21.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: PXE Boot, OS Installed via Network.
- VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLE10SP4 drivers are included with SLE10SP4. The Windows 2008 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-1.7_00.exe).
- XEN Guests: VM Guests were configured with 1 GB of memory each leaving more memory for the Xen host. In this configuration, if the guests are configured with more memory there is a possibility that network communication could be disrupted during times of heavy system load.
- Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 5.
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Referenced Bulletins
134939
Adapters and Drivers
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ATI
ES1000 |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: radeon_drv.so |
| Driver Date: 29-Mar-2010 | Driver Size: 720064 |
| Checksum: 392237aeb0878c4fe6de3c5728a9c319 |
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2 Broadcom®
Integrated BCM5708S NetXtreme II GbE controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2.ko |
| Driver Date: 20-May-2010 | Driver Size: 119648 |
| Checksum: 26ac1b061a7c06cf31fe4505bc66c932 |
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LSI Logic
SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko |
| Driver Date: 20-May-2010 | Driver Size: 104944 |
| Checksum: 9a01a228da26f94f3217b384892c5809 |
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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:
IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com
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