BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995-G5x)

BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995-G5x)
Network Server
IBM

02 Jun 2010
132299

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

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:	5
BIOS/uEFI:	MJE135AUS-1.16
CPU:	2 Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor E5440 2.83 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

The maximum CPU cores or threads when hyper threading is enabled that can be allocated from LPAR is 48.
The driver "htc-hfcldd" that was used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk(DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.12.18.3146.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.12.18.3146_3.12.28_4-1.sles12.x86_64.rpm". To obtain DUD and the driver package, go to https://sso.hds.com and click on "Support Connect", then select "Product Downloads". 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.
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
This is SAN Boot only system.

Adapters and Drivers


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

2 Broadcom® Integrated BCM5708S NetXtreme II GbE controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 11-May-2010	Driver Size: 118712
	Checksum: dc7c0ab134f3f66c340e909af907e3db

LSI Logic SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 11-May-2010	Driver Size: 104480
	Checksum: e8b12302b7965bfd2dd732ee983ae24a

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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BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995-G5x) - Yes Bulletin 132299 | SUSE