Sun Blade X6440 Server Module

Sun Blade X6440 Server Module
Network Server
Acer, Inc.

07 Jun 2010
132667

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 10	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 10	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Paravirtualized
Windows 2003 Server R2
	SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows 2003	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
Sun Blade X6440 Server Module is a fast, reliable and expandable x64 blade server, this system module is a key component in standardizing your infrastructure, and it can help to lower total cost of ownership(TCO) and simplifying data center management. This system powered by AMD Opteron 8380 (Quad-core) Processors, and up to 256GB system memory, this blade server provides the compute power and I/O expandablity required to meet your needs now and into the future.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	P2
BIOS/uEFI:	1.19
CPU:	4 AMD Quad-Core Opteron™ Model 8380 2.5 GHz
RAM:	56 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X8 2 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2000
Host Bus Adapter:	Sun STK RAID REM , Serial SCSI (SAS) NVIDIA® MCP55 Pro , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	Unigen UGB30SDC16H0 CompactFlash Card , IDE Seagate® ST914602SSUN146G , Serial SCSI (SAS)
USB Keyboard:	Sun Type 7 Keyboard
USB Mouse:	Sun Type 7 Mouse
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.5.0-0.30

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" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk(DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.12.20.4110.iso" and the driver package htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.12.20.4110_3.12.49_11-1.sles12sp1.x86_64.rpm. To obtain the DUD and the driver package, go to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347004.html. The 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 "ixgbe" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver ixgbe used for Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express Family of Server Adapters is named "ixgbe-kmp-default-4.4.6_k3.12.49_11-h1.x86_64.rpm". This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES12SP1 install. To obtain the driver go to: http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347040.html.

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST2000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast_drv.so
	Driver Date: 21-Apr-2008	Driver Size: 49080
	Checksum: cc27bbc39f5b8aef80382c7e0398b0cb

2 Intel Integrated 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 137336
	Checksum: 2bb7a5cff522a9e0f71b05995ddb05bf

Sun STK RAID REM
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 120696
	Checksum: 5e37f3e96f44f049c5aba5af76bc974a

NVIDIA® MCP55 Pro
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: amd74xx.ko
	Driver Date: 05-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 28848
	Checksum: 29dadb42ab8206e97ca3aa3ba895c75b

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:

Acer, Inc.
8F, No. 88, Sec. 1
Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsi Chih
Taipei Hsien 221
TAIWAN R.O.C.

581752

Sun Blade X6440 Server Module - Yes Bulletin 132667 | SUSE