Sun Fire X4800

Sun Fire X4800
Network Server
VMware, Inc.

13 Jul 2010
132992

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 10	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows 2003 Server R2
	SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows 2003	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
Search for X4800 from www.oracle.com The following are the key features of the SunFire X4800 System: * 5RU chassis: 17.5” x 8.61” x 27.56”, WxHxD (445x218.75x700mm) * Supports up to 4 high-performance CPU Modules (CMOD) (2-socket each) * 4 x 2000W, hot-swappable, load-sharing PSUs (4 PSUs installed, for 2+2) * 4x hot-swappable Fan Module CRUs * Eight 2.5” small form factor drive bays * Eight PCI Express (PCIe) Modules 5GT/s or 2.5GT/s * Two Network Express Modules (NEMs) - 4x 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports per NEM - 4x 10GE SFP+: SR, LR, LRM, Twin-ax per NEM * Service Processor Module (SP Module) - 2x 10/100/1000Base-T Chassis management ports - Serial Console port (RJ-45) - Dongle Connector into Master Blade 0 - 2x USB ports The following are the key features of the CPU Module: * Two Intel® Nehalem-EX CPU sockets (up to 130W TDP SKU per CPU) * Support for 32 RDIMM DDR3-1066MHz sockets, 16 per CPU * Interconnect for two 8x PCIe 2.0 I/O Express Modules (PEM) * Interconnect for two PCIe 2.0 I/O to Network Express Modules (NEM) * On board 2x 10GbE 10/100/1000BaseT ports accessible on the NEMs * 1x SAS2 RAID Express Module (REM). Only one can be connected to the SunFire X4800 System.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	511-1124-04
BIOS/uEFI:	11.01.23.00
CPU:	8 Intel Xeon® Processor X7560 2.26 GHz
RAM:	1024 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 2 USB Ports 16 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2000
Host Bus Adapter:	Oracle America Inc. Sun Storage 6Gb/sec SAS RAID REM , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	8 Seagate® ST9300603SS Savvio® 10K.3 6-Gb/s 300-GB , Serial SCSI (SAS)
USB Keyboard:	Sun Type 7
USB Mouse:	Sun Type 7
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.5.0-0.30

Config Notes

OS is installed via a USB DVD drive.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support dynamic frequency scaling.

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST2000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast_drv.so
	Driver Date: 25-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 56064
	Checksum: f3fc78f7eaf33809681be68203b4379a

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: swrast_dri.so
	Driver Date: 23-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 2263056


8 Oracle America Inc. Dual 10GbE SFP+ PCIe ExpressModule
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: ixgbe.ko
	Driver Date: 05-May-2010	Driver Size: 3615801
	Checksum: 4ed36b32ed147d688dff8de99f46ee95

8 Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 116216
	Checksum: 20acf909a146e85ce07528dc0e2b107e

Oracle America Inc. Sun Storage 6Gb/sec SAS RAID REM
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 52504
	Checksum: 759f46f9d1e9f6f78cd97907efc0ff27

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:

VMware, Inc.
3401 Hillview Ave
Palo Alto , CA 94304
Voice: 1-650-427-5000
Toll Free: 1-877-486-9273
Fax: 650-427-5001
Website: www.vmware.com

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Sun Fire X4800 - Yes Bulletin 132992 | SUSE