System x3950 M2 (7233-6Mx)

System x3950 M2 (7233-6Mx)
Network Server
HP Inc.

15 Jul 2010
133015

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 5 for SUSE® SLED 15

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: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 10	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
Engineered with the needs of enterprise organizations in mind, the IBM x3950 M2 provides a scalable, efficient and highly reliable solution. This 4th generation X-Architecture® enterprise server combines 64-bit performance in a balanced design. The x3950 M2 can help organizations meet business demands with confidence, and since many organizations require servers that expand as business grows, the x3950 M2 provides the flexibility to run more applications on the same piece of hardware. These features deliver an optimized solution for large database enterprise application and virtualization services.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	5
BIOS/uEFI:	A3E166AUS-1.12
CPU:	4 Intel Xeon® Processor X7460 2.66 GHz
RAM:	62 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	7 PCI Express X8 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801IO ICH9DO , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID-MR10k Raid Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	4 IBM 146 GB 10K 2.5-inch SFF HOT-SWAP , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	TSST TS-L463A CDRW DVD , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
The driver htc-hfcldd.ko used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.11.18.3038_3.0.76_0.11-2.sles11sp3.x86_64.rpm". To obtain the driver package log onto : https://portal.hds.com. The Hitachi customer has to be a member of "HDS support portal"to access the driver for download. Driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The be2net.ko is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following DUD: elx-be2net_10.2.469.0-be2iscsi_10.2.473.0-lpfc_10.2.469.0-sles11sp3-1.iso on drivers.suse.com. This driver can be downloaded and installed during the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Emulex/sle11sp3/common/DUD/dud_elx-be2net_10.2.469.0-be2iscsi_10.2.473.0-lpfc_10.2.469.0-sles11sp3/
The megaraid_sas.ko is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following rpm: lsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-06.703.06.00_3.0.76_0.11-4.1.x86_64.rpm on drivers.suse.com. This driver can be downloaded and installed during the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/LSI/sle11sp3/common/x86_64/

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 5709s NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 118712
	Checksum: 310235af077333686b82d4999c00a232

Intel Integrated 82801IO ICH9DO
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: 02ccb110f6b9828baf0c7a9e8544bcb0

IBM ServeRAID-MR10k Raid Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 20-May-2010	Driver Size: 86816
	Checksum: e134db428c0a19236892c62123cdb779

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:

HP Inc.
Retail Solutions
Houston , TX 77070
Website: http://www.hp.com/go/pos

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