System x3690 X5 (7148-4Rx)

System x3690 X5 (7148-4Rx)
Network Server
Fujitsu

19 Aug 2010
133392

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLED 12

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	Arch: 32	Mode: Paravirtualized
Windows Server 2008
	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The IBM System x3690 X5 delivers performance, memory capacity and reliability features in a two-socket system that incorporates scalable Intel® Xeon® processors and fifth-generation IBM X-Architecture® (eX5) technology. With two sockets, you can cut your licensing costs while using less energy. The x3690 X5 features scalability and expansion to help you meet changing workload demands as your business grows. With MAX5, more memory capacity with 32 DIMM slots. Increase utilization and optimize your investments by fitting more virtual machines per system.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	MLE105YUS - 1.00
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X7560 2.26 GHz
RAM:	64 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	4 USB Ports Serial 3 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® G200eV
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 Fujitsu MBD2147RC , Serial SCSI (SAS) Seagate® ST973452SS , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Matsushita DVD-RAM UJ870BJ , Serial ATA (SATA)
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® Omni Cube™ 4-Port w/PS2-to-USB
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 5.
Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe)
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where the network adapter was given to the SLES 11 SP3 x86-64 guest. An added network adapter, Intel® PRO/1000 PM (82571EB) Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller, was used in this testing - this adapter was using the standard SP3 e1000e driver.

Referenced Bulletins
139863

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® G200eV
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 25-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 195712
	Checksum: aa323e9b7243810830f170a73c0337cf

2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709c NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 207328
	Checksum: 3024a231374e877d9e549e8e281363d9

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 28-Feb-2009	Driver Size: 37888
	Checksum: f61b4d99290f0e0787976ed38fd5ba04

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 17-Sep-2009	Driver Size: 61344
	Checksum: 97b931ce095cee0dc2bf8330496ff9cb

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:

Fujitsu
Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH
TSP CLI E SW OSE
Bürgermeister-Ulrich-Strasse 100
Augsburg 86199
GERMANY
Voice: +49 (0)821 804-3321

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System x3690 X5 (7148-4Rx) - Yes Bulletin 133392 | SUSE