Sun Blade X6440

Sun Blade X6440
Network Server
IBM

07 Jan 2011
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SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLED 11

Other Products:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Point of Service (SLEPOS)

Product Description
Oracle's Sun Blade X6440 Server Module is the first four-socket AMD Opteron blade for use in the Sun Blade 6000 and 6048 Modular Systems. A fast, reliable, and expandable x64 blade server that runs SLES10, the Sun Blade X6440 Server Module is a key component in standardizing your infrastructre, helping to lower total cost of ownership(TCO) and simplifying data center management, all without compromise.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	P2.0
BIOS/uEFI:	1.20
CPU:	4 AMD Six-Core AMD Opteron™ 8435 2.60 GHz
RAM:	32 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 USB Ports 5 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2000
Host Bus Adapter:	Sun STK RAID REM , Serial SCSI (SAS) NVIDIA® MCP55 Pro , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	Unigen UGB30SDC16H0 CompactFlash Card , CompactFlash 2 Seagate® ST914602SSUN146G , Serial SCSI (SAS)
USB Keyboard:	Sun type 7
USB Mouse:	Sun USB Mouse
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 6.6.0-34.1

Config Notes

Desktop Effects: Graphics driver/adapter does not support desktop effects.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support throttling.
Power Management: System/Processor does not support dynamic CPU frequency scaling.
Power Management: S4 does not work with the default vesa driver. For it to work, the Intel driver should be used on this system. To change to the Intel driver, execute the following steps: (1) Edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf (2) Under section "Device", change the Driver parameter to "intel" (3) Under section "Device" Add the line : Option "NoAccel". (4) Save file and reboot the system.

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:

IBM
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