System x3650 M2 (7947-92x)

System x3650 M2 (7947-92x)
Network Server
IBM

07 Apr 2011
134931

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
The IBM System x3650 M2 offers robust, proven technology and a flexible, energy-smart design. Delivering quad-core computing on Intel® Xeon® processors with QuickPath Interconnect technology, this server delivers significant performance improvement per watt compared to previous generation servers by integrating low-wattage components for an energy-smart thermal profile. Power-optimized performance compared to previous generation 2-socket servers. Helps lower operational costs with innovative energy-smart 2U design.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	VICT-02
BIOS/uEFI:	D6E150UUS - v1.10
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X5570 2.93 GHz
RAM:	12 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X8 4 USB Ports Serial
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200VE
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 Hitachi GST HUC101473CSS300 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	LG GCC-T20N , Serial ATA (SATA)
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® PS2-to-USB KVM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.0-77.1

Config Notes

Serial/USB/VGA port(s): provided through KVM connector console breakout cable which supplies one RS232 serial port, one VGA port and two USB ports. The system also has one internal USB port. Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to a SLES 15 SP1 guest. One of the Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2 adapters was used in this testing.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 173128
	Checksum: 8ebfc17a3c242bbbf0e8881cb3c825c9

Broadcom® Integrated 5709c NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 224440
	Checksum: be63711e65edc55d26065a5d4bf08b46

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 131640
	Checksum: 9992bac8d3b77a8073ed9dc4f6ab133c

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: 0acf07200b868b0d96803c2e3fc6129c

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/

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