System x3650 (7979-BGx)

System x3650 (7979-BGx)
Network Server
Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH

13 Apr 2011
135107

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for x86 Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLED 11

Product Description
For constrained data center environments, the IBM® System x3650 offers unprecedented performance and reliability. The x3650 delivers rack-dense, quad-core computing power, an impressive 12 DIMM memory design and super-efficient network communication. Anywhere/anytime management keeps assets under control. The optional RSA II SlimLine card keeps slots free while expanding systems management functionality.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	8
BIOS/uEFI:	GGE149A-v1.19
CPU:	2 Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor X5460 3.16 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	6 USB Ports 3 PCI Express X8 Serial
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 631xESB / 632xESB ICH , IDE IBM ServeRAID 8k , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	6 IBM 36.4GB 10K 2.5" SAS hot-swap HDD 26K5656 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	LG GCC-4244N , IDE
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® PS2 to USB KVM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.0-80.1

Config Notes

Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 1
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).
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to a SLES 12 guest. One of the embedded Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port) adapters was used in this testing.
Integrated network: only two of the four ethernet adapters/ports on the I350-AM4 quad-port network controller are enabled on this system.

Referenced Bulletins
142508

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 22-Apr-2008	Driver Size: 304640
	Checksum: 4532b0e93d2ab5a98ae54beefd43e51d

2 Broadcom® Integrated BCM5708C NetXtreme II GbE (Dual-port) controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 04-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 224440
	Checksum: 18287d1bb2ac82a6207a27b01ed90a24

Intel Integrated 631xESB / 632xESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 04-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: a9b2d07e2f33cf020ad73dd1d0a0d62b

IBM ServeRAID 8k
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 04-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 133512
	Checksum: 8c5d6c568ada83ba0153cba85bc7cb1a

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:

Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring 1
D-33106 Paderborn
GERMANY

568080

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