System x3690 X5 with MAX5 (7147-D2U)

System x3690 X5 with MAX5 (7147-D2U)
Network Server
SGI

18 May 2011
135566

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
Innovative and cost-efficient, the IBM System x3690 X5 delivers memory capacity and reliability features in a breakthrough two-processor system that incorporates Intel® Xeon® processors and fifth-generation IBM X-Architecture® (eX5) technology. And you won’t have to trade performance for a denser form factor. The x3690 X5 offers leadership performance, including the ability to handle efficient database transactions in a two-processor servers. With MAX5, you can double the memory capacity of your two-processor system to 64 DIMM slots. Increase utilization and optimize your investments by fitting 100 percent more virtual machines per system at half the cost per virtual machine with MAX5 memory expansion. An easy upgrade path and customizable growth options offer freedom of choice. For example, you can add more memory without having to purchase unneeded processing capabilities.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	2
BIOS/uEFI:	MLE142UUS - v1.40
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-2860 2.26 GHz
RAM:	192 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	6 USB Ports Serial 5 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® G200eV
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	4 IBM 146 GB 10K 2.5-inch SFF HOT-SWAP , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Matsushita DVD-RAM UJ870BJ , Serial ATA (SATA)
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® PS2-to-USB KVM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.0-81.1

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, system also has one built-in USB port.
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to a SLES 12 FV guest. One of the Intel Integrated Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GbE SFP+ adapters was used in this testing.
Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard disk configuration: HDD - single SATA drive, M.2 boot drive with two SSDs configured as a RAID 0. Xen Hypervisor: the hypervisor was booted with and requires the following additional load parameters: dom0_mem=12G dom0_max_vcpus=4.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® G200eV
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 16-Feb-2011	Driver Size: 173128
	Checksum: 8ebfc17a3c242bbbf0e8881cb3c825c9

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 224440
	Checksum: 7f09c2163ed8665f9b349b7d775151c0

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 46680
	Checksum: a3f37a00c24677981ed4bf2bbca089fb

IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 131640
	Checksum: 7e4aa46a1bf609dd0be6697b574c1c82

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:

SGI
46600 Landing Parkway
Fremont , CA 94538
Voice: 650-960-1980
Website: http://www.sgi.com

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