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| System x3690 X5 (7147-D2U)
Network Server
VMware, Inc. | 19 May 2011
135664 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
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. Whether you need more power than your current 1 or 2 socket infrastructure provides, or a cutting-edge enterprise platform without the expense of a new 4-socket infrastructure, the x3690 X5 can be the building block for your intelligent IT infrastructure.
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: | 128 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
- 256 CPUs require ESXi 6.7 U2 or higher update level.
- System certification testing was performed with a SLES 15 64-bit virtual machine configured with up to 256 CPUs and 6128 GB of memory.
- VMware guest OS installation information can be found at: http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/SLE_15.html
- VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by operating system vendors. For additional information, see knowledge base article 2073803 at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803
- VMware recommends using the paravirtual drivers contributed upstream and redistributed by operating system vendors . For additional information, see knowledge base article 2073804 at https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804
- The VMware Memory Ballooning driver included in SLES 15 is auto loaded to improve the virtual machine memory performance.
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Adapters and Drivers
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| Matrox®
G200eV |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so |
| | Driver Date: 16-Feb-2011 | Driver Size: 173128 |
| | Checksum: 8ebfc17a3c242bbbf0e8881cb3c825c9 |
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| 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 |
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| Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10 |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko |
| | Driver Date: 18-Mar-2011 | Driver Size: 46680 |
| | Checksum: a3f37a00c24677981ed4bf2bbca089fb |
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| 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 |
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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:
VMware, Inc.
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Palo Alto
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