System x3850 X5 with MAX5 (7143-AC1)

System x3850 X5 with MAX5 (7143-AC1)
Network Server
Lenovo

12 Aug 2011
136043

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 12

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 32	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 10	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The x3850 X5 server is the fifth generation of the Enterprise X-Architecture, delivering innovation with enhanced reliability and availability features to enable performance for databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. Environments that run around the clock to supply information world-wide require dependable servers with features that can tolerate a component failure without total shutdown. The x3850 X5 server packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, rack-optimized package that helps to reduce the space needed to support massive network computing operations. A single x3850 X5 with the MAX 5 memory drawer supports up to four of Intel's high-performance processors and up to 1.5 TB of memory.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	0
BIOS/uEFI:	G0E160YUS - v1.60
CPU:	4 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8870 2.40 GHz
RAM:	1.5 TB
Ports and Bus Types:	7 PCI Express X8 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	3 IBM 73.4 GB 15K RPM SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
USB Keyboard:	IBM 02R0400
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.0-81.1

Config Notes

PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to one of the SLES 12 guests. The integrated Intel Ethernet Connection I217-LM adapter was used during this testing.
VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 R2 drivers are available from http://download.suse.com (VMDP-WIN-2.3.exe).
Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader configuration. Hard disk configuration: JBOD.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 30-May-2011	Driver Size: 190624
	Checksum: 06e27bda91a2f86d2f57b3a06b65cea3

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 17-Jul-2011	Driver Size: 119840
	Checksum: 872f7c63208dba2105079a9ac37599e9

IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 17-Jul-2011	Driver Size: 87648
	Checksum: cea5cfb140c91012f1f78bd319837700

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:

Lenovo
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
support.lenovo.com

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System x3850 X5 with MAX5 (7143-AC1) - Yes Bulletin 136043 | SUSE