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| BladeCenter HX5 (7873-C1U)
Network Server
IBM | 28 Feb 2012
136713 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 2 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 2 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
Windows Server 2008 |
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SP:
Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 |
Arch:
32 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
* Provide optimal performance for your demanding virtualization and database applications * Reduce qualification time by standardizing on same system for two- and four-socket server needs * Scale memory without adding CPUs or software licenses * Get faster time to value by deploying workload-optimized systems
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Blade Module |
Mother Board Revision: | 1 |
BIOS/uEFI: | HIE160YUS-1.60 |
CPU: | 4 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-8837 2.66 GHz |
RAM: | 128 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | PCI Express X1 |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
Host Bus Adapter: | 2 LSI Logic
SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM
50GB 1.8 inch NHS SSD
, Serial ATA (SATA) IBM
3.5-inch 300GB 15K SAS Hot-Swap HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.1.0-30.1 |
Config Notes
- SUSE Driver Kit: The ibm_x6-sle11sp3-x86_64 driver kit is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver kit was installed during the SLES install process as an initial bootable iso image. This driver must be downloaded and installed before the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: http://drivers.suse.com/ibm/IBM-X6/sle11-sp3/install-readme.html
- Hard disk configuration: JBOD
- Install: System installed using an external USB DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and elilo system configuration.
- System was scaled up to 8-socket by joining four x880 X6 with 8S scalability connector.
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Referenced Bulletins
141692
Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so |
| Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012 | Driver Size: 190688 |
| Checksum: 4c52fd55d809f6d1d874b06a086608af |
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Broadcom®
Integrated BCM5709S Dual-Port 1000/2500BASE-X PCI Express Ethernet Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2.ko |
| Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012 | Driver Size: 123816 |
| Checksum: 6069ec6d1ac3077f6378da0842baccaf |
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2 LSI Logic
SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko |
| Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012 | Driver Size: 109848 |
| Checksum: 3f40561e66ec3b29c8df3969b84bb1e9 |
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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:
IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com
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