System x3630 M3 (7377

System x3630 M3 (7377 - 64x)
Network Server
NEC Corporation

28 Feb 2012
136839

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

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

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 2 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 2 for SLES 11	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2008
	SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The IBM System x3630 M3 is a storage-rich dual-socket 2U server that integrates the features of traditional enterprise server offerings with affordable components to deliver value to cost-conscious buyers. Based on Intel® Xeon® processor technology, the x3630 M3 offers performance and storage capacity. It provides up to 28 TB of internal storage capacity, making it an good solution for storage-intensive workloads. The x3630 M3 helps keep your business running smoothly with availability features that include redundant cooling fan modules and hot-swap/redundant power supplies, RAID protection, and predictive failure analysis. The x3630 M3 also offers a comprehensive suite of systems management tools that help simplify management tasks.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	3
BIOS/uEFI:	HSE119WUS - v1.08
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X5650 2.66 GHz
RAM:	12 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 4 USB Ports PCI Express X8 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 146 GB 10K 2.5-inch SFF HOT-SWAP , Serial SCSI (SAS) 4 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-30.1

Config Notes

Xen Hypervisor: the hypervisor was booted with and requires the following additional load parameters: dom0_mem=16G dom0_max_vcpus=4 (parameter is required, values can be changed).
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 1GbE adapters was used in this testing.
Install: System installed using PXE network install; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Disk configuration: HDD single disk RAID 0.

Referenced Bulletins
147338

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 190688
	Checksum: 4c52fd55d809f6d1d874b06a086608af

Intel Integrated 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 246368
	Checksum: f2bc5bf3e5efc2e90d4eb142f9a2b776

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 127144
	Checksum: b49348a99f280896c8645e6df242e745

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:

NEC Corporation
1-10 Nissin-cho, Fuchu-shi
Tokyo 183-8501
JAPAN
Voice: (+81) 42 333 1324
Fax: (+81) 42 333 1821

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System x3630 M3 (7377 - 64x) - Yes Bulletin 136839 | SUSE