System x3550 M3 (7944

System x3550 M3 (7944 - 32x/B2x)
Network Server
Lenovo

28 Feb 2012
136881

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 15

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

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 x3550 M3 builds on new Intel® Xeon® processor technology with extreme processing power and superior energy-management and cooling features. With twice the performance of previous generations and a flexible, energy-smart design that integrates low-wattage components, the x3550 M3 can help you meet demanding workloads at a lower cost per watt. The x3550 M3 offers a flexible, scalable design and simple upgrade path from four to eight hard disk drives. Comprehensive systems management tools such as advanced diagnostics and the ability to control resources from a single point make it easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	DEST-05
BIOS/uEFI:	D6E154WUS - v1.13
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5607 2.26 GHz
RAM:	24 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	2 PCI Express X8 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	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

Install: SLES OS installation was performed by using a virtual DVD device.
The driver "i40e" that was used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from "intel-i40e-2.1.26-20.1.x86_64.rpm" and "intel-i40e-kmp-default-2.1.26_k4.4.21_69-20.1.x86_64.rpm". To obtain the driver package, access to https://sso.hds.com and click on "Support Connect", then select "Product Downloads". RPM can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The driver "megaraid_sas" that was used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from "lsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-07.704.04.00_k4.4.21_69-6.1.x86_64.rpm". To obtain the driver package, access to https://sso.hds.com and click on "Support Connect", then select "Product Downloads". RPM can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.

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

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 123168
	Checksum: 44310a1aca6c90b7236ff733f57eb95d

IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012	Driver Size: 110008
	Checksum: cebefe84791301d469d6088d056fc9fc

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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