 | System x3550 M3 (7944 - D2x/D4x)
Network Server IBM | 28 Feb 2012
136897 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
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 E5620 2.40 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
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Referenced Bulletins
136541
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 | |||||||||
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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: 16-Jan-2012 | Driver Size: 123168 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 44310a1aca6c90b7236ff733f57eb95d | |||||||||
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| IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 16-Jan-2012 | Driver Size: 110008 | ||||||||
| Checksum: cebefe84791301d469d6088d056fc9fc | |||||||||
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