 | System x3550 M2 (7946 - 22x)
Network Server Dell Incorporated | 12 Mar 2012
137159 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLED 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 x3550 M2 offers robust, proven technology and a flexible, energy-smart design. Delivering multi-core computing on the Intel® Xeon® processor with QuickPath Interconnect technology, this server delivers significant performance improvement per watt compared to previous generation servers by integrating low-wattage components for an energy-smart thermal profile. This server offers feature-rich systems management capabilities from power management to proactive hardware monitoring. The Integrated Management Module (IMM) increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes. The Virtual Media key option provides remote presence capabilities without taking up a slot on the planar, while IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ provides advanced power monitoring and notification.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | DEST-05 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | D6E154WUS - v1.13 |
| CPU: | 2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5504 2.00 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 7.1.0-33.2 |
Config Notes
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Referenced Bulletins
149561
Adapters and Drivers
| Matrox® MGA G200 VE | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 04-Feb-2012 | Driver Size: 190688 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 9ec99a5b6850be782df01c0b7663d67f | |||||||||
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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: 15-Feb-2012 | Driver Size: 123200 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 98580a3cc9f9f045befc4fa619c9cd70 | |||||||||
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| IBM ServeRAID-BR10i SAS/SATA Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012 | Driver Size: 110008 | ||||||||
| Checksum: f58c58745e32babd011e4c9cd94f691b | |||||||||
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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:
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