System x3850 X5 (7145-5RU)

System x3850 X5 (7145-5RU)
Network Server
Lenovo

03 May 2012
137529

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM

Product Description
The x3850 X5 server is the fifth generation of the Enterprise X-Architecture, delivering innovation with enhanced reliability and availability features to enable optimal performance for databases, enterprise applications, and virtualization environments. Environments that run around the clock to supply information world-wide require dependable servers with features that can tolerate a component failure without total shutdown. The x3850 X5 server packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, rack-optimized package that helps to reduce the space needed to support massive network computing operations.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	G0E171TUS-1.70
CPU:	4 Intel Xeon® Processor X7560 2.26 GHz
RAM:	64 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	8 PCI Express X8 Serial 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	4 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Panasonic UJDA782 DVD/CDRW , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-33.2

Config Notes

SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to one of the SLES 12 x86_64 guests. One of the embedded Intel® Ethernet Controller I350-AM2 adapters was used in this testing.
Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 0.
VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 R2 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).
Serial/USB/VGA port(s): provided through KVM connector console breakout cable which supplies one RS232 serial port, one VGA port and two USB ports.

Referenced Bulletins
142022

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

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

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 48216
	Checksum: d67bc19831738808520f9d881a3e9990

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 127144
	Checksum: 9064ff5d397905a2741116667bdcf91a

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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System x3850 X5 (7145-5RU) - Yes Bulletin 137529 | SUSE