IBM Power 730 Express (8231-E2D)

IBM Power 730 Express (8231-E2D)
Network Server
IBM

10 Mar 2013
138987

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for IBM Power™ Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11

Product Description
IBM Power 730 Express Server with IBM's all new POWER7+ CPU.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	16 IBM POWER7+ 4.20 GHz
RAM:	128 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 USB Ports 5 PCI Express X8
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	6 Seagate® ST9146853SS , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM SATA DVD-RAM Drive (Slimline) / RMBO0040552 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-33.2

Config Notes

Graphics: Video driver used in testing is PLDP-compliant and may be installed by adding http://www2.ati.com/suse/hp/hpws/sle11sp1 as an Add-On Product.
Function Keys: Brightness control function keys do not change display panel brightness.
Power Management: xhci module (for USB 3.0) is experimental and prevents resume from S3/S4 states. Suggested solution: prevent loading of xhci by adding the line "blacklist xhci" to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file. If the xhci module is needed, it may be force-unloaded when entering S3/S4 by specifying SUSPEND_MODULES="xhci" in a file under /etc/pm/config.d. Any USB 3.0 devices should be unmounted before force-unloading the xhci module.
Power Management: Updated PLDP-compliant video.ko driver from http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/staging/pub/update/novell/sle11sp1/i586/ is required for correct S3 functionality.

Adapters and Drivers


IBM Obsidian-E PCI-E SCSI Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ipr.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 197072
	Checksum: 1a807fcf1410d36437e45fd8a0e06c08

Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 264488
	Checksum: 9795a937b840ebb2f71ddec5742b7478

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/

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IBM
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IBM Power 730 Express (8231-E2D) - Yes Bulletin 138987 | SUSE