System x3650 M3 (7945

System x3650 M3 (7945 - M2x)
Network Server
Inspur Corporation

01 Jul 2013
139349

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 5 for SUSE® SLES 12

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 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® x3650 M3 is an Energy-smart design that provides optimal computing performance per watt. Improved service with a flexible design that is easy to deploy, integrate and manage. Manage risk with resilient architectures and virtualized environments. Power-optimized performance compared to previous generation 2-socket servers. Helps lower operational costs with innovative energy-smart 2U design.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	VICT-Ref2
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: D6E157WUS - v1.15 (05/25/2012)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor X5670 2.93 GHz
RAM:	36 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 4 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X8
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:	6 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	LG GCC-T20N , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.7

Config Notes

Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
Kdump (SLE12SP5): the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were increased from the default to crashkernel=256M,high crashkernel=256M,low using YaST.
The ngbe used during testing is not SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following driver package: ngbe-1.1.1. This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: https://www.net-swift.com/uploads/20220225/ngbe-1.1.1-sles12.5-4.12.14-120-default.x86_64.rpm
The ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1061R SATA controller is not supported.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200 VE
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 30-Mar-2013	Driver Size: 190720
	Checksum: cbbe7ba695cb37835f3c7d4e79ec43c5
	Driver Version: 1.4.11

Broadcom® Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 13-May-2013	Driver Size: 126831
	Checksum: 9f0d664e3fe093c19b86863ae772fa25
	Driver Version: 2.2.3

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 13-May-2013	Driver Size: 50887
	Checksum: 095c63a36c9b0521c9b95dda3bd36161
	Driver Version: 2.13

IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 13-May-2013	Driver Size: 128551
	Checksum: e98806fca01dca0f69d21dc8051140c1
	Driver Version: 06.506.00.00-rc1

Intel PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 26-Jan-2013	Driver Size: 330752
	Checksum: 72080f98eea9fcb0774a848c143c9423

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:

Inspur Corporation
Building C. NO.2
Xinxi Road
Shangdi, Haidian District
Beijing 100080
CHINA

607215

System x3650 M3 (7945 - M2x) - Yes Bulletin 139349 | SUSE