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![](/nbswebapp/YES.png) | System x3690 X5 (7148 - 3DU)
Network Server
Hewlett-Packard Company | 16 Jul 2013
139739 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for Intel® Itanium® Processor Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Product Description
The IBM System x3690 X5 delivers performance, memory capacity and reliability features in a two-socket system that incorporates scalable Intel® Xeon® processors and fifth-generation IBM X-Architecture® (eX5) technology. With two sockets, you can cut your licensing costs while using less energy. The x3690 X5 features scalability and expansion to help you meet changing workload demands as your business grows. With MAX5, more memory capacity with 32 DIMM slots. Increase utilization and optimize your investments by fitting more virtual machines per system.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS5 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: MLE177ZUS v1.77 - (11/15/2012) |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor X6550 2.0 GHz |
RAM: | 64 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 4 USB Ports 4 PCI Express X8 PCI Express X4 |
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
73GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5 SFF Slim-HS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
CD/DVD: | Matsushita
DVD-RAM UJ870BJ
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.9 |
Config Notes
- Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 5.
- Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
- VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP2 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.0.exe), and the virtio network drivers were used during testing.
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Referenced Bulletins
139404
Adapters and Drivers
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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 |
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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: 31-May-2013 | Driver Size: 126799 |
| Checksum: f4d0b603e48176021081cda7265f3213 |
| Driver Version: 2.2.3 |
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Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10 |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko |
| Driver Date: 31-May-2013 | Driver Size: 50887 |
| Checksum: c61f9ea6d13d3cf789450b311d1769d5 |
| Driver Version: 2.13 |
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IBM
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 31-May-2013 | Driver Size: 128775 |
| Checksum: ca8097bbe78ba63e037dcf858d226df0 |
| Driver Version: 06.506.00.00-rc1 |
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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:
Hewlett-Packard Company
Industry Standard Server Division
20555 SH249
Houston
, TX
77070
Website: http://www.hp.com
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