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| System x3755 M3 (7164 - 72x)
Network Server
IBM | 16 Jul 2013
139741 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32pae |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Windows Server 2012 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The IBM System x3755 M3 is a four-socket server that provides outstanding performance and capacity in a slim 2U design. Based on the 8- or 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform, the x3755 M3 helps organizations scale as workload demands increase, accommodating up to 48 processor cores and providing 32 DIMM slots for cost-effective memory scaling.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | 1 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI-Legacy: AYE160AUS v1.08 - (04/11/2012) |
CPU: | 4 AMD
Twelve-Core Opteron™ 6174 2.2 GHz |
RAM: | 64 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | 4 USB Ports Serial 3 PCI Express X8 PCI Express X16 |
Video Adapter: | ASPEED
AST2000 |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM
250 GB 3.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA II
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
CD/DVD: | Panasonic
DVD-RAM UJ890
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
- Install: PXE Boot, OS Installed via network.
- PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where the network adapter was given to the SLES 11 SP3 x86-64 guest. One of the Broadcom® Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T adapters was used in this testing. Interrupt remapping support was enabled via echo 1 > /sys/module/kvm/parameters/allow_unsafe_assigned_interrupts
- Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 1.
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Referenced Bulletins
139601
Adapters and Drivers
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ASPEED
AST2000 |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: swrast_dri.so |
| Driver Date: 29-May-2013 | Driver Size: 14588208 |
| Checksum: b04453e653cab45eefe58ac419ccacb3 |
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2 Broadcom®
Integrated BCM5709C Dual-Port 10/100/1000BASE-T TOE PCI Express® Ethernet Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 126799 |
| Checksum: 397a73b82a4464ecc498d721f8c4a10d |
| Driver Version: 2.2.3 |
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IBM
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 128775 |
| Checksum: 36c2f0e7dab4f4c97ea2e019d1fb44da |
| 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:
IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com
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