 | System x3550 M2 (7946 - 3Ax)
Network Server IBM | 09 Aug 2013
139939 |
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):
| Windows Server 2012 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | ||
| 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 | |
Product Description
The IBM System x3550 M2 offers robust, proven technology and a flexible, energy-smart design. Delivering multi-core computing on the Intel® Xeon® processor with QuickPath Interconnect technology, this server delivers significant performance improvement per watt compared to previous generation servers by integrating low-wattage components for an energy-smart thermal profile. This server offers feature-rich systems management capabilities from power management to proactive hardware monitoring. The Integrated Management Module (IMM) increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes. The Virtual Media key option provides remote presence capabilities without taking up a slot on the planar, while IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ provides advanced power monitoring and notification.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | DEST-05 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: D6E159A v1.17 - (05/02/2013) |
| CPU: | 2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5506 2.13 GHz |
| RAM: | 32 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 4 USB Ports Serial 2 PCI Express X16 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® MGA G200 VE |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID-MR10i
, Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM 73.4GB 10K 2.5 , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| CD/DVD: | LG GCC-T20N , Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
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Referenced Bulletins
139869
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 | |||||||||
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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-MR10i | |||||||||
| 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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| Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 50887 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 5829331615565244a016d26052ba70f6 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 2.13 | |||||||||
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