BladeCenter HX5 with MAX5 (7873

BladeCenter HX5 with MAX5 (7873 - B1x/F6x/H3x)
Network Server
IBM

09 Aug 2013
140002

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 32pae	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: 32	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Paravirtualized
Windows Server 2012
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
* Provide optimal performance for your demanding virtualization and database applications * Reduce qualification time by standardizing on same system for two- and four-socket server needs * Scale memory without adding CPUs or software licenses * Get faster time to value by deploying workload-optimized systems * With MAX5, HX5 offers large amounts of memory, giving you the ability to reduce software license costs by expanding memory capacity with MAX5 without purchasing additional processors.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	PASS1
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: HIE177ZUS - v1.77 (11/15/2012)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-4807 1.86 GHz
RAM:	160 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	PCI Express X1
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200 VE
Host Bus Adapter:	LSI Logic SAS1064ET PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 3.5-inch 300GB 15K SAS Hot-Swap HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) IBM 73.4GB 10K 3.5 SAS Hot-swap HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) IBM 50GB 1.8 inch NHS SSD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).
Hard Disk Configuration: 50 GB SSD is in the blade module, the 300 GB and 73.4 GB drives are in the chassis.
Install: System installed using the BladeCenter chassis DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.

Referenced Bulletins
139125

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 BCM5709S Dual-Port 1000/2500BASE-X PCI Express Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 127583
	Checksum: 91875b00e39a81e06adedd2eb3b08187
	Driver Version: 2.2.3

LSI Logic SAS1064ET PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptsas.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 110383
	Checksum: fbb54829e4449c9d47b8a8fedf6c334d
	Driver Version: 4.28.00.01suse

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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BladeCenter HX5 with MAX5 (7873 - B1x/F6x/H3x) - Yes Bulletin 140002 | SUSE