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![](/nbswebapp/YES.png) | Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916 - G2x)
Network Server
IBM | 10 Sep 2013
140136 |
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 AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 1 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 1 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32pae |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 10 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The IBM® Flex System™ x222 Compute Node is a high-density dual-server offering that is designed for virtualization, dense cloud deployments, and hosted clients. The x222 has two independent servers in one mechanical package, which means that the x222 has a double-density design that allows up to 28 servers to be housed in a single 10U Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Blade Module |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS3 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: CCE125DUS - v1.00 - (07/26/2013) |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor L5530 2.40 GHz |
RAM: | 96 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | USB Ports |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
Host Bus Adapter: | LSI Logic
SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM
73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed using an external USB DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and elilo system configuration.
- Hard disk configuration: JBOD
- System was scaled up to 4-socket by joining two x880 X6 with 4S scalability connector.
- 6) SUSE Driver Kit: The ibm_x6-sle11sp3-x86_64 driver kit is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver kit was installed during the SLES install process as an initial bootable iso image. This driver must be downloaded and installed before the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: http://drivers.suse.com/ibm/IBM-X6/sle11-sp3/install-readme.htm
- 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).
- Maintenance update: SLES 11 SP3 Xen maintenance update slessp3-xen-201310-8479 (bnc#836239) is required and was installed during certification testing.
- Xen Hypervisor: the hypervisor was booted with following additional parameters "dom0_mem=8G dom0_max_vcpus=8".
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Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so |
| Driver Date: 12-Apr-2010 | Driver Size: 190624 |
| Checksum: febbdb06c6bac590a0a303be395a87d6 |
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2 Broadcom®
Integrated 5709s NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2.ko |
| Driver Date: 20-May-2010 | Driver Size: 118712 |
| Checksum: 310235af077333686b82d4999c00a232 |
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LSI Logic
SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: mptsas.ko |
| Driver Date: 20-May-2010 | Driver Size: 104480 |
| Checksum: d10fc288bccf2085b063ce9ad8f72687 |
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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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