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| System x3690 X5 (7148 - E3U)
Network Server
IBM | 04 Oct 2013
140484 |
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 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: MLE179TUS - v1.79 - (02/19/2013) |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor X7550 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: | IBM
ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM
73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
CD/DVD: | Matsushita
DVD-RAM UJ870BJ
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
- PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to one of the SLES 11 SP3 x86-64 guests. An added, Intel® 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller adapter, was used during this testing.
- VM Driver Pack: All 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), and the virtio network drivers were used during testing.
- Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 0.
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Referenced Bulletins
140444
Adapters and Drivers
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Intel
82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: e1000e.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 383655 |
| Checksum: 851313232c44f78a9be7d291692de4e2 |
| Driver Version: 2.1.4-k |
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Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: fbdev_drv.so |
| Driver Date: 09-Mar-2013 | Driver Size: 23688 |
| Checksum: 3d2a3bede51296525d33a2e8c5650f56 |
| Driver Version: 0.4.1 |
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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: 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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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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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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