Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916

Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916 - G2x)
Network Server
IBM

09 Dec 2013
140828

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

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

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 E5-2420 1.90 GHz
RAM:	96 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	USB Ports
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel BD82C602J PCH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 500 GB 7.2K SATA Simple-Swap HDD , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

Install: System installed using external USB connected DVD drive; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
Maintenance update: SLES 11 SP3 Linux kernel 8525 (Patch: slessp3-kernel-8525) maintenance update is required and was installed during certification testing.
Power management: Sleep / Suspend to RAM / ACPI S3 is supported on this system. The command used to suspend the machine was "pm-suspend s3-mode".

Referenced Bulletins
140813

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 30-Mar-2013	Driver Size: 190720
	Checksum: cbbe7ba695cb37835f3c7d4e79ec43c5
	Driver Version: 1.4.11

IBM Embedded Dual-Port 10GB Virtual Fabric Ethernet LOM
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: be2net.ko
	Driver Date: 07-Nov-2013	Driver Size: 150591
	Checksum: f0424a303312e6d9ed4e2667bb3320b3
	Driver Version: 4.4.161.0s

Intel BD82C602J PCH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 07-Nov-2013	Driver Size: 58391
	Checksum: e64ac7fe2eb9d7ee5e658e572f7eb5f9
	Driver Version: 3.0

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/

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Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916 - G2x) - Yes Bulletin 140828 | SUSE