Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916

Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916 - M2x)
Network Server
IBM

09 Dec 2013
140834

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 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-Legacy: CCE125DUS - v1.00 - (07/26/2013)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2450 2.10 GHz
RAM:	16 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

Hard Disk Configuration: 50 GB SSD in the blade module, the 300 GB and 73.4 GB drives 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.
System was configured as 2-node scalable partition.
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2008 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe).

Referenced Bulletins
139116

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mga_drv.so
	Driver Date: 13-May-2013	Driver Size: 204964
	Checksum: 12efb07097320f259e3570652cf129da
	Driver Version: 1.4.11

IBM Embedded Dual-Port 10GB Virtual Fabric Ethernet LOM
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: be2net.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 114255
	Checksum: de690b3de046a32976dcfef305d970e0
	Driver Version: 4.4.161.0s

Intel BD82C602J PCH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 48215
	Checksum: 5ebd17f69bbf0af9ccfca8f23d7c0762
	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 - M2x) - Yes Bulletin 140834 | SUSE