IBM zEnterprise® BladeCenter® Extension zBX (2548)

IBM zEnterprise® BladeCenter® Extension zBX (2548)
Network Server
IBM

20 Jan 2014
141012

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

4 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
IBM zEnterprise zBX, running IBM BladeCenter HX5 (7873) blades

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Virtual Machine
Mother Board Revision:	Host Platform: zBX Model 3 System
BIOS/uEFI:	zBX Firmware: HIE177AUS-1.77
CPU:	4 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-2830 2.13 GHz
RAM:	Assignable Host Memory: 176 GB / VM Guests: 44 GB, Max VM Guest Tested Memory (SLES 11 SP3 x86_64): 176 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	8 PCI Express X1
Video Adapter:	Cirrus Logic Cirrus CL-GD5446
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Virtual 82371SB PIIX3 IDE (Natoma/Triton II) , virtio
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM QEMU Virtual Hard Disk , virtio
CD/DVD:	IBM QEMU DVD-ROM , IDE
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.

Adapters and Drivers


Cirrus Logic Cirrus CL-GD5446
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: cirrus_drv.so
	Driver Date: 29-May-2013	Driver Size: 19472
	Checksum: 0de91b8c3ea5f56af692d5e9893d2508
	Driver Version: 1.5.2

IBM Virtual 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 271863
	Checksum: d30e87b84928cb5153564e5acbaac28b
	Driver Version: 7.3.21-k8-NAPI

IBM Virtual (Virtio) Ethernet adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: virtio_net.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 35887
	Checksum: 7325a85360e73199c185207103756aa6

IBM Virtual Realtek RTL-8139 Ethernet adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: 8139cp.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 46575
	Checksum: ce268233f5db15e4e5f3364cd52578f3
	Driver Version: 1.3

	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: 8139too.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 69175
	Checksum: 4bdebb55bdcb8d33b314e28edc04fb5b
	Driver Version: 0.9.28

IBM Virtual 82371SB PIIX3 IDE (Natoma/Triton II)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_generic.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 13383
	Checksum: b5f9841b97a4caedbc95e25ae0e9de03
	Driver Version: 0.2.15

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 50887
	Checksum: 5829331615565244a016d26052ba70f6
	Driver Version: 2.13

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: virtio_blk.ko
	Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013	Driver Size: 21871
	Checksum: d5084a5525d43eb5e7ecefe69ceb2101

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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IBM zEnterprise® BladeCenter® Extension zBX (2548) - Yes Bulletin 141012 | SUSE