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| System x3950 X6 (3837-BAx) - Intel X540 ML2 10GbaseT
Network Server
IBM | 12 Jun 2014
141569 |
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® System x3950 X6 server is an eight-socket 8U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®. It delivers innovation with enhanced scalability, reliability, availability, and serviceability features to enable optimal performance for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The x3950 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 8U rack-optimized lid-less package that helps to significantly reduce the space that is needed to support massive network computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3950 X6 supports up to eight Intel Xeon E7-8800 v2 high-performance processors and up to 12 TB of memory.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A8E107JUS - v1.00 (05/02/2014) |
CPU: | 8 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-8850 v2 2.30 GHz |
RAM: | 768 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | 2 Serial 14 USB Ports 6 PCI Express X8 4 PCI Express X16 |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
Host Bus Adapter: | 2 IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Hard Disk Drive: | IBM
300GB 10K SATA 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD
, Serial ATA (SATA) 2 IBM
600GB 10K SAS 2.5-inch 6Gbps SFF HS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) IBM
300GB 10K SAS 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
- Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameter in the elilo.conf file was changed from 128 to 256 (crashkernel=512M-:256M) for kdump to function correctly.
- 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.html.
- Install: System installed using an external USB DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and elilo system configuration.
- Tested as a 2-node scalable partition with 8 Compute Books. Hard disk configuration: RAID 0 and RAID 1.
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Referenced Bulletins
141558
Adapters and Drivers
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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 |
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Intel
I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: igb.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 287167 |
| Checksum: 81bfd34fb256a6fa3cab6fc2f6e9ed3e |
| Driver Version: 4.1.2-k |
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Broadcom®
BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 242863 |
| Checksum: f89cba187ed6394b55c6f3545b981f06 |
| Driver Version: 3.129 |
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Intel
X540 ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT Adapter |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: ixgbe.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-Jun-2013 | Driver Size: 349319 |
| Checksum: 6b985656ab852761e6d44809093f0150 |
| Driver Version: 3.11.33-k |
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2 IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 13-Feb-2014 | Driver Size: 1463863 |
| Checksum: 45d189e12f483f94ec7a4bed51377805 |
| Driver Version: 06.600.20.00 |
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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:
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