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![](/nbswebapp/YES.png) | Flex System x480 X6 (7903-G2x)
Network Server
IBM | 15 Jul 2014
141753 |
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 Flex System x480 X6 is scalable to a 4-socket system optimized for applications that require more processor cores and memory for larger virtual machines and databases.
* Outstanding compute performance
* Maximum memory availability
* Leadership storage performance and capacity
* Ability to quickly scale to meet increased system demands
* Ability to host multiple generations of technology within the same chassis
* Pay-as-you-grow system expandability and fit-for-purpose design
* Reduced unscheduled events due to self-healing.
* Eliminates restarts and provides easier serviceability by minimizing the number of system “touches”
* Advanced RAS integration with standard hypervisors
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Blade Module |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS3 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: N2E107HUS - v1.00 - (04/22/2014) |
CPU: | 4 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-4830 v2 2.20 GHz |
RAM: | 384 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | 8 PCI Express X8 4 PCI Express X16 2 USB Ports |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM
500GB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 2.5-inch SFF HDD
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed using an external USB DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and elilo system configuration.
- Hard disk configuration: JBOD
- System was scaled up to 4-socket by joining two x880 X6 with 4S scalability connector.
- 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
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Referenced Bulletins
141544
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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4 Broadcom®
Integrated BCM5718 Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet 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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IBM
ServeRAID M1210e 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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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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