System x3250 M5 (5458-AC2)

System x3250 M5 (5458-AC2)
Network Server
Hewlett-Packard Company

27 Aug 2014
141840

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLED 11

Product Description
The IBM® System x3250 M5 single-socket 1U rack server is designed for small businesses and first-time server buyers looking for a solution to improve business efficiency. It delivers several IBM innovative features in a compact 1U form factor with a competitive price. The IBM System x3250 M5 provides next-generation performance in an innovative and compact design with flexible configuration options, built-in security, and systems management capabilities, as described in the IBM Redbooks® Product Guide.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS3
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: JUE116BUS - v1.04 - (07/03/2014)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Gold 6330N Processor 2.20 GHz
RAM:	16 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	6 USB Ports Serial PCI Express X8 PCI Express X4
Video Adapter:	ASPEED AST2500
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel C621 Chipset , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	Intel SSD DC S3710 Series, 800 GB (SSDSC2BA800G401) , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10

Config Notes

Install: OS install was performed via network using the SUSE SolidDriver-compliant bootable driver kit at http://drivers.suse.com/hp/HP-Z440-Z640-Z840/sle-11-sp3-x86_64/1.0/install-readme.html. LAN and storage drivers are provided by the kit.
Graphics: Video driver used in testing was downloaded from http://www.hp.com/support/workstations. Video driver is not SolidDriver-compliant and requires installation of kernel source and development tools.
Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameter was changed to 256 (crashkernel=512M-:256M).

Referenced Bulletins
142780

Adapters and Drivers


ASPEED AST2500
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: ast.ko.xz
	Driver Date: 06-May-2021	Driver Size: 21908
	Checksum: 3fd2789ab1ef02a360fa8925d5da5277
	Driver Version: C735CC4D15DEF20D

Intel Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+(Dual-Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: i40e.ko.xz
	Driver Date: 06-May-2021	Driver Size: 175616
	Checksum: 0b3c528d2721724cb5e68abc90bf65ec

Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I210-T1
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko.xz
	Driver Date: 06-May-2021	Driver Size: 98008
	Checksum: 1cbc21bf73558e74465adede4d6163af

Intel C621 Chipset
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko.xz
	Driver Date: 06-May-2021	Driver Size: 11328
	Checksum: 9a8af08a34ab679384cd355d8590de4c

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:

Hewlett-Packard Company
Workstation Global Business Unit
Fort Collins , CO 80528
Website: http://www.hp.com

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