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| Flex System x880 X6 Compute Node (7903)
Network Server
IBM | 03 Nov 2014
142208 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
Product Description
The IBM® x880 X6 is based on the Intel® Xeon® E7 chip and is scalable from a two socket server to an eight socket server. Being scalable from two to eight sockets will provide a solution that can meet customer growth and changing compute requirements. Alongside the new Intel chip is the introduction of Flash technology, a disruptive technology delivering leadership performance. The new server is aimed at database, analytics, enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and virtualization workloads. It is a truly scalable solution.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Blade Module |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS3 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: N2E107NUS - v1.00 - (07/24/2014) |
CPU: | 8 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-8870 v2 2.30 GHz |
RAM: | 768 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | 6 USB Ports 8 PCI Express X16 16 PCI Express X8 |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 8 IBM
500GB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 2.5-inch SFF HDD
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.1 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
- Hard disk configuration: JBOD
- Serial/USB/VGA port(s): provided through KVM connector console breakout cable which supplies one RS232 serial port, one VGA port and two USB ports.
- System was scaled up to 8-socket by joining four x880 X6 with 8S scalability connector.
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Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 97711 |
| Checksum: 0aa1fb610e038786b32b41ad30a9aa41 |
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5 Broadcom®
Integrated BCM5718 Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko |
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 255327 |
| Checksum: e18cc27309231e8a0bb40c95f18a30f2 |
| Driver Version: 3.136 |
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IBM
ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 168407 |
| Checksum: 929c950a0f075f2e946ed38367bf1daf |
| Driver Version: 06.803.01.00-rc1 |
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