 | System x3690 X5 (7148)
Network Server IBM | 18 Dec 2014
142563 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 | Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | ||
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 | Arch: 32 | Mode: Paravirtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Paravirtualized | ||
| Windows Server 2012 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | ||
Product Description
The IBM System x3690 X5 delivers performance, memory capacity and reliability features in a two-socket system that incorporates scalable Intel® Xeon® processors and fifth-generation IBM X-Architecture® (eX5) technology. With two sockets, you can cut your licensing costs while using less energy. The x3690 X5 features scalability and expansion to help you meet changing workload demands as your business grows. With MAX5, more memory capacity with 32 DIMM slots. Increase utilization and optimize your investments by fitting more virtual machines per system.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS5 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: MLE179TUS - v1.79 - (02/19/2013) |
| CPU: | 2 Intel Xeon® Processor X7560 2.26 GHz |
| RAM: | 64 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 4 USB Ports 4 PCI Express X8 PCI Express X4 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® G200eV |
| Host Bus Adapter: | Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10
, Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| CD/DVD: | Matsushita DVD-RAM UJ870BJ , Serial ATA (SATA) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.3 |
Config Notes
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Referenced Bulletins
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Adapters and Drivers
| Matrox® G200eV | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 98407 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 9eea03f7b2c7dfda0deec13b6e183a63 | |||||||||
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| Intel 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: e1000e.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 420583 | ||||||||
| Checksum: bce28abf80eb4d4c653eb6212c2fcb51 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 2.3.2-k | |||||||||
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| Broadcom® NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (Dual-port) | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 134247 | ||||||||
| Checksum: ed1797e36d5ccd77105f35bc8cb3ae16 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 2.2.5 | |||||||||
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| Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 51807 | ||||||||
| Checksum: c363c5c2cb943bc1ac1d03b0d9133289 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 2.13 | |||||||||
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| IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 167607 | ||||||||
| Checksum: f6db8044c75ad8b98c730803823301b5 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 06.803.01.00-rc1 | |||||||||
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