IBM System x3690 X5 (7147) with MAX5

IBM System x3690 X5 (7147) with MAX5
Network Server
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd

18 Dec 2014
142571

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	Arch: 64	Mode: Paravirtualized
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 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 3 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2012 R2
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
Innovative and cost-efficient, the Lenovo System x3690 X5 delivers memory capacity and reliability features in a breakthrough two-processor system that incorporates Intel® Xeon® processors and fifth-generation Lenovo X-Architecture® (eX5) technology. And you won’t have to trade performance for a denser form factor. The x3690 X5 offers leadership performance, including the ability to handle efficient database transactions in a two-processor servers. With MAX5, you can double the memory capacity of your two-processor system to 64 DIMM slots. Increase utilization and optimize your investments by fitting 100 percent more virtual machines per system at half the cost per virtual machine with MAX5 memory expansion. An easy upgrade path and customizable growth options offer freedom of choice. For example, you can add more memory without having to purchase unneeded processing capabilities.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS 1
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: MLE179TUS - v 1.79 (02/19/2013)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8860 2.26 GHz
RAM:	192 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 6 USB Ports 5 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® G200eV
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10 , Serial ATA (SATA) IBM ServeRAID M5015 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	4 IBM 146 GB 10K 2.5-inch SFF HOT-SWAP , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Matsushita DVD-RAM UJ870BJ , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.3

Config Notes

Driver: The megaraid_sas driver can be downloaded and installed when SLES is installed. To obtain the driver go to: http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/MegaRAID%20Common%20Files/5.40_Linux_Drivers.zip. Unzip this zip file, find the "megaraid_sas-v00.00.05.40-1-sles11-sp1-64bit.img" in the tgz file: components.tgz, decompress the tgz file and use the img file as a update disk in the following steps: 1) Boot from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation media. 2) Press F6 to load the driver update after the boot menu appears, and select Yes, then you are prompted to insert the update disk at the appropriate point in the installation process. This driver is not PLDP compliant.
Install: OS Installed via USB CD/DVD Drive.

Referenced Bulletins
137863

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® G200eV
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 98407
	Checksum: 9eea03f7b2c7dfda0deec13b6e183a63

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

Intel 82572EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 420583
	Checksum: bce28abf80eb4d4c653eb6212c2fcb51
	Driver Version: 2.3.2-k

Intel Integrated 82801JI ICH10
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_generic.ko
	Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 13951
	Checksum: edeb1cb507f9d5c6294b441e541ea678
	Driver Version: 0.2.15

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 51807
	Checksum: c363c5c2cb943bc1ac1d03b0d9133289
	Driver Version: 2.13

IBM ServeRAID M5015 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

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:

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
Banxuegang Industrial Park Buji Longgang
Shenzhen 518129
CHINA

554763

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