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| IBM System x3550 M3 (7944)
Network Server
Lenovo | 13 Jan 2015
142600 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32pae |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Windows Server 2012 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3550 M3 builds on Intel Xeon processor technology with extreme processing power and superior energy-management and cooling features. With twice the performance of previous generations and a flexible, energy-smart design that integrates low-wattage components, the x3550 M3 can help you meet demanding workloads at a lower cost per watt. The x3550 M3 offers a flexible, scalable design and simple upgrade path from four to eight hard disk drives. Comprehensive systems management tools such as advanced diagnostics and the ability to control resources from a single point make it easy to deploy, integrate, service and manage.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS8 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: D6EG62TUS -v1.20 - (02/11/2014) |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E5620 2.40 GHz |
RAM: | 64 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 4 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X16 |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID-MR10i
, Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM
73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
CD/DVD: | Panasonic
UJDA782 DVD/CDRW
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.3 |
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: RAID 0
- PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where a network adapter was given to the SLES 12 guest. An added Intel® PRO/1000 PM (82571EB) Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller adapter was used in this testing.
Interrupt remapping support was enabled via echo 1 > /sys/module/kvm/parameters/allow_unsafe_assigned_interrupts
- VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from https://download.suse.com/ (VMDP-WIN-2.2.exe).
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Referenced Bulletins
142565
Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox®
MGA G200 VE |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 97711 |
| Checksum: 0aa1fb610e038786b32b41ad30a9aa41 |
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Intel
PRO/1000 PM (82571EB) Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: e1000e.ko |
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 420135 |
| Checksum: a1f409c5bddc83725e587cc3e5abd324 |
| 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: 133583 |
| Checksum: 9ae8d4e4e3c295fe528b2ff0239a6510 |
| Driver Version: 2.2.5 |
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IBM
ServeRAID-MR10i |
| 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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Intel
Integrated 82801JI ICH10 |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko |
| Driver Date: 29-Sep-2014 | Driver Size: 53815 |
| Checksum: 4aa148a5caef259c7e9753c6f727eda8 |
| Driver Version: 2.13 |
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https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/
For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:
Lenovo
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