Flex System x280 X6 Compute Node (7903)

Flex System x280 X6 Compute Node (7903)
Network Server
Hitachi, Ltd.

30 Jan 2015
142672

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 15

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 Flex System x280 X6 is a two-socket scale-out server optimized for workloads that require large memory footprint and virtualization performance. * Outstanding compute performance * Maximum memory availability * Leadership storage performance and capacity * Ability to quickly scale to meet increased system demands * Ability to host multiple generations of technology within the same chassis * Fit-for-purpose design * Reduced unscheduled events due to self-healing. * Eliminates restarts and provides easier serviceability by minimizing the number of system “touches” * Advanced RAS integration with standard hypervisors

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:	PASS3
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: N2E107NUS - v1.00 - (07/24/2014)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8870 v2 2.30 GHz
RAM:	192 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 USB Ports 2 PCI Express X16 4 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 2.5-inch SFF HDD , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.3

Config Notes

This is a SAN boot only system.
The Hitachi SAS 3004 iMR ROMB and local HDD (hard disk drives) are not supported on this configuration.
Install: The SLES install was performed using a virtual DVD device.
The driver "hfcldd.ko" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the driver update disk (DUD) "dud-htc-hfcldd-4.15.22.4342.iso" and the driver package "htc-hfcldd-kmp-default-4.15.22.4342_4.12.14_195-1.sles15sp1.x86_64.rpm". To obtain DUD and the driver package, go to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347905.html. DUD can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The driver "ixgbe.ko" used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver ixgbe used for Intel(R) 10GbE PCI Express Family of Server Adapters is named "ixgbe-kmp-default-5.6.3_k4.12.14_195-h1b.x86_64.rpm". This driver package can be downloaded and installed after the SLES15 SP1 install. To obtain the driver go to http://www.hitachi.co.jp/products/bladesymphony/download/driver/12347907.html.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015	Driver Size: 98407
	Checksum: bf0ab1e0e0f8e11a85310a4c0a077d4f

2 Broadcom® Integrated BCM5718 Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015	Driver Size: 256535
	Checksum: b53575194ba3c0bc11befb115888a3e7
	Driver Version: 3.136

IBM ServeRAID M1210e SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015	Driver Size: 167607
	Checksum: aab74ab715ccce246f161f2f3253bac5
	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:

Hitachi, Ltd.
1 Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi
Kanagawa-ken 259-1392
JAPAN
Voice: +81-463-88-8010
Fax: +81-463-87-7495

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