Lenovo System x3750 M4 (8753/E5-4600 v2)

Lenovo System x3750 M4 (8753/E5-4600 v2)
Network Server
Lenovo

07 Feb 2015
142696

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN

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
The Lenovo System x3750 M4 is a 4-socket server featuring a streamlined design, optimized for price and performance, with best-in-class flexibility and expandability. Models of the x3750 M4 are powered with Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 v2 processors, up to 12 cores each, for an entry-level 4-socket solution. The x3750 M4 provides maximum storage density, with flexible PCI and 10 Gb Ethernet networking options in a 2U form factor.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS2
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: A5E101A - v1.00 (11/13/2014)
CPU:	4 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-4657L v2 2.40 GHz
RAM:	72 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	6 USB Ports Serial 8 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) IBM ServeRAID M5210e SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel BD82C606 PCH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	3 IBM 146 GB 10K 2.5-inch SFF HOT-SWAP , Serial SCSI (SAS) 4 IBM 300 GB 10K 6 Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM 81Y3672 SATA DEVICE , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.3.0-113.3

Config Notes

VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 R2 drivers are available from https://download.suse.com/ (VMDP-WIN-2.2.exe).
Maintenance update: SLES 12 kernel update 136 is required and was installed during certification testing.
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to the SLES 12 FV guest. One of the Intel I350-T4 ML2 GbE adapters was used in this testing.
Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5.

Referenced Bulletins
142667

Adapters and Drivers


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

Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015	Driver Size: 316863
	Checksum: 1a19dbcd4090161876883080a8974ece
	Driver Version: 5.0.5-k

	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igbvf.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015	Driver Size: 68855
	Checksum: 8eabb1e06b76be7a6e63b29040c1685f
	Driver Version: 2.0.2-k

Broadcom® BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface 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 M5210 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

IBM ServeRAID M5210e 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

Intel BD82C606 PCH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 08-Jan-2015	Driver Size: 63415
	Checksum: 67e5c4637629d7e4d1eb1ef30379a587
	Driver Version: 3.0

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:

Lenovo
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
support.lenovo.com

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