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 | Lenovo System x3950 X6 (6241) - Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 10GbE SFP+
Network Server
Lenovo | 12 Feb 2015
142770 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 with XEN Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 15 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 1 for SUSE SLES 15 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 1 for SUSE SLES 15 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SUSE SLES 12 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SUSE SLES 12 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Windows Server 2019 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3950 X6 server is an eight-socket 8U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the Lenovo Enterprise X-Architecture®. It delivers innovation with enhanced scalability, reliability, availability, and serviceability features to enable optimal performance for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The x3950 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 8U rack-optimized lid-less package that helps to significantly reduce the space that is needed to support massive network computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3950 X6 supports up to eight Intel Xeon E7-8800 v2 high-performance processors and up to 12 TB of memory.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A8E107JUS - v1.00 (05/02/2014) |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Platinum 8280 Processor 2.70 GHz |
RAM: | 768 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | 2 Serial 14 USB Ports 6 PCI Express X8 4 PCI Express X16 |
Video Adapter: | Matrox Graphics Inc.
G200 SE A (PCI) |
Host Bus Adapter: | Lenovo
ThinkSystem RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12GB Adapter
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Hard Disk Drive: | 2 Lenovo
ThinkSystem 2.5-inch 300GB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.2.0-5.10 |
Config Notes
- Install: System installed using PXE network install; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Disk configuration: two HDD configured as RAID 0.
- SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to the SLES 15 SP1 FV guest. One of the Intel Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T adapters was used in this testing.
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Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox Graphics Inc.
G200 SE A (PCI) |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 102080 |
| Checksum: 07cad92cf9d842281e5e704f469b323c |
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Intel
Integrated Ethernet Connection X722 (Quad-Port) for 10GBASE-T |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: i40e.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 760616 |
| Checksum: 7266d27d397e793c77e347c30a4fe464 |
| Driver Version: 2.7.6-k |
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| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: iavf.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 219656 |
| Checksum: 15ffaed855b5c758bb231ce7a022e3eb |
| Driver Version: 3.2.3-k |
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Intel
Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2 (Dual Port) |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: igb.ko |
| Driver Date: 15-May-2019 | Driver Size: 496992 |
| Checksum: 1bbdfabf69501dd0a3c43a5e18035bd4 |
| Driver Version: 5.4.0-k |
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Lenovo
ThinkSystem RAID 930-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12GB Adapter |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 296104 |
| Checksum: 0c021a1293826b2f98a1f58789f0ebda |
| Driver Version: 07.707.50.00-rc1 |
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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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