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![](/nbswebapp/YES.png) | System x3550 M4 (7914/E5-2600)
Network Server
IBM | 17 Jul 2015
143434 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
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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 4 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32pae |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The right choice when compromise is not an option, the Lenovo System x3550 M4 blends outstanding uptime, performance and I/O flexibility for cost efficiency and rock-solid reliability. This compact rack server offers an energy-smart, affordable and easy-to-use solution with a pay-as-you-grow design to help lower costs and manage risks. With more computing power per watt, support for the Intel® Xeon® E5 processor and advanced memory support, the x3550 M4 offers balanced performance and density.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS12 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: D7E142AUS - v1.71- (07/30/2014) |
CPU: | 2 Intel
Xeon® Processor E5-2660 2.20 GHz |
RAM: | 48 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 6 USB Ports PCI Express X16 PCI Express X8 |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Hard Disk Drive: | IBM
300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5-inch Slim-HS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) 2 IBM
73 GB 10k 2.5 Hot-Swap SAS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.4.0-27.1 |
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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Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox®
MGA G200eR |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mga_drv.so |
| Driver Date: 18-May-2015 | Driver Size: 190720 |
| Checksum: eeec94d7ef85cad092007144321a8b30 |
| Driver Version: 1.4.11 |
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Intel
Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 (Quad Port) |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: igb.ko |
| Driver Date: 18-May-2015 | Driver Size: 334639 |
| Checksum: 280cf5049209e38d9569d1edaf6d85c6 |
| Driver Version: 5.2.15-k |
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| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: igbvf.ko |
| Driver Date: 18-May-2015 | Driver Size: 63671 |
| Checksum: 52ffc40ec9b147eae7137893bd4578e1 |
| Driver Version: 2.0.2-k |
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IBM
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 18-May-2015 | Driver Size: 175903 |
| Checksum: 02182393085b12ea0c8db34857f15f72 |
| Driver Version: 06.806.08.00-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:
IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com
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