IBM zEnterprise® BladeCenter® Extension zBX (2458)

IBM zEnterprise® BladeCenter® Extension zBX (2458)
Network Server
IBM

04 Mar 2016
144143

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

4 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 12	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
IBM zEnterprise zBX, running IBM BladeCenter HX5 (7873) blades

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Virtual Machine
Mother Board Revision:	Host Platform: zBX Model 4 System
BIOS/uEFI:	zBX Firmware: HIE183AUS-1.83
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-2830 2.13 GHz
RAM:	Assignable Host Memory: 176 GB / multiple VM Guests: 44 GB each, Max VM Guest Tested Memory (SLES 12 SP1): 176 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	8 PCI Express X1
Video Adapter:	Cirrus Logic Cirrus CL-GD5446
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM Virtio Block Device , virtio IBM Virtual 82371SB PIIX3 IDE (Natoma/Triton II) , IDE
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM QEMU Virtual Hard Disk , virtio IBM QEMU Emulated IDE , IDE
CD/DVD:	IBM QEMU DVD-ROM , IDE
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.5.0-20.4

Config Notes

System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard, and mouse.

Adapters and Drivers


Cirrus Logic Cirrus CL-GD5446
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: drm.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 524567
	Checksum: ea67ead62c08bc1d779ca8f94688f21b

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: cirrus.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 59263
	Checksum: 270edf26cf79e6438bde13081779895c

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: cirrus_drv.so
	Driver Date: 22-Sep-2014	Driver Size: 19416
	Checksum: 4abc31720dcdcb4bb73de00dad777eb8
	Driver Version: 1.5.2

IBM Virtual 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 260623
	Checksum: 59540135ea7d60ee0a586291dce5cacf
	Driver Version: 7.3.21-k8-NAPI

IBM Virtual Realtek RTL-8139 Ethernet adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: 8139cp.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 53223
	Checksum: ce4dd32e32fc9eb49be2f70126810823
	Driver Version: 1.3

	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: 8139too.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 69255
	Checksum: 5bbdab719d35aa95141cb6b736f99702
	Driver Version: 0.9.28

IBM Virtual (Virtio) Ethernet adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: virtio_net.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 53063
	Checksum: cf35e8a1b93c62d4b60b5b4e96456ef8

IBM Virtio Block Device
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: virtio_blk.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 31695
	Checksum: e773f08d446f50424aeac73f7ee4007b

IBM Virtual 82371SB PIIX3 IDE (Natoma/Triton II)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_generic.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 13959
	Checksum: cfdb53f6d40013098d81d6d310defdef
	Driver Version: 0.2.15

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015	Driver Size: 54383
	Checksum: 91038decff1f4b6e0f29ad6a9419f32d
	Driver Version: 2.13

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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IBM zEnterprise® BladeCenter® Extension zBX (2458) - Yes Bulletin 144143 | SUSE