 | IBM System x3850 X6 (E7 v2 with DDR3) (3837)
Network Server Cisco Systems, Inc. | 20 Mar 2016
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SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 12 | Arch: 64 | Mode: Paravirtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 1 for SLES 12 | Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 11 | Arch: 32 | Mode: Paravirtualized | |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 | |||
| SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 11 | Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | |||
| Arch: 64 | Mode: Fully Virtualized | ||
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3850 X6 server, IBM machine type 3837, is a four-socket 4U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the Enterprise X-Architecture. It delivers fast application performance, is based on an agile system design, and is a resilient platform that is needed for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The x3850 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 4U rack-optimized lid-less package that helps reduce the space that is needed to support massive network computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel Xeon E7 v2 high-performance processors and up to 6 TB of memory. Suggested use: mission-critical scalable databases, business analytics, virtualization, enterprise applications, and cloud applications.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
| Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
| BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A8E117BUS - v1.20 (11/18/2015) |
| CPU: | 4 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v2 2.80 GHz |
| RAM: | 760 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 4 PCI Express X1 2 PCI Express X8 7 USB Ports |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® MGA G200eR2 |
| Host Bus Adapter: | IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 4 IBM 300 GB 10K 6 Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.5.0-20.4 |
Config Notes
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Referenced Bulletins
146585
Adapters and Drivers
| Matrox® MGA G200eR2 | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 98639 | ||||||||
| Checksum: ff1bbc7b82a873445970305851e40d18 | |||||||||
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| Broadcom® BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 256879 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 9479938fb24deadc6324fca79e363191 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 3.137 | |||||||||
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| Broadcom® NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: bnx2x.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 1078471 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 8b084a95cd1f04e8e72a244be3fed459 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 1.710.51-0 | |||||||||
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| IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 11-Nov-2015 | Driver Size: 190951 | ||||||||
| Checksum: bad7d50a2e1f626fcbc21095b9b08625 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 06.807.10.00-rc1 | |||||||||
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