 | IBM System x3950 X6 (3837/E7-8800 v2)
Network Server FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies Co., LTD. | 09 Nov 2016
144977 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Product Description
The IBM System x3950 X6 server is an eight-socket 8U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the IBM 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: A8E117BUS - v1.20 (11/18/2015) |
| CPU: | 8 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v2 2.80 GHz |
| RAM: | 768 GB |
| Ports and Bus Types: | 2 Serial 4 PCI Express X16 6 PCI Express X8 14 USB Ports |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® MGA G200eR2 |
| Host Bus Adapter: | 2 IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | 2 IBM
300 GB 10K 6 Gbps SAS 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) 2 IBM 600GB 10K SAS 2.5-inch 6Gbps SFF HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.6.0-35.1 |
Config Notes
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Adapters and Drivers
| Matrox® MGA G200eR2 | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 19-Sep-2016 | Driver Size: 95983 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 8d0daa431f9a406ce58eb31c48f8835f | |||||||||
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| Broadcom® BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 19-Sep-2016 | Driver Size: 249959 | ||||||||
| Checksum: bf83440ec121ba6b013936a671b71efb | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 3.137 | |||||||||
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| Emulex Corporation VFA5 ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: be2net.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 19-Sep-2016 | Driver Size: 207607 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 6348350c00684633fae17df713e5fdb1 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 11.0.0.0 | |||||||||
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| Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: igb.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 19-Sep-2016 | Driver Size: 351071 | ||||||||
| Checksum: b86d8a974ab8541cfab1956fcb34ae84 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 5.3.0-k | |||||||||
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| 2 IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko | ||||||||
| Driver Date: 19-Sep-2016 | Driver Size: 216703 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 592300859f5d508ea6e0d5ac33d90503 | |||||||||
| Driver Version: 06.810.09.00-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/
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