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![](/nbswebapp/YES.png) | IBM System x3850 X6 (3837/E7-8800 v2)
Network Server
IBM | 09 Nov 2016
144994 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 with XEN Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 10 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
SP:
Service Pack 2 for SUSE® SLES 12 |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 2 for SLES 12 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
32 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Windows Server 2012 R2 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The IBM® System x3950 X6 server is an eight-socket 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 x3850 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 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 x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v2 high-performance processors and up to 6 TB of memory.
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: | Host Platform: 384 GB, multi 64-bit SLES guests: 32000 MB, 32-bit SLES and Windows guests: 8000 MB, single max VM guest: 325000 MB |
Ports and Bus Types: | Serial 2 PCI Express X16 3 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: | 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
Adapters and Drivers
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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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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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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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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/
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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