IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 (7912/E5-2600)

IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 (7912/E5-2600)
Network Server
IBM

05 Feb 2017
145395

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for IBM Power™ Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 2 for SUSE SLES 12	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SUSE SLES 11	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SUSE SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2016
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
The System x® iDataPlex® dx360 M4 compute node is designed to optimize density and performance within typical data center infrastructure limits. The unique half-depth form factor is designed to help you improve compute disity in your space-constrained date center while also improving system cooling and energy efficiency. With more computing power per watt and the latest Intel Xeon processors including the new Intel Xeon E5-2600, you can reduce costs while maintaining speed and availability.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS 4
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: TDE148BUS - v1.81 (12/11/2015)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2643 3.30 GHz
RAM:	Host platform: 64 GB, multiple VM guests: 8 GB, single max VM guest: 56 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	4 USB Ports Serial 2 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR2
Host Bus Adapter:	Intel BD82C602J PCH , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM 500 GB 7.2K SATA Simple-Swap HDD , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.6.0-44.1

Config Notes

This system is SAN boot only.
System support: Please note that for full support on the listed OS release a special support contract is necessary.
Intel 82599EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Dual Port) driver used during testing was installed from the following rpms: intel-ixgbe-3.12.6-1.x86_64.rpm and intel-ixgbe-kmp-default-3.12.6_2.6.32.12_0.7-1.x86_64.rpm. The drivers are PLDP compliant. These drivers can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/Intel/sle11sp1/common/x86_64/
Install: OS Installed from network via PXE.

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR2
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 95983
	Checksum: 47ef1d90155625b73d3d4281ce034251

Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM2 (Dual Port)
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: igb.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 351071
	Checksum: b8dee794a1123732c7ba8475033703e3
	Driver Version: 5.3.0-k

Intel BD82C602J PCH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 72895
	Checksum: f0ad0f11072e317bc80570a7483343e9
	Driver Version: 3.0

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 System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 (7912/E5-2600) - Yes Bulletin 145395 | SUSE