System x3650 M5 (8871/E5-2600 v3)

System x3650 M5 (8871/E5-2600 v3)
Network Server
Lenovo

14 Mar 2017
145517

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 12

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
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: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2012 R2
	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
With the powerful, versatile new 2U two-socket Lenovo® System x3650 M5 rack server, you can run even more workloads, 24 x 7, and gain faster business insights. Integrated with Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 and industry-leading two-socket storage capacity, the x3650 M5 fast forwards your business. You can select from an impressive array of storage configurations (up to 26 drive bays) that optimize diverse workloads from cloud to big data.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	PASS3
BIOS/uEFI:	UEFI: TCE106LUS - v1.11 - (06/26/2015)
CPU:	2 Intel Xeon® Processor E5-2680 v3 2.50 GHz
RAM:	192 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	7 USB Ports PCI Express X8 4 PCI Express X16
Video Adapter:	Matrox® MGA G200eR2
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel C612 Chipset (DH82029 PCH) , Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 300GB 10K SAS 2.5-inch SFF HS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	IBM SATA DEVICE 81Y3680 , Serial ATA (SATA)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.5.0-17.1

Config Notes

Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration. Hard Disk Configuration: RAID 0
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 R2 drivers are available from https://download.suse.com/ (VMDP-WIN-2.2.exe).
PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where a network adapter was given to the SLES 12 guest. An added Intel 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller adapters was used in this testing.

Referenced Bulletins
143887

Adapters and Drivers


Matrox® MGA G200eR2
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: mgag200.ko
	Driver Date: 27-Oct-2015	Driver Size: 97943
	Checksum: 7920de3e1726e5ab4ccdb446135380fb

Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 27-Oct-2015	Driver Size: 257119
	Checksum: 6303389426580c3f05911457a9e61d91
	Driver Version: 3.137

Intel 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000e.ko
	Driver Date: 27-Oct-2015	Driver Size: 410631
	Checksum: 8599cc61332110b874a7655647d7061c
	Driver Version: 3.2.5-k

IBM ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko
	Driver Date: 27-Oct-2015	Driver Size: 193671
	Checksum: c5ee3766f934178ec06927bce00b80f8
	Driver Version: 06.807.10.00-rc1

Intel C612 Chipset (DH82029 PCH)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko
	Driver Date: 27-Oct-2015	Driver Size: 64511
	Checksum: 51de247669183376a010c2894387c66f
	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:

Lenovo
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
support.lenovo.com

581818

System x3650 M5 (8871/E5-2600 v3) - Yes Bulletin 145517 | SUSE