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 | System x3850 X6 (E7 v4 with DDR3) (6241)
Network Server
IBM | 14 Sep 2017
145934 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 11 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
SP:
Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 12 |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 3 for SUSE SLES 12 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SUSE SLES 11 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Paravirtualized |
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
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SP:
Service Pack 4 for SUSE SLES 11 |
Arch:
32 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Windows Server 2016 |
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Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
The Lenovo System x3850 X6 server is an four-socket 4U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the Lenovo 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, 4U 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 eight Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v4 high-performance processors and up to 6 TB of memory.
Tested Configuration:
Computer Type: | Rack Mount |
Mother Board Revision: | PASS 5 |
BIOS/uEFI: | UEFI: A9E139JUS - v4.10 (03/28/2017) |
CPU: | 4 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v4 2.20 GHz |
RAM: | Host platform: 64 GB, single max VM guest: 48 GB, multiple VM guests: 8 GB each |
Ports and Bus Types: | 2 PCI Express X16 4 PCI Express X8 Serial 7 USB Ports |
Video Adapter: | Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
Host Bus Adapter: | IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Hard Disk Drive: | Lenovo
1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5 inch G3HS HDD
, Serial SCSI (SAS) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 7.7.0-25.1 |
Config Notes
- KVM Guest: The following updated virtio_net drivers were used and are required on the KVM SLE11SP1 guests: novell-virtio_net-kmp-pae-1.0_2.6.32.12_0.7-0.i586.rpm and novell-virtio_net-kmp-default-1.0_2.6.32.12_0.7-0.x86_64.rpm. The drivers can be downloaded and installed after the SLES KVM Guest install. The drivers are PLDP compliant and available at: http://drivers.suse.com/novell/kvm-guest-kernel-fix/sle11sp1/install/suse/{ARCH}
- Install: PXE Boot, OS Installed via Network.
- KVM Guest: The SLE10SP3 guest was configured with virtual e1000 NICs.
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Referenced Bulletins
132750
Adapters and Drivers
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Matrox®
MGA G200eR2 |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: mgag200.ko |
| Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017 | Driver Size: 96383 |
| Checksum: bbed1a4bbab6a5c26c55e3771d88ad04 |
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Broadcom®
BCM5720 dual-port PCI Express® GbE Network Interface Controller |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: tg3.ko |
| Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017 | Driver Size: 251575 |
| Checksum: 1c032cbbf8f4cb203bdc23d80846b9cc |
| Driver Version: 3.137 |
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Intel
X540 ML2 Dual Port 10GbaseT Adapter |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: ixgbe.ko |
| Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017 | Driver Size: 502023 |
| Checksum: e974c6e08150998e94cccb54f7c9c799 |
| Driver Version: 4.4.0-k |
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IBM
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: megaraid_sas.ko |
| Driver Date: 08-Jul-2017 | Driver Size: 236751 |
| Checksum: c96d2df516f3a67f3960bb982a2a0b3d |
| Driver Version: 07.701.17.00-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:
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