IBM Power System S914 (9009-41A)

IBM Power System S914 (9009-41A)
Network Server
IBM

04 Mar 2019
147697

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for IBM Power 15

Product Description
The next generation of Power Systems servers with POWER9 technology is built with innovations that can help deliver security and reliability for the data-intensive workloads of today's enterprises. POWER9 technology is designed from the ground up for data-intensive workloads like databases and analytics.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	1
CPU:	8 IBM POWER9 2.7 GHz
RAM:	480 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	3 PCI Express X16 5 PCI Express X8 3 USB Ports
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID Internal Adapter 6Gb (57D7) , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:	Seagate® ST300MP0064 - Enterprise Performance 15K HDD 300 GB , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 8.1.0-83.2

Config Notes

Kdump: the crash kernel reserved memory parameters were changed based on the content in the following knowledge-base article: http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3374462.
Power management: The System/Processor dynamic CPU frequency scaling functionality in SLES is not supported on POWER9 with PowerVM as this functionality is provided by the POWER9 with PowerVM hardware its-self.
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Install: The SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server install was performed using a network install method.
Watchdog: This system does not support the Watchdog Timer.

Referenced Bulletins
147627

Adapters and Drivers


Broadcom® BCM5719 X4 PCI Express® Quad-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: tg3.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2018	Driver Size: 310312
	Checksum: 6efe36c5c2fad0f25da276572be54eb1
	Driver Version: 3.137

IBM PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID Internal Adapter 6Gb (57D7)
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ipr.ko
	Driver Date: 31-May-2018	Driver Size: 267088
	Checksum: b10d9c62afa2bfd5b696c297600b6c2c
	Driver Version: 2.6.4

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
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IBM Power System S914 (9009-41A) - Yes Bulletin 147697 | SUSE