hp Intergrity rx8640
Network Server
Hewlett Packard Company
31 Mar 2009
124438

YES CERTIFIED with the following products:
Operating Systems:
  SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for Intel® Itanium® Processor


Product Description
The HP Integrity rx8640 server offers high-end performance, functionality, and value in the midrange class. The combination of dual-core Intel(r) Itanium(r) 2 processors (up to 16) and the processor-enhancing capabilities of the cell-based HP Super-Scalable Processor Chipset sx2000 makes the Integrity rx8640 server an ideal platform for world-class IT operations.

Tested Configuration:
Computer Type:Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:4
BIOS:9.048
CPU:16 Intel®  Dual-Core Itanium® Processor 9150N 1.60 GHz
RAM:256 GB
Bus Type:8 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X
8 64-bit/266Mhz PCI-X V2
Host Bus Adapter:HP  2 Channel U320 SCSI + 2 Port 1000Base-T Combo Card , SCSI
Hard Disk Drive:HP  HP Ultra320 Scsi Hard Drive , SCSI
Test Kit:Partner certified 1.0


Config Notes
OS installed: SLES11 for IA-64 was installed through NFS to core storage via core NIC.


Adapters and Drivers
Intel®  82546GB
Driver Type: LAN DriverFile Name: tg3.ko
File Date: 28-Jan-2009File Size: 332576
Checksum: 590d160557a141a1f6b7930f21cc1253

HP  2 Channel U320 SCSI + 2 Port 1000Base-T Combo Card
Driver Type: HBA DriverFile Name: mptspi.ko
File Date: 28-Jan-2009File Size: 50472
Checksum: 23f4410957bc049d5c9b264d0a5f4658


The term YES CERTIFIED applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. Components including LAN adapters, host bus adapters and other individually YES CERTIFIED components may be exchanged for other YES CERTIFIED components. For more information on swapping YES CERTIFIED components, please access the following web page:

http://developer.novell.com/devres/system/policy/exchange.htm

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

Hewlett Packard Company
Industry Standard Server Division
20555 SH249
Houston , TX   77070
Website: http://www.hp.com