 | NovaScale BL265
Network Server BULL | 14 Oct 2009
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YES CERTIFIED with the following products:
Operating Systems:
| SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 |
Product Description
The NovaScale BL265 is based on the new Intel architecture, codenamed Nehalem. It provides increased memory capacity and direct access by the Intel Xeon 5560 processor through Quickpath interconnect technology. The fourth generation of NovaScale blade servers ensures the continuation of its investment protection by inserting into any Bull Blade Chassis.
Tested Configuration:
| Computer Type: | Blade Module |
| Mother Board Revision: | 3 |
| BIOS: | P9E121UUS-1.00 |
| CPU: | 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor X5560 2.80 GHz |
| RAM: | 20 GB |
| Bus Type: | PCI Express X1 |
| Video Adapter: | Matrox® MGA G200e |
| Host Bus Adapter: | LSI Logic® SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Hard Disk Drive: | IBM 73 GB 10k 2.5" Hot-Swap SAS HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS) |
| Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 6.4.0-0.21 |
Config Notes
| Install: PXE Boot, OS Installed via Network. |
Referenced Bulletins
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Adapters and Drivers
| 2 Broadcom® Integrated 5709s NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller | |||||||||
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | File Name: bnx2.ko | ||||||||
| File Date: 28-Feb-2009 | File Size: 185028 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 7167ced0f73fb67282fe8b1944f7fd5a | |||||||||
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| LSI Logic® SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT | |||||||||
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | File Name: mptsas.ko | ||||||||
| File Date: 28-Feb-2009 | File Size: 68796 | ||||||||
| Checksum: a3aebcbf2e2e8f2e4e20c693f2fbc312 | |||||||||
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| Matrox® MGA G200e | |||||||||
| Driver Type: Video Driver | File Name: mga_drv.so | ||||||||
| File Date: 25-Feb-2009 | File Size: 201412 | ||||||||
| Checksum: 82bb390e7cef098e3160a754caeb9408 | |||||||||
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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:
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