BladeCenter HS20 8832-31Z (IDE)
Network Server
IBM
30 Jun 2004
75366

YES CERTIFIED with the following products:
Operating Systems:
  SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 8 for x86


Product Description
BladeCenter HS20 8832-31Z (IDE)

Tested Configuration:
Computer Type:Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:IBM proprietary
BIOS: Build ID - BSE103AUS, BIOS Version 1.00
CPU:2 Intel®  Xeon® 3.06 GHz
RAM:512 MB
Video Adapter:ATI®  Integrated RAGE™ XL
Host Bus Adapter:ServerWorks  CSB6 Ultra ATA-100 Integrated IDE RAID Controller
Hard Disk Drive:3 Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.  MK4019GAXB , Enhanced ATA/IDE
Test Kit:SUSE Certification Suite


Config Notes
SLES 8 - SP2a * USB CD-ROM drive use NOT certified: use at your own risk. CD access may CRASH the system! * Therefore: Boot medium for initial installation: Ethernet. * NEEDED: kernel boot parameter "acpi=oldboot". * Only UDMA33 mode possible for the built-in ide harddisk. * Possible RAID functionality of the integrated ServerWorks CSB6 RAID/IDE Controller NOT tested. * External USB devices are NOT usable with this system.
SLES 8 - SP3 * Boot medium for initial installation: United Linux 1.0 SP3 CD. * NEEDED: kernel boot parameter "acpi=oldboot". * NEEDED: SUSE SP3 megaide driver update floppy.


Adapters and Drivers
Broadcom®  Integrated BCM 5704 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
ServerWorks  CSB6 Ultra ATA-100 Integrated IDE RAID Controller
ATI®  Integrated RAGE™ XL

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:

IBM
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