PRIMERGY BX300
Network Server
Fujitsu Siemens Computers
30 Jun 2004
75457

Tested and Approved with the following products:
Operating Systems:
  SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 7 for IA-32
  SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86

Product Description
PRIMERGY BX300

Test Configuration
Product/Model:PRIMERGY BX300
CD/DVD:Mitsumi Electronics  CRMC-FX4824T
CPU:2 Intel®  Pentium III 800 MHz
Hard Disk Drive:IBM  Travelstar 40GN
Host Bus Adapter:Promise  FastTrak 100 TX2
Video Adapter:ATI®  RAGE™ XL
BIOS: v. 3B02 Build Time: 12/20/02 17:16:00
Computer Type:Rack Mount
RAM:2048 MB
Test Kit:SUSE Certification Suite

Product File Specifications

Config Notes
SLES 7 * Certified for Kernel 2.4.18 + Patch-CD3 o NONSTANDARD drivers: FSC UPGRADES: + Used/tested Promise RAID controller driver: ft.o, v1.2.0.16 + Used/tested ethernet driver module: bcm5700 ver. 6.0.2 (02/14/03) (FSC DRIVER UPGRADE) + During installation, the driver upgrades cannot be loaded from a floppy in the USB floppy drive (create a driver upgrade CD or install via network instead). o Kernel boot parameters: ide0=0x1f0,0x3f6,14 ide1=0x170,0x376,15 ide2=0 ide3=0 ide4=0 ide5=0 ide6=0 ide7=0 o No booting of SLES7+Patch-CD3 from floppy. o No formatting of floppies. o Routing functionality NOT tested (no hardware).
SLES 8 - SP2a * NEEDED: kernel boot parameter "acpi=off" * No booting of UL1+SP2a from floppy. * No formatting of floppies. * Routing functionality NOT tested. * Used/tested ethernet driver module: bcm5700 v6.2.2 (04/09/03) (SP2a Upgrade kernel)

Adapters and Drivers
AdapterDriver TypeFile NameDateSizeNetWare Version
Promise  FastTrak 100 TX2
Broadcom®  Integrated BCM 5701 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

The term Tested and Approved applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. Components including LAN adapters, host bus adapters and other individually Tested and Approved components may be exchanged for other Tested and Approved components. For more information on swapping Tested and Approved 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:

Fujitsu Siemens Computers
FSC EP PS LE3
Buergermeister-Ulrich-Str. 100
Augsburg
GERMANY
Voice: 631-342-6000
Fax: 631-342-6800
Website: http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/