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IBM eServer xSeries 346 Model 8840-22Z (HostRAID SCSI)

IBM eServer xSeries 346 Model 8840-22Z (HostRAID SCSI)
Network Server
IBM
02 Dec 2004
79314

YES CERTIFIED with the following products:
Operating Systems:
  SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64® & Intel® EM64T®


Product Description
Highly available and expandable, rack-dense, 2U 2-way SMP server. The IBM eServer xSeries 346 delivers outstanding performance, availability and capacity – all in a space-saving 2U rack design. Ideal for storage hungry applications and data for your networked environment or space constrained data center. The x346 supports the latest Intel Xeon processors technology to help provide customers with the computing power they need to match their business needs and growth. The new IBM Extended Design Architecture initiative is evident inside its 2U rack design, the x346 offers impressive scalability, including dual processor support, memory and high-performance, hot swap hard disk bays. If you need a balance of high-performance 2-way processing, large internal storage and superior manageability in a rack-dense environment, the x346 is the ideal system.

Tested Configuration:
Computer Type:Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:0a6oh7j524x
BIOS:IBM -[KPE124AUS-1.02]- (09/24/2004)
CPU:2 Intel®  Xeon® DP 3.20 GHz
RAM:1024
Bus Type:2 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X
3 USB Ports
Serial
2 PCI Express
2 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X
Video Adapter:ATI®  ATI Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE]
Host Bus Adapter:Intel®  Integrated 82801EB/ER (ICH5R) , UltraATA-100
Adaptec®  AIC-7902 Integrated Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter , Ultra320 SCSI
Hard Disk Drive:2 IBM  IC35L036UCDY10-0 , Ultra320 SCSI
Floppy Type:1.44
Test Kit:System Test Kit 4.0.24


Config Notes
SLES 9 (EM64T): NEEDED: Kernel boot parameter "brokenmodules=aic7xxx.
SLES 9 (EM64T): Need updated Broadcom driver bcm5700 for integrated BCM5721 ethernet controller.
SLES 9 (EM64T): USB 2.0 functionality not tested during certification.
SLES 9 (EM64T): RAID-1 SCSI (a320raid.ko) support provided by driver update. Refer to the following URL: www.adaptec.com/ibm/downloads


Adapters and Drivers
Broadcom®  Intergrated BCM 5721Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel®  Integrated 82801EB/ER (ICH5R)
Adaptec®  AIC-7902 Integrated Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter
ATI®  ATI Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE]

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
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com

Submission Files
XSERIES346-8840-22Z-ADAPTEC-HOSTRAID-SCSI.zip