Sun Blade X8420 Server Module
Network Server
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
20 Jun 2007
90589

YES CERTIFIED with the following products:
Operating Systems:
  SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64® & Intel® EM64T®     Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 10

Other Products:
  Novell® Open Enterprise Server 2 


Product Description
Sun's Sun Blade(TM) X8420 Server Module: A fast, reliable, and expandable four-way x64 server that runs SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server for x86_64. The Sun Blade X8420 Server Module is a key component in standardizing your infrastructure, helping to lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and simplifying data center management, all without compromise. Powered by four dual core (8200 series) AMD Opteron processors and 6 PCIe interfaces, the Sun Blade X8420 Server Module provides the compute power and I/O expandability required to meet your needs now and into the future.

Tested Configuration:
Computer Type:Blade Module
Mother Board Revision:P1.3
BIOS:0ABLJ033
CPU:4 AMD  Dual-Core Opteron™ Model 8220 2.8 GHz
RAM:64 GB
Bus Type:2 PCI Express X4
4 PCI Express X8
2 USB Ports
Video Adapter:ATI®  RAGE™ XL
Host Bus Adapter:LSI Logic®  LSI SAS 1064 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Emulex Corporation  LPE11002 , FibreChannel
QLogic  QLE2462 4Gbps Dual Port Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA , FibreChannel
Hard Disk Drive:LSI Logic®  Logical Drive RAID 0 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Seagate®  ST3120026A , USB
Storage Area Network (SAN) Device:Sun  StorEdge 3510
Floppy Type:Diskless
USB Keyboard:ACER KB2971
USB Mouse:ACER MS.SBJ01
Test Kit:System Certification Kit 6.1.0-0.28


Config Notes


Adapters and Drivers
ATI®  RAGE™ XL
Driver Type: Video DriverFile Name: ati_drv.so
File Date: 18-May-2007File Size: 68792

Intel®  Integrated 82571 EB
Driver Type: LAN DriverFile Name: e1000.ko
File Date: 18-May-2007File Size: 187976
Checksum: c946d5c12bcbf04e0e4a43c730cfd6cc

Driver Type: LAN DriverFile Name: e1000.ko
File Date: 18-May-2007File Size: 187976
Checksum: c946d5c12bcbf04e0e4a43c730cfd6cc

LSI Logic®  LSI SAS 1064
Driver Type: HBA DriverFile Name: mptsas.ko
File Date: 18-May-2007File Size: 53184
Checksum: 1255689342cffe202a242e82e27883f4

Emulex Corporation  LPE11002
Driver Type: HBA DriverFile Name: lpfc.ko
File Date: 18-May-2007File Size: 285944
Checksum: c7c176a63fe1226c643c6e74b545e76b

QLogic  QLE2462 4Gbps Dual Port Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA
Driver Type: HBA DriverFile Name: qla2xxx.ko
File Date: 18-May-2007File Size: 230216
Checksum: d779e1350fc51724609521e81b00fef5


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:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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