System x3250 (4364-32y)
Network Server
IBM
04 Sep 2007
91406

YES CERTIFIED with the following products:
Operating Systems:
  SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86     Service Pack 1 for SUSE® SLES 10

Other Products:
  Novell® Open Enterprise Server 2 


Product Description
Designed for high-performance, quad-core and dual-core 64-bit processors, the x3250 can optimize performance of your Web and network infrastructure. For a performance boost, choose models with Intel® Xeon® or Intel Pentium® D processors, while those running less demanding applications may prefer the Intel Celeron® processor. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) HDDs and PCI-Express ensure even greater integrated I/O performance and compatibility with next-generation devices for added long-term investment protection.

Tested Configuration:
Computer Type:Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:1
BIOS:1.30
CPU:Intel®  Pentium® Dual-Core Processor E2160 1.80 GHz
RAM:8192 MB
Bus Type:2 PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:ATI®  ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:Intel®  Integrated 82801GB ICH7 , IDE
LSI Logic®  SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT , Serial SCSI (SAS)
Hard Disk Drive:4 IBM  36.4GB 10K 2.5" SAS hot-swap HDD 26K5656 , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:LG  GCC-4244N , IDE
Floppy Type:USB 1.44
USB Floppy:IBM FlashBuster
Test Kit:System Certification Kit 6.1.0-0.25


Config Notes

Referenced Bulletins
89264

Adapters and Drivers
2 Broadcom®  Intergrated BCM 5721Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Driver Type: LAN DriverFile Name: tg3.ko
File Date: 07-May-2007File Size: 130252
Checksum: c0c2f2e09d3d1a7b093f82625cb5a10f

Intel®  Integrated 82801GB ICH7
Driver Type: HBA DriverFile Name: piix.ko
File Date: 07-May-2007File Size: 30352
Checksum: 06c1b088661e42af3b19647cafe2837c

LSI Logic®  SAS1064E PCI-Express Fusion-MPT
Driver Type: HBA DriverFile Name: mptsas.ko
File Date: 07-May-2007File Size: 45640
Checksum: ee4451acaf3c7641ab044ffc78772713

ATI®  ES1000
Driver Type: Video DriverFile Name: radeon_dri.so
File Date: 20-Sep-2006File Size: 2178256


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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