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Type: Server System
Manufacturer: IBM
Model: BladeCenter HS21 7995
Support: Buy Solaris Subscription
Level: (What's this?) Certified
Runs on Solaris Versions: Solaris 10 11/06 to Solaris 10 10/09
CPU Type: Intel Xeon
Num CPUs: 2
Num Cores (per CPU): 4
Patches Tested: The following patches are required for Solaris 10 11/06: 123840-04, 118855-36, 125034-01, 125325-01 (for BladeCenter Storage Expansion). No patch requirement for Solaris 10 10/08
64-bit: true
BIOS:
Firmware Maker and Version		 IBM BIOS MJE130AUS-1.12 - 10/01/2008
BIOS:
Non-Standard Settings		 Advanced Setup -> PCI Bus Control -> PCI Enhanced Configuration Access -> Enabled
Driver Info: For Solaris 10 11/06, download 'bnx' Network driver from:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtremeii.php

No additional driver is required for Solaris 10 10/08
Test Suite: true
(May not apply to all OS Revisions. Please refer to 'General Notes')
General Notes: Installation instructions specific to this model are provided in the following document:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-5455

Certified with the following option cards on Solaris 10 11/06:
IBM 73P9030 (Networking)
IBM 26K4842 (Networking)
IBM 43W6859 (Disk Controller)
IBM 39R7563 (Expansion Module)
IBM 25K8373 (Expansion Module)
IBM 39R7388 (Disk Controller)
IBM 02R0988 (Disk Controller)
IBM 73P4201 (Networking)

The Intel Xeon L5430 @ 2.66GHz configuration was certified with the following option card on Solaris 10 10/08:
IBM 39R8624 (Networking)

For Solaris 10 10/08, UFS I/O operation has reduced performance to handle large file. The workaround for this issue is to disable UFS logging in /etc/vfstab file.

Currently Certified for Solaris 10 only.
Submitter Company: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Last Updated: 2009-01-30

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