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Type: Server System
Manufacturer: IBM
Model: BladeCenter HS22 (7870)
Support: Solaris Premier Subscription  available on Certified Systems
Runs on OS Versions: Oracle Solaris 11 11/11    Reported to Work
Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 to Oracle Solaris 10 1/13    Certified
CPU Type: Intel Xeon CPU X5670@2.93GHz
Num CPUs: 2
Num Cores (per CPU): 6
Patches Tested: See General Notes
Chipset: Intel Corporation 5520 I/O Hub to ESI Port
BIOS/UEFI:
 Firmware Maker and Version
See General Notes
Test Suite: true
(May not apply to all OS Revisions. Please refer to 'General Notes')
General Notes: This blade server is certified on a BCHT chassis using Solaris 10 10/09
CPU: Dual 6 core Intel Xeon X5670 2.93GHz
LSI 1064E SAS controller in a RAID 0 configuration
Patches: 144870-02 is needed for the 42C1830 to work.
BIOS/Firmware Maker and Version:IBM - UEFI:[P9E148AUS-1.09] - 06/25/2010 IMM: YUOO73M
Chipset: Intel 5520 I/O Hub to ESI Port
Certified with the following option cards:
IBM 42C1830 Qlogic 2 port 10 Gb converged network card
IBM 44X1945 Qlogic 8 Gb Fiber channel expansion card

Non-standard BIOS Setting:
There is no support for UEFI in Solaris. Booting/Installing over the net
is accomplished through the legacy interface.
To configure an interface for legacy support:
Select Setup as the system is booting -> Select System Settings ->
Select Network -> Select PXE Configuration -> Select Port
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This blade server is also certified on a BCH chassis using Solaris 10 10/09:
CPU: Dual six core Intel Xeon x5670 2.93 Ghz
RAID 0
No patches were required and the network driver is supplied by the OS
BIOS: IBM- UEFI [P9E146C] IMM: YUOO57H
Certified with the following option card:
IBM 44W4475 port CIOv daughter card (Network controller)
IBM 44W4479 2/4 port daughter card (Network controller)

There is no support for UEFI in Solaris. Booting/Installing over the net
is accomplished through the legacy interface.
To configure an interface for legacy support:
Select Setup as the system is booting -> Select System Settings ->
Select Network -> Select PXE Configuration -> Select Port ->
Go to the Enable PXE item -> Select Legacy Support

HS22 hangs at "UEFI System Initialization" during POST and the AMM logs GROUP 4 ERROR and CPU1 DISABLED messages - IBM BladeCenter
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5084595


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This submission was certified on a BCHT chassis using Solaris 10 10/09:
CPU: Dual Quad Core Intel Nehalem Xeon CPU X5570 2.93GHz
RAID 0
No patches were required and the network driver is supplied by the OS
BIOS: IBM -UEFI: [P9E130A] IMM: YUOO32F
Certified with the following option card:
IBM 44W4479 CFFh daughter card (Network controller)
IBM 43W4068 CIOv daughter card (SAS connectivity)

Note: IBM DS3200 storage enclosure is part of the configuration.


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For Solaris 10 05/09:
1. This Blade Server HS22-7870 is certified on BCH Chassis and also on a BCHT chassis.

2. Each CPU has 4 cores with 2 way simultaneous Hyper-Threading

3. Existing Matrox G200eV graphics core does not display correctly on Solaris 10 05/09. To work around the display problem, install the system using the text based install option. Patch 125720-32 must be added post-install for proper GUI display. This patch can be downloaded from My Oracle Support website located at:

https://support.oracle.com

To add the patch 125720-32:
# cd [location of the patch 125720-32]
# patchadd 125720-32
# reboot

4. Certified with the following option card on Solaris 10 05/09:
IBM 44W4475 (Networking)

5.BIOS and Firmware maker and version for this system on BCHT chassis are:
UEFI: IBM -[P9E124AUS-1.02]- 04/30/2009
IMM: YUOO19E-1.01
Submitter Company: Oracle Americ, Inc.
Last Updated: 2011-05-24

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