Ubuntu on Lenovo ThinkSystem SD530 (Xeon SP Gen 2)
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The Lenovo ThinkSystem SD530 (Xeon SP Gen 2) server with the components described below has been awarded the status of certified for Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 Bit
Available from ubuntu.com
Testing details
This system was tested with 16.04 LTS, running the 4.15.0-48-generic kernel.
Certification notes
- 16.04 LTS Cascade Lake Support Statement
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS support extends only to 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors (CPUs) from the Cascade Lake family of Products from Intel. This support requires the use of Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS using the 4.15 HWE kernel ONLY, the GA (4.4) kernel does not include support for Cascade Lake hardware.
No other Cascade Lake features or hardware are supported (including Optane NVDIMM devices) in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
For full support of this hardware, including all features and devices, please consider Ubuntu 18.04 LTS using the GA 4.15 kernel or later.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64 Bit
Available from ubuntu.com
Testing details
This system was tested with 18.04 LTS, running the 4.15.0-48-generic kernel.
Certification notes
There are no notes for this release.
Hardware summary
This system was tested with these key components:
| Network |
Intel Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE-T Intel Ethernet Connection X722 for 10GBASE (8086:37d2) |
| Processor | |
| Video |
Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. MGA G200e [Pilot] ServerEngines (SEP1) (102b:0522) |