Table of Contents Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 & Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Test Overview..........................................................................................................1
1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing.........................................................................................1
1.1.2 I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing .........................2
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria .............................................................................................3
2. MFS5000SI / MFSYS25 Base System Configurations .......................................................4
3. Supported Operating Systems & Software........................................................................5
3.1 Operating System Certifications ..............................................................................7
4. I/O Expansion Cards & Peripherals ....................................................................................8
4.1 Ethernet Expansion Card.........................................................................................9
4.2 Monitors...................................................................................................................9
4.3 USB Devices..........................................................................................................10
4.4 Ethernet Switch Modules.......................................................................................12
4.5 Storage Controller Modules...................................................................................12
4.6 Monitors.................................................................................................................12
4.7 External Tape Drives .............................................................................................13
4.8 Laptops for Remote KVM/Media............................................................................13
4.9 External Storage....................................................................................................13
5. Hard Disk Drives.................................................................................................................15
6. Installation Guidelines.......................................................................................................17
6.1 Slipstreamed install required for Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit)..17
6.2 Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method ........18
6.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method ...............22
6.4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method........28
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