Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute
Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.1 Test Overview ........................................................................................................... 6
1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing .......................................................................................... 6
1.1.2 I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing .......................... 7
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria ............................................................................................... 8
2. MFS5000SI / MFS5520VI / MFSYS25 / MFSYS35 Base System Configurations ............ 10
3. Supported Operating Systems & Software ....................................................................... 11
3.1 Operating System Certifications ............................................................................. 13
3.2 Operating System Storage Component Support .................................................... 17
4. I/O Expansion Cards & Peripherals ................................................................................... 18
4.1 Ethernet Expansion Card ........................................................................................ 19
4.2 Monitors ................................................................................................................... 19
4.3 USB Devices ........................................................................................................... 19
4.4 Ethernet Switch Modules ........................................................................................ 21
4.5 Storage Control Modules ........................................................................................ 21
4.6 External Tape Drives ............................................................................................... 21
4.7 External Storage ...................................................................................................... 21
5. Hard Disk Drives .................................................................................................................. 22
6. Installation Guidelines ......................................................................................................... 25
6.1 Slipstreamed install for Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit) ................ 25
6.2 Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method ........ 26
6.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method ............... 30
6.4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method ....... 36