Intel MFSYS25 User Manual

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Tested Hardware and Operating System List

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Revision History

Revision

Date

November, 2007 1.0 Initial Release January, 2008 1.1 Added support for Windows 2003 Server, clarified Virtualization Software

January 22 , 2008 1.2 Added Fujitsu 146GB 2.5” HDD January 25 , 2008 1.3 Corrected 146BG FJ HDD – 10K instead of 15K drive February 1, 008 1.4 Added SLES 10 64-bit Stress Testing and Novell Certification Status for

August, 2008 1.5

December, 2008 1.6 January 9, 2009 1.7 January 16, 2009 1.8

March, 2009 1.9 June, 2009 2.0

July, 2009 2.1 September, 2009 2.2

October 21 2009 2.3

October 28, 2009 2.4 January 14, 2010 2.5

Number Modifications

testing/certification details

both 32 & 64-bit versions Added VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 U1 GA Certification and Windows 2008

Server support. Updated USB Device list. Updated OS support. Added initial MFSYS35 HDD information. Corrected Hard Drive FW revisions in Table 5.2 Tested Hard Drives Corrected Xyratec external array information, added note for 3.5” drives-

mixing of SAS and SATA not supported. Updated Table 4.6 External Tape Drives and Table 5.2 Tested HDDs Added Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI to this document. Updated

tables with new HDD and OS information. Added back external storage information that was inadvertently removed. Remove EOL external storage SSR212PP, correct ST9500430SS product

family information. Added 2.5” SSD, SATA drives, updated supported OS, and system

configuration information. Added new 2.5” SAS drives, updated supported OS information. Updated tables with new HDD and OS information. Added new tape drive

and USD DVD drive.

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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

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List of Tables

Table 2.1 Base System Configurations Tested .................................................. .......................... 10

Table 3.1 Operating Systems Tested ........................................................................................... 11

Table 3.2 Operating System Certifications, MFS5000SI ............................................................. 13

Table 4.1 Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI / MFS5520VI Supported Items ......................... 19

Table 4.2 Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 / MFSYS35 Supported Peripherals .......... 21

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1. Introduction

This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI and Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI with a guide to the differen t operating systems, expansion cards, and peripherals Intel plans to test on this platform.

This document will continue to be updated as new expansion cards, peripherals, and operating systems are tested or until the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI and Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI are no longer in production. Each new release of the document will present updated information as well as continue to provide the information from previous releases.

Intel will only provide support for those expansion cards and peripherals under the specified system configuration (System BIOS and Firmware revisions) and operating systems versions with which they were tested.

1.1 Test Overview

Testing performed on the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI and Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI is classified under two separate categories: Basic Installation Testing, and Expansion Ca rd/ Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing.

1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing

Basic installation testing is performed with each supported operating system. Basic installation testing validates that the server board can install the operating system and that the base hardware feature set is functional. A small set of peripherals is used for installation purposes only. No expansion cards are tested. Testing includes network connectivity and running of proprietary and industry standard test suites.

The latest version of an operating s ystem signifies the latest supported version

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1.1.1.1 Support Commitment for Basic Installation Tes ting

at the time of the actual test run. Each new release of this documen t ma y hav e a newly supported release of a given operating s ystem. Previous releases of a supported operating system may not be tested beyond the basic installation test process.

Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that receive only basic installation testing:

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• Intel will provide and test operating system drivers for each of the server board’s

integrated controllers, provided that the controller vendor has a driver available upon request. Vendors will not be required by Intel to develop drivers for operating systems that they do not already support. This may limit the functionality of certain serv er board integrated cont rollers.

• Intel will support customer issues that involve installation and/or functionality of operating

system with the server board’s integrated controllers only if a driver has been made available.

• Intel will NOT provide support for issues related to us e of any 3

party expansion cards or peripherals installed in the server system when an operating system that received basic installation testing only is in use.

• Support is defined as assistance in root causing issues, and determining a customer

acceptable resolution to the issue associated with the operating system. The resolution may include, but is not limited to on-board controller driver changes, engaging the vendor for resolution, BIOS changes, firmware changes, or determining a customer acceptable workaround for the issue.

1.1.2 I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing

I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing is per formed only on the most current release of a supported operating system at the time of a given validation run. The I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing process cons ists of three areas: Base Platform, I/O Expansion Card Compatibility, and Stress.

Base Platform: Each base platform will successfully install a given operating system, successfully run a disk stress test, and successfully run a network stress test.

I/O Expansion Card Compatibility: I/O Expansion Card compatibility validation (CV) testing uses test suites to gain an accurate view of how the server performs with the available expansion card under the primary supported o perating systems. These tests are designed to show hardware compatibility between the cards and the server platform and include functional testing only. No heavy stressing of the systems or the cards is performed for CV testing.

Stress Testing: This test sequence uses configurations that include expansion cards in all available slots, for a minimum 72-hour test run without injecting errors. Each configuration passes an installation test, a Network/Disk Stress test, and tape backu p test. Any fatal errors that occur will require a complete test restart.

1.1.2.1 Support Commitment for I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing

Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that receive I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing:

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Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that receive I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing:

• Intel will provide support for customer issues with these operating systems involving

installation and/or functionality of the server board with or without the I/O Expansion Card and peripherals listed in this document as having been tested u nder the particular operating system.

• Support is defined as assistance in root causing issues, and determining a customer

• Intel will provide and test operating system drivers for each onboa rd video, network, and

storage controller.

• Intel will enable vendors to provide driver supp ort for I/O Expansion Cards using these

operating systems.

• Intel will go through some of the steps to achieve certi fication to ensure its customers do

not run across any problems, but the actual certification is the responsibility of the individual customer.

For operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals not listed in this

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document, there is no support commitment. Intel will consider support requests on a case-by-case basis.

1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria

For each operating system, I/O Expansion card, and periphe ral configuration, a test passes if specific criteria are met. Specific configurations may have had particular characteristics that were addressed on a case-by-case basis. In general, a configuration passes testing if the following conditions are met:

The operating system installed without error.

Manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s b est-known methods (BKMs) were used

for the operating system installation.

In some cases rKVM BKMs used involve workarounds and were required during the

operating system installation.

The server system behaved as expected during and after the operating system

installation.

Application soft wa r e inst a lled a nd exe cuted normally.

Hardware compatibility tests ran to completion without error.

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Test software suites executed successfully

Test and data files were created in the correct directories without error. Files copied from client to server and back compare to the original with zero errors

reported. Clients remain connected to the server system. Industry standard test suites run to completion with zero errors reported.

All Intel® Compute Module testing was performed using the Intel® Server Modular System MFSYS25 and/or the Intel® Server Modular System MFSYS35.

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2. MFS5000SI / MFS5520VI / MFSYS25 / MFSYS35 Base System Configurations

The following table lists the base system configurations tested. Base system configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, the Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI or the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35 are released and/or new system software stacks are cut on to the boards in the factory. Each base system configuration is assigned an identifier number that is referenced in the tables throughout this document. New base system configurations are added with each new release of this document.

Intel will only provide support for I/O expansion cards and peripherals under the

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The following table lists the base system configuration tested.

specified base system configuration and operating systems versions with which they were tested.

Table 2.1 Base System Configurations Tested

Intel®

Config

Id #

1 MFSYS25 D91400-003 MFS5000SI D70726-402 P2.0.5 8633 32 1.25.1 1.0.0.25 2.91.140.11 2 MFSYS25 D91400-006I MFS5000SI D70726-402 P2.2.3 11328 43 1.30.3 1.0.0.25 2.91.140.45 3 MFSYS25 D91400-006I MFS5000SI D70726-402 P2.6 14717 43 1.34.9 1.0.0.27 3.00.0140.77 4 MFSYS35 D91403-004 MFS5000SI D70726-402 P2.6 14717 43 1.34.9 1.0.0.27 3.00.0140.77 5 MFSYS25 D91400-006 MFS5000SI D70726-402 V2.7 (1) 16239 48 1.35.1 1.0.0.27 3.02.0140.15 6 MFSYS35 D91403-004 MFS5000SI D70726-402 V2.7 (1) 16239 48 1.35.1 1.0.0.27 3.02.0140.15

Modular

Server

System

MFSYS25 MFSYS35

System PBA/TA Number

D91400-008 D91403-004

D91400-009 D91403-006

Intel®

Compute

Module

MFS5000SI MFS5520VI

Compute

Module PBA/TA Number

D70726-501 E41515-402

Unified

Firmware

Update

Rev

V3.0 17040

V5.0 19055

V5.5 19584

GUI Rev

BIOS

Rev

48 34

48 38

48 43

BMC

FW Rev

1.35.3

1.15.1

1.36.4

1.17.4

1.36.5

1.18.2

Switch

Rev SCM Rev

1.0.0.27 3.02.0140.15

1.0.0.27 3.4.0140.05

1.0.0.27 3.4.0140.08

Notes: All base system configurations tested used the Intel® Compute Module MFS500SI and/or MFS5520VI

(1) Naming convention change from P.x.x to V.x.x, no change to FW package structure

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3. Supported Operating Systems & Software

The following table provides a list of the operating systems and software applications that Intel plans to test with the Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI and MFS5520VI. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with the base system configuration listed in Section 2 of this document. Operating systems are supported only with the specified base system configuration(s) with which they were tested.

The following table also indicates whether each operating system received Basic Installation Testing, or Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing. For information on the support commitments for Basic Installation Testing vs. Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing, please reference Section 1 of this document.

Any variations to the standard operating system installation process es are documented in the Installation Guidelines section of this document. If no installation guidelines are noted in the following table, then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.

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Operating systems supported by Intel® System Management Software may be different than the operating systems supported by the Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI or MFS5520VI. Please reference the Readme and User Guide documents that are included as part of the Intel System Management Software distribution for operating systems that are supported by that release.

Table 3.1 Operating Systems Tested

Operating System Type of Testing Notes

Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise (32-bit), R2 SP2

Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise (64-bit), R2 SP2

Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise (32-bit)

Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise R2 (64-bit)

Configuration 9 - Compatibility & Stress

Configuration 9 -Compatibility & Stress

Enterprise R2 SP2, 32-bit. Although not specifically tested on this product, the MFS5000SI compute module also supports Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, 32-bit.

Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2, 64-bit. Although not specifically tested on this product, the MFS5000SI compute module also supports Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, 64-bit.

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Operating System Type of Testing Notes

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 (64bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U4 (32-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U4 Basic kernel (64-bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Basic kernel (32-bit),

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Basic kernel (64-bit),

SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 Configuration 7 -Compatibility

SCO OpenServer Release 6 Configuration 7 -Compatibility

SCO OpenServer Release 5.07 Configuration 7 -Compatibility

VMware ESX Server 3.5 U4 Configuration 9 -Compatibility VMware ESXi Server 3.5 U4 Configuration 9 -Compatibility Vmware ESX 3.5 for

MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage Vmware ESX 3.5i for

MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage VMware ESX Server 4.0 Configuration 9 -Compatibility VMware ESXi Server 4.0 Configuration 9 -Compatibility

Client Web Browsers (for CMM interface)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Configuration 9 -Compatibility

Configuration 9 -Compatibility & Stress

Configuration 9 Basic Installation

Configuration 9 -Compatibility & Stress

Configuration 9 - Basic Installation, Compatibiltiy Only

Configuration 9 - Compatibility & Stress

Configuration 9 -Compatibility

Type of Testing Notes

This OS is currently only supported in a single SCM environment. Shared LUN is not supported under this OS.

This OS is currently only supported in a single SCM environment. Shared LUN is not supported under this OS. A user can develop a STONITH implementation for SLES 10 cluster utilizing the SNMP Power Control BKM posted at the following link:

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboa rds/server/sb/CS-030380.htm

A user can develop a STONITH implementation for SLES 10 cluster utilizing the SNMP Power Control BKM posted at the following link:

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboa rds/server/sb/CS-030380.htm

Operating system was tested and is supported by SCO. In addition, this OS is currently only supported in a sincle SCM environment.

http://www.sco.com/chwp

Operating system was tested and is supported by SCO. In addition, this OS is currently only supported in a sincle SCM environment.

http://www.sco.com/chwp

Operating system was tested and is supported by SCO. In addition, this OS is currently only supported in a sincle SCM environment.

http://www.sco.com/chwp

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Configuration 9 -Compatibility

Firefox 3.x is not supported on SLES 10

Mozilla Firefox 3.x Configuration 9 -Compatibility

Client Java Engines (for CMM interface and remote KVM)

Sun Java Plugin 6.17 Configuration 9 -Compatibility Sun Java Plugin 6.3 or above

Client OS Type of Testing Notes

Microsoft Windows* XP Professional, SP3 Microsoft Vista* Business (64-bit ) SP2

Microsft Windows 7 (64 bit) Configuration 9 -Compatibility Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0

Desktop (64-bit) Novell SuSe Linux Desktop 1112 (64-bit)

Type of Testing Notes

Configuration 9 -Compatibility Configuration 9 -Compatibility

client. For SLES 10 client use Firefox

2.x.

3.1 Operating System Certifications

Listed below are the operating systems that Intel plans to certify with the Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI and Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI. However, the customer is responsible for their own certification from the individual operating system vendors. In many cases, the customer may leverage their operating system certifications from Intel’s testing. See the “Comments” section next to each operating system in the table below for additional information. Intel’s certifications, pre-certification, and operating system testing may help reduce some of the risk in achieving customer certifications with the operating system vendors.

Table 3.2 Operating System Certifications, MFS5000SI

Operating System Certification Listing Comments

Modular Server

Intel Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Server (32 & 64-bit )

Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise Server (32 & 64-bit )

Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Adavanced Server 5.0 (32 & 64-bit)

System MFSYS25/

MFS5000SI

SID# 1270300

Intel

Modular Server System MFSYS25/ MFS5000SI SID# 129928

Modular Server

Intel System MFSYS25/ MFS5000SI

SID# 385741

Certification available at launch. OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific product.

Certification available. OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific

product. Certification for single SCM configuration only. Certification

available at launch. Red Hat checks Intel’s results, certifies (if appropriate), and

posts the certificate on their web site. Customer can leverage the Intel certification, if customer product meets the operating system vendor standard.

http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/?pagename=hcl&view=certifi ed&vendor=399&class=8#list

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Operating System Certification Listing Comments

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 (32 & 64-bit)

SCO UnixWare 7.1.4

SCO OpenServer Release 6

SCO OpenServer Release

5.0.7

Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI

YES Certification Bulletin 95560

Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI

Certification for single SCM configuration only. YES Certification Bulletin’s can be located on Novell’s website.

http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp

Certification details available on SCO’s website:

http://www.sco.com/chwp

Certification details available on SCO’s website:

http://www.sco.com/chwp

Certification details available on SCO’s website:

http://www.sco.com/chwp

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Virtualization Software Certification Listing Comments

VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 U1 G A Certif icat ion

VMware ESX Server 3.5 U4

VMware ESXi Server 3.5 U4

Vmware ESX 3.5 U4 for MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage

Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS25

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS35 Pending

Vmware ESX 3.5i for MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS25

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS35 Pending

VMware ESX Server 4.0 Intel® Compute Module

MFS5000SI

VMware ESXi Server 4.0 Intel® Compute Module

MFS5000SI

Vmware ESX 4.0 for MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS25

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS35 Pending

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Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is available only through the ESAA program. Please visit

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Table 3.3 Operating System Certifications, MFS5520VI

Operating System Certification Listing Comments

Intel

Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise Server R2 SP2 (32 & 64-bit )

Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise Server (32 & 64-bit )

Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 5.0 U3 (32 & 64-bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (32 & 64-bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (64-bit) X en kernel

Virtualization Software Certification Listing Comments

VMware ESX Server 3.5 U4

Modular Server System MFSYS25/ MFS5520VI SID# 1327210

Modular Server

IIntel System MFSYS25/ MFS5520VI SID# 1327208

Intel

Modular Server System MFSYS25/ MFS5520VI SID# Pending

Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI

Certification available at launch. OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific product.

Certification available. OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific

product.

Certification for single SCM configuration only. Certification pending.

Certification Pending

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Vmware ESX 3.5 U4 for MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage

Vmware ESX 3.5i for MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage

VMware ESX Server 4.0

VMware ESXi Server 4.0i

Vmware ESX 4.0 for MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage

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Intel® Modular Server MFSYS25

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS35 Pending

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS25

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS35 Pending

Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS25

Intel® Modular Server MFSYS35 Pending

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Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is available only through the ESAA program. Please visit

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3.2 Operating System Storage Component Support

Table 3.4 Operating System Storage Component Support

Operating System Single SCM Dual SCM

Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise (32-bit), R2 SP2 Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise (64-bit), R2 SP2 Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise SP2 (32bit)

Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise R2 (64-bit) Supported Supported Supported Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U4( 3 2-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U4(64-bit) Supported Supported(1) Supported Supported(1) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11(32-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11(64-bit), Supported Supported(1) Supported Supported(1) SCO UnixWare 7.1.4

SCO OpenServer Release 6

SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 VMWare ESX 3.5 U4 Supported Supported Supported Supported

VMware ESXi 3.5 U4 Supported Supported Supported Supported VMWare ESX 4.0 Supported Supported(2) Supported Supported(2) VMWare ESXi 4.0 Supported Supported(2) Supported Supported(2)

Supported Supported Supported

Supported Supported Supported Supported

Supported

Supported by

vendor

Supported by

vendor

Supported by

vendor

Supported

Not

Supported

Not

Supported

Not

Supported

Not

Supported

Not

Supported

Shared LUN

Single SCM

Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

NotSupported Not Supported

Not Supported Not Supported

Shared LUN

Dual SCM

Note:

(1) Xen is not supported.

(2) SP failover for SCM failures and SCM SAS port failures is not supported. Support for SP failover and SAS

port failures currently targeted for Q1 2010.

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4. I/O Expansion Cards & Peripherals

I/O Expansion card and peripheral compatibility and stress testing will only be performed with the latest version of an operating system at the time the validation testing occurred. The expansion cards and peripherals are divided into categories based on their functionality. All integrated on-board devices are tested by defaul t and a re therefore no t inc luded in the following tables.

Note that not all expansion cards or peripherals were tested under all operating systems. The following notation is used in the tested adapters and peripherals table below to indicate the support level that Intel provides for a particular adapter under a particular operating system:

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This expansion card or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system and is not supported under this operating system.

This expansion card or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system due to limitations in IHV driver availability, and is not suported under this operating system.

This expansion card/peripheral is supported, but not tested. This expansion card/peripheral model has not been tested with this server board, but Intel will support it based on successful testing of a similar expansion card/peripheral from the same family. Intel has high confidence that this expansion card/peripheral will function correctly with the server board. This expansion card/peripheral uses the same firmware and drivers, and has a nearly identical system interface to another expansion card/peripheral of the same family that has been successfully tested with this server board. In addition, Intel has secured IHV commitment to support the similar expansion card/peripheral equally. Customers should always test expansion card/peripheral as part of the final system configuration prior to deployment. All installation guidelines for the tested expansion card/peripheral also apply to the similar device.

Any variations to the standard adapter installation process or to expec ted adapter functionality are documented in the Installation Guidelines section of this document. If there are installation guidelines affecting a particular expansion card/peripheral and op erating system combination, these are referenced in the following table. If there are no installation guidelines noted in the following table, then the expansion card/peripheral installed and func tioned as expected using manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.

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Table 4.1 Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI / MFS5520VI Supported Items

Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments

4.1 Ethernet Expansion Card

Intel® Modular

Intel

Server Accessory

-- Dual GbE I/O Expansion

MezzCard

Intel® Modular

Server Accessory

-- Dual GbE I/O Expansion

MezzCard

AXXGBIOMEZ

AXXGBIOMEZV

Proprietary

PCI - E

Proprietary

PCI - E

For MFS5000SI

For MFS5520VI

4.2 Monitors

Viewsonic

Viewsonic 17" LCD VAA 702

Viewsonic

19" LCD

VX1935WM

19" HD

Widescreen

19" Wide

Multimedia LCD

Display Monitor

17" Multimedia

Digital DVI LCD

17" LCD Display

Monitor

VX1935WM -

VGA only

VAA 702- VGA

only

VX1945wm VGA

VA1912w VGA

VP702b VGA

VA703b VGA

VGA

4.3 USB Devices

Belkin USB Hub

Technologies

Microsoft

Belkin

Belkin USB Mouse

Logitech

USB Hub

Natural

Ergonomic USB

Keyboard

Ergoboard Pro

Keyboard

Optical USB

mouse

Optical USB

Mouse

F5U021v

4 port hub

CP-UH-315

4 port hub

4000 V1.0 USB

F8E887-BLK USB

F8E814-BLK-

OPT

P/N: 931145-

0403

M-BJ58 USB

USB

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Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments

Logitech

TEAC USB Floppy FD-05-PUB USB

NEC USB Floppy UF0002 USB

IOMega

MiniWheel*

Mouse

USB Storage

Drive

M-UB48 USB

80GB Silver

Portable

USB

Lexar USB Keyfob

SanDisk USB Keyfob

IOMega USB Optical Drive

Liteon USB Optical Drive SHM-165P6SX US B

Liteon USB Optical Drive SOSW-1673SU USB

Liteon USB Optical Drive DX-20A4H USB

Sony USB Optical Drive DRX-830UL-G USB

Sony USB Optical Drive DRX-840U USB

HP USB Optical Drive DVD1040E USB

USB Jumpdrive

1GB

USB Jumpdrive

2GB

USB Cruzer

Micro 1GB

USB Cruzer mini

2GB

DVD R/W

(Super 16xU2)

USB

SD, This USB Keyfob is supported, but not tested. Intel will support it based on successful testing of the Lexar, 1GB, USB Jumpdrive.

Sony USB Optical Drive DRX-S70UW US B

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Table 4.2 Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 / MFSYS35 Supported Peripherals

Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments

4.4 Ethernet Switch Modules

Intel

Intel® Gigabit

Ethernet Switch

AXXSW1GBS

Gbit

Ethernet

4.5 Storage Control Modules

Intel® Storage

Intel

Controller

Module

AXXSCM3SS SAS

4.6 External Tape Drives

Tested by vendor. Intel tested with the following

Quantum

Tandberg

Quantum LTO-3

Quantum LTO-4

Tandberg

StorageLibrary

T24

LTO-3 HH SAS SAS

LTO-4 HH SAS SAS Tested under Windows 2008*

Model 2471-

LTO

SAS Tested under Windows 2008*

configurations: Windows 2003* with Symantec Backup Exec 12 Windows 2008* with Symantec Backup Exec 12

4.7 External Storage

Promise VTrak E310sS VTE310sS SAS Single storage controller

Dual storage controller.

Promise VTrak E310sD VTE310sD SAS

Not tested with or supported under Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U3 (32 bit or 64 bit)

Promise VTrak E610sS VTE610sS SAS Single storage controller

Dual storage controller.

Promise VTrak E610sD VTE610sD SAS

Intel

Xyratex Xyratex E5412E E5412E SAS

Intel® Storage

Server

SSR212MC2

SSR212MC2 NAS

Not tested with or supported under Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U3 (32 bit or 64 bit)

3.07.0015 firmware. Supported by vendor in single SCM configuration only for the following Operating Systems: SP2, Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2. Add on JBODs and Dual SCM configurations are not supported.

Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise R2

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5. Hard Disk Drives

The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 / MFSYS35 by Intel validation labs and/or by individual drive vendors.

The following notation is used in the tested hard drives table below to indicate the support level that Intel provides for a particular hard drive:

The hard disk drive is supported, but not tested. This hard drive model/capacity has not been tested with this server board, but Intel will support it based on successful testing of a larger capacity hard drive from the same hard drive family. Intel has high confidence that this hard drive will function correctly with the server board. This drive uses the exact same firmware and drivers as a larger capacity hard drive that has

SD (Similar Drive)

been successfully tested with this server board. The only difference between this drive and the one that was used in testing is the storage capacity. Intel provides the same level of support for all hard drives listed in this document, regardless of whether the drive was tested or not. Customers should always test hard drives as part of the final system configuration prior to deployment. Given the fact that a larger capacity hard drive from the same drive family has successfully completed testing on this server board, this particular hard drive capacity point will not be tested.

The hard disk drive was tested according to Intel-approved guidelines and test procedures by the Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV) that manufactured the drive.

IHVT (IHV Tested)

Intel provides the same level of support for all hard drives listed in this document, regardless of whether the drive was tested in an Intel lab or not. IHV test reports remain the property of the IHV (Intel cannot provide copies of these reports).

Table 5.1 Tested Hard Drives

Manufacturer

2.5” SAS drive

Seagate Constellation* ST9500430SS 7,200 500G 0002 Seagate Savvio* 10K.3 ST9300603SS 10,000 300GB 0002 Added March 2009 Seagate Savvio* 10K.3 ST9146803SS 10,000 146GB 0002 Added April 2009 Seagate Savvio* 10K.2 ST9146802SS 10,000 146GB 0003 Seagate Savvio* 10K.2 ST973402SS 10,000 73GB 0003 Seagate Savvio* 15K ST936751SS 15,000 36GB 0001 Seagate Savvio* 15K ST973451SS 15,000 73GB 0001 SD Seagate Savvio* 15K.2 ST973452SS 15,000 73GB 0005 Seagate Savvio* 15K.2 ST9146852SS 15,000 146GB 0005

Fujitsu AL-10SE* MBB2147RC 10,000 146GB 0110

Fujitsu AL-10Sx* MBB2073RC 10,000 73GB 0110

Product

Family

Model

Number

RPM

Drive

Size (GB)

Drive

Level

(1)

Notes

Added June 2009

Added June 2009 Added June 2009 Chassis must be at UFU P2.6 FW

level Chassis must be at UFU P2.6 FW

level

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Fujitsu AL-10Sx* MBC2036RC 15,000 36GB 0005

Fujitsu AL-10Sx* MBC2073RC 15,000 73GB 0005

Toshiba MBE2073RC 15,000 73GB 0103

Toshiba MBD2147RC 10,000 147GB 0102

Toshiba MBD2300RC 10,000 300GB 0102

Chassis must be at UFU P2.6 FW level

2.5” SATA drives

Toshiba

MHZ2250BK-

MHZ2160BK-

7200 250GB 011E

7200 160GB 011E

Chassis must be at UFU 5.0, Requires AXXTM3SATA.(Note 2)

SSD (2.5” SATA interface)

Intel X25-E

Intel X25-M

SSDSA2SH03

2G101

SSDSA2SH06

4G101

SSDSA2M160

G2GN

SSDSA2M080

G2GN

32GB

64GB

160GB 02G9

80GB 02G9

045C8

790

045C8

790

Chassis must be at UFU 5.0, Requires AXXTM3SATA

Chassis must be at UFU 5.5, Requires AXXTM3SATA

3.5” SAS drives

Seagate

Fujitsu MBA Series MBA3300RC 15,000 300GB 0103

Cheetah*

15K.6

Cheetah*

15K.6

Barracuda

ES.2*

Barracuda

ES.2*

ST3450856SS 15,000 450GB 0004

ST3300656SS 15,000 300GB 0004 ST31000640S

7,200 1TB 0003

ST3750630SS 7,200 750GB 0002

Added March 2009

Chassis must be at UFU P2.6 FW level

3.5” SATA drives

Seagate

Hitachi

WD RE4-GP

Barracuda

ES.2*

Ultrastar* A7K1000

ST3500320NS 7,200 500GB SN05 HUA721050KL

A330

WD2002FYPS

7,200 500GB

5,400 2TB 05G05

(1) Firmware revisions listed in this column are the minimum revision levels supported. As they become available, listed drives with newer revisions of firmware are also supported. OEM specific versions of drive firmware are not supported. Mixed drive firmware levels within the same storage pool is not supported.

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(2) This drive may experience degradation in performance in environments with elevated temperatures or during a fault condition within the MFSYS25 chassis.

(3) MFSYS35 currently does not support a mix of SAS and SATA drives within the same chassis. All drives wit hin the MFSYS35 subsystem must have the same interface.

(4) MFSYS25 mixed SAS and SSD mix models validated are as follows: Mix combination was limited to one physical SAS drive model and one SSD drive model. Mixing of drive models within a storage pool is not supported. 2 SSD drives – slots 1,2 12 SAS drives - slots 3-14 4 SSD drives – slots 1-4 10 SAS drives - slots 5-14

(5) MFSYS25 mixed SATA and SSD mix models validated are as follows: Mix combination was limited to one physical SATA drive model and one SSD drive model. Mixing of drive models within a storage pool is not supported. 2 SSD drives – slots 1,2 12 SATA drives - slots 3-14 4 SSD drives – slots 1-4 10 SAT A drives - slots 5-14

(6) MFSYS25 mixed SAS and SATA mix models validated are as follows: Mix combination was limited to one physical SAS drive model and one SATA drive model. Mixing of drive models within a storage pool is not supported. 2 SAS drives – slots 1,2 12 SATA drives - slots 3-14 4 SAS drives – slots 1-4 10 SATA drives - slots 5-14 6 SAS drives – slots 1-6 8 SATA drives - slots 7-14 8 SAS drives – slots 1-8 6 SATA drives - slots 9-14

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6. Installation Guidelines

6.1 Slipstreamed install for Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32

& 64 bit)

Method for performing Slipstreamed install for Windows 2003 Installation via

CD-ROM drive. Both the CD-ROM and Floppy can not be simultaneously redirected on the MFSYS25 system.

Implication: The MFS500SI compute module will only support remote installation of the

Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 SP2 slipstreamed version. Local installation can be performed by either concurrent CD/floppy installation or via slipstreamed installation CD.

For remote install the LSI SAS driver must be slipstreamed into the installation media as both CD-ROM and Floppy can’t be simultaneously redirected.

Guideline: To create a merged Windows 2003 CD perform the following:

1. Download and install the freeware program nLite from (http://www.nliteos.com/index.html)

2. Launch nLite

3. Select language desired and hit next

4. On the next screen browse to the location of the Windows 2003 CD

5. nLite will prompt for a location to copy the CD to for modification (C:\temp), it’ll then copy the install CD to that folder

6. When the copy completes, hit next

7. Hit next on the presets screen

8. On the next screen, select “Integrate -> Drivers” and “Create -> Bootable ISO”, hit Next.

9. Download and extract the 1.25.5 driver for the appropriate version of the OS (32-bit or 64-bit) and extract to a known location

10. Hit the Insert tab in the bottom left (single driver), browse to the location with the driver and select the “lsi_sas.inf”

11. Select “Textmode driver”, click on the description in the box, and hit OK

12. Hit Next to begin the process

13. When the process completes, hit next to bring up the Bootable ISO screen

14. Select the appropriate options for your system and hit “burn” to create the CD

15. When finished, the CD is ready for remote installation with no requirement for a driver floppy

Status: Intel has no plans to add support for concurrent Remote Floppy and Remote

CD/DVD.

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6.2 Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit) Remote

Installation Method

Method for performing Remote Windows 2003 Installation via CD-ROM drive. Guideline: Note: Prepare a Slipstreamed CD per section 6.1.

1. Plug your slipstreamed CD of your Windows operating system CD-ROM into the CD on your remote system.

2. Log in to the Modular Server and select the Storage Tab at the top.

3. If you have not already done so create a storage Pool and select it.

4. Select the Create Virtual Drive option under Actions.

5. Enter a Name for the Virtual Disk.

6. Select a Raid Level appropriate for your application. The Raid levels that are available will be dependant on the number of drives used to create the storage pool.

7. Enter the size in GB for the virtual disk.

8. Select the Server that the virtual disk will be assigned

9. Select the Drive # for the virtual disk. For loading an operating system on a boot drive set the value to 0(boot device).

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10. Confirm all your settings then Hit Apply. Hit OK when the confirmation dialog is displayed.

11. With the mouse, select the Chassis Front Tab.

12. Click on Server 1 on the Chassis picture with the Mouse.

13. Click on the Remote KVM & CD option under Server 1 Actions.

14. Select the video display color resolution.

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15. Choose the Device Menu Option and then click on the CDROM check box.

16. Choose the Redirect CDROM drive to select the CDROM on your system as the device to load the operating system from.

17. Choose the drive letter of the CDROM to redirect the CD.

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18. Return to the Modular Server screen and select the Chassis Front TAB. Do not close out the KVM screen.

19. Select Server 1 and then hit the Power On option under “Server 1” Actions.

20. Select OK when requested to power on Server 1.

21. Return to the KVM screen and observer the bootup screen.

22. Continue with Windows setup following the directions for the operating installation.

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6.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation

Method

Method for performing Remote Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation with DVD

media via FTP

Guideline: Configure the MFSYS25 system as follows:

1. Ensure P2.0.5 or later SW stack is loaded

2. Management Module, Ethernet Switch (Ext 1 port and the compute module’s ports in default vlan 1 setup) and client (desktop/laptop) in the same network

3. Client requires DVD unit installed direct or via USB port

4. Disable client’s Firewall

5. Download and install Filezilla-Server application on the client. Application can be downloaded from http://www.filezilla-project.org

6. When Filezilla Server is installed onto the client there will be a dialog popup

7. Click OK with the default listing

. Version test: 0-9.24

8. The Filezilla session should indicate “Logged on”

9. From Filezilla Server session, Click Edit

10. Select Users - The Users dialog pops up

11. Click “Add”. A popup will appear - enter anonymous in the first field (user account). Accept default of <none> for second field then click OK.

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12. From Filezilla server session click “Shared Folders”, then click “Add”, navigate down and select the client’s DVD’s unit drive-letter, in the example case below it was E, then click OK.

13. To verify your FTP setup is correct: Open client’s CMD prompt window and type: C:> ftp localhost

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User: anonymous Password: (just hit enter key) ftp> dir

14. You should see the whole directory tree of the RHEL-5 DVD media you are trying to install from

15. The Filezilla FTP server is now setup and ready to use

16. Log in CMM-GUI

17. Create a Storage Pool and Virtual Drive

18. Assign to a compute module as LUN 0

19. Via GUI select the compute module’s Remote KVM session and select CDROM Redirection and map to the DVD-drive-letter (x) on client

20. Power on the compute module via GUI

21. When presented with Red Hat Boot Option table, hit F2 then type following at the boot prompt: linux text askmethod

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or hit F2 then type same command there.

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22. When asked for Installation Method - Select FTP then click OK

23. When asked for Networking Device - Select (hi-lite) eth0 as your main interface then click OK (Use TAB key to move around)

24. When presented dialog Configure TCP/IP - Select IPv4 and deselect IPv6 and OK

25. On the RedHat’s FTP Setup page, enter as:

FTP site name: x.x.x.x (your client IP) RH Enterprise Linux Server Directory: /

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26. Select DHCP mode when asked for network configuration for Eth0 and Eth1

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6.4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32 & 64 bit) Remote

Installation Method

Method for performing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation via SMB Guideline: Configure the MFSYS25 system as follows:

1. Ensure P2.0.5 or later SW stack is loaded

2. Management Module, Ethernet Switch (1 port and with compute module ports in default vlan 1 setup) and client (desktop/laptop) in same network

3. Client requires DVD unit installed direct or via USB port

4. Disable client’s Firewall

5. Share the client’s DVD-unit with “all read/write permissions”

6. Log into CMM and via GUI create a Storage Pool and Virtual Drive and assign it to the compute module as LUN 0.

7. Via GUI select the compute module’s Remote KVM session and select CDROM Redirection and map to the DVD-drive-letter (E) on client

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8. Select Video color resolution = High

9. Power on the compute module via the GUI

10. When server boots to the option table, use down-arrow key to select second option from the given list “Installation” then type (Boot Options line):

install=smb://x.x.x.x/drive-letter where: x.x.x.x : your client’s IP

drive-letter : the client’s DVD unit drive letter assigned by OS (in example it is E)

11. The installation process will result in a reboot in about 25 minutes

12. The whole SLES installation will finish in about 45 minutes

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