Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25
®
& Intel
Tested Hardware and Operating System List
Compute Module MFS5000SI
February 1, 2008
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division
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Revision History Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 & Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI
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, 2008 1.4 Added SLES 10 64-bit Stress Testing and Novell Certification Status for
Number Modifications
testing/certification details
both 32 & 64-bit versions
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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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1. Introduction
This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 and
Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI with a guide to the different 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 and Intel® Compute
Module MFS5000SI 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 and Intel® Compute Module
MFS5000SI is classified under two separate categories: Basic Installation Testing, and
Expansion Card/ 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 system signifies the latest supported version
1.1.1.1 Support Commitment for Basic Installation Testing
Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that
receive only basic installation testing:
• Intel will provide and test operating system drivers for each of the server board’s
• Intel will support customer issues that involve installation and/or functionality of
at the time of the actual test run. Each new release of this document may have
a newly supported release of a given operating system. Previous releases of a
supported operating system may not be tested beyond the basic installation
test process.
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 server board
integrated controllers.
operating system with the server board’s integrated controllers only if a driver has been
made available.
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• Intel will NOT provide support for issues related to use of any 3
rd
part 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 performed 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 consists 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 available expansion
card under the primary supported operating 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 backup 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:
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 under the particular
operating system.
• 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.
• Intel will provide and test operating system drivers for each onboard video, network, and
storage controller.
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• Intel will enable vendors to provide driver support for I/O Expansion Cards using these
operating systems.
• Intel will go through some of the steps to achieve certification 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
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 peripheral 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 best-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 software installed and executed normally.
Hardware compatibility tests ran to completion without error.
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 MFS5000SI testing was performed using the Intel® Server Modular
System MFSYS25.
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2. MFS5000SI / MFSYS25 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 or the Intel® Modular
Server System MFSYS25 are released and/or new system software stacks are cut onto 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
specified base system configuration and operating systems versions with which
they were tested.
Base
System
Config
Identifier
#
1
2
3
Type
MFS500SI D70726-402 32 1.25.1
MFSYS25 D91400-003 P2.0.5 8633 1.0.0.25 2.91.140.11
PBA/TA
Number
Unified
Firmware
Update
Rev
GUI
Rev
BIOS
Rev
BMC FW
Rev
Switch
Rev SCM Rev Notes
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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. Each of the listed operating systems
was tested for compatibility with 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 are documented in the
Installation Guidelines section of this document. If there are no installation guidelines noted in
the following table, then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer’s
installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.
Operating systems supported by Intel® Server Management software may be
different than the operating systems supported by the Compute Module
MFS5000SI. Please reference the Readme and User Guide documents that
are included as part of each Intel Server Management distributions for
operating systems that are supported by that release.
Operating System Type of Testing Notes
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2, 32Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise
(32-bit), R2 SP2
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise
(64-bit), R2 SP2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0
(64-bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
(32-bit), SP1
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
(64-bit), SP1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0
(32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise
(32-bit)
Configuration 1 -
Compatibility & Stress
Configuration 1 Compatibility & Stress
Configuration 1 Compatibility & Stress
Configuration 1 - Basic
Installation, Compatibiltiy
Only
Configuration 1 -
Compatibility & Stress
Configuration 1 Basic
Installation
None
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.
Compatibility and Stress planned for 90 days
post launch
Compatibility and Stress planned for 90 days
post launch
Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise
(64-bit)
None
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Client Web Browsers (for CMM
interface)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Client Java Engines (for CMM
interface and remote KVM)
Sun Java Plugin 6.3
Client OS Type of Testing Notes
Microsoft Windows* XP
Professional, SP2
Microsoft Vista* Business (32-bit )
Redhat WS 4.0 or 5.0 (32-bit)
Novell SuSe Linux Desktop 10.1 (32bit)
Type of Testing Notes
Configuration 1 Compatibility
Configuration 1 Compatibility
Type of Testing Notes
Configuration 1 Compatibility
Configuration 1 Compatibility
Configuration 1 Compatibility
Configuration 1 Compatibility
Configuration 1 Compatibility
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3.1 Operating System Certifications
Listed below are the operating systems that Intel plans to certify with the Intel® Compute
Module MFS5000SI. 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.
Operating System Certification Listing Comments
®
Intel
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise Server
(32 & 64-bit )
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux Adavanced
Server 5.0 (32 & 64-bit)
Modular Server
System MFSYS25/
MFS5000SI
SID# 1270300
®
Intel
Modular Server
System MFSYS25/
MFS5000SI
SID# 385741
Certification available at launch. OEM must request
certification by Microsoft for their specific product.
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=ce
rtified&vendor=399&class=8#list
Microsoft Windows*
2008 Enterprise (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows*
2008 Enterprise (64-bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (32 & 64-bit),
SP1
Virtualization
Software
VMware ESX Server 3
Xen for Redhat Linux
AS 5.0
TBD Certification targeted for 90 days post launch.
OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their
specific product.
TBD Certification targeted for 90 days post launch.
OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their
specific product.
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5000SI
YES Certification
Bulletin 95560
Certification Listing Comments
TBD
TBD
YES Certification Bulletins can be located on Novell’s
website.
http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp
This recipe is planned to be available by the end of Q1’08
only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com
This recipe is planned to be available by the end of Q1’08
only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com
to sign up
to sign up
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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
following table shows the operating system and base system configurations used to validate
each device. The expansion cards and peripherals are divided into categories based on their
functionality. All integrated on-board devices are tested by default and are therefore not
included 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:
This expansion card or peripheral has been tested and is supported under the specific
Number (i.e. 1)
Number in brackets (i.e. [1])
configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section 2 of this
document.
This expansion card or peripheral has been tested, but is NOT supported under the
specific configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section 2
of this document.
NT
ND
SD (Similar Device)
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 expected adapter functionality
are documented in the Installation Guidelines section of this document. If there are installation
guidelines affecting a particular expansion card/peripheral and operating 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 functioned as expected using
manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.
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Table 4-1 Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI Supported Items
Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments
4.1 Ethernet Expansion Card
Intel
Intel® Modular
Server
Accessory --
Dual GbE I/O
Expansion
MezzCard
AXXGBIOMEZB
Proprietary
PCI - E
4.2 Monitors
Viewsonic
Viewsonic
Viewsonic
19" LCD
VX1935WM
17" LCD VAA
702
19" HD
Widescreen
19" Wide
Viewsonic
Multimedia
LCD Display
Monitor
Viewsonic 17" Multimedia
Digital DVI
LCD
Viewsonic 17" LCD
Display
Monitor
VX1935WM VGA only
VAA 702- VGA
only
VX1945wm
VA1912w
VGA
VGA
VGA
VGA
VP702b VGA
VA703b VGA
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (32-
bit), SP2
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (64-
bit), SP2
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (32-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (64-bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (32-bit), SP1
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (64-bit), SP1
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (32-
bit)
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (64-
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
bit)
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4.3 USB Devices
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (32-
bit), SP2
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (64-
bit), SP2
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (32-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (64-bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (32-bit), SP1
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (64-bit), SP1
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (32-
bit)
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (64-
bit)
USB
USB
USB
USB
USB
Belkin USB Hub
CP
Technologies
Microsoft
Belkin
Belkin USB Mouse F8E814-BLK-OPT USB
Logitech
Logitech
Logitech
TEAC USB Floppy FD-05-PUB
NEC USB Floppy UF0002
IOMega
USB Hub
Natural
Ergonomic
USB
Keyboard
Ergoboard Pro
Keyboard
Optical USB
mouse
Optical USB
Mouse
MiniWheel*
Mouse
USB Storage
Drive
F5U021v 4 port
hub
CP-UH-315 4 port
hub
4000 V1.0 USB
F8E887-BLK USB
P/N: 931145-0403 USB
M-BJ58 USB
M-UB48 USB
80GB Silver
Portable
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
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Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (32-
bit), SP2
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (64-
bit), SP2
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (32-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (64-bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (32-bit), SP1
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (64-bit), SP1
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (32-
bit)
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (64-
bit)
Lexar USB Keyfob USB Jumpdrive
1GB
Lexar USB Keyfob USB Jumpdrive
2GB
SanDisk USB Keyfob USB Cruzer Micro
1GB
SanDisk USB Keyfob USB Cruzer mini
2GB
IOMega USB Optical
Drive
Liteon USB Optical
DVD R/W (Super
16xU2)
SHM-165P6SX USB
Drive
Liteon USB Optical
SOSW-1673SU USB
Drive
Sony USB Optical
DRX-830UL-G USB
Drive
USB
USB
USB
USB
USB
1 1 1 1 1 1
SD SD SD SD SD SD
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
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Table 4-2 Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 Supported Peripherals
Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (32-bit),
SP2
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (64-bit),
SP2
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (32-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (64-bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (32-bit), SP1
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (64-bit), SP1
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (64-bit)
4.4 Ethernet Switch Modules
Intel
Intel® Gigabit
Ethernet Switch
AXXSW1GBS
Gbit
Ethernet
1 1 1 1 1 1
4.5 Storage Controller Modules
1 1 1 1 1 1
Intel
Intel® Storage
Controller
Module
AXXSCM3SS SAS
4.6 Monitors
Viewsonic
Viewsonic
Viewsonic
Viewsonic
19" LCD
VX1935WM
17" LCD VAA
702
19" HD
Widescreen
19" Wide
Multimedia LCD
VX1935WM VGA only
VAA 702- VGA
only
VX1945wm
VA1912w
VGA
VGA
VGA
VGA
Display Monitor
Viewsonic 17" Multimedia
VP702b VGA
Digital DVI LCD
Viewsonic 17" LCD Display
VA703b VGA
Monitor
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1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
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Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (32-bit),
SP2
Microsoft Windows*
2003 Enterprise (64-bit),
SP2
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (32-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 (64-bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (32-bit), SP1
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (64-bit), SP1
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows
2008 Enterprise (64-bit)
4.7 External Tape Drives
Quantum
Quantum LTO-3
HH
LTO-3 HH SAS LTO Drive
1 1 1 1 1 1
4.8 Laptops for Remote KVM/Media
Must have
IBM IBM Thinkpad T42 Ethernet
Ethernet and
CD/DVD drive
1 1 1 1 1 1
4.9 External Storage
Promise VTrak E310s E310s SAS
Intel® Storage
Intel
Server
SSR212MC2
NAS
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
SSR212MC2
1 1 1 1 1 1
Intel
Intel® Storage
Server
SSR212PP
GbE
SSR212PP
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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 by Intel in its validation labs and/or by individual drive vendors. The following
operating system identifiers are used in the table to specify which OS each drive was tested
under.
Identifier number Operating System
1 Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise (32-bit), R2 SP2
2 Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise (64-bit), R2 SP2
3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 (64-bit)
4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit), SP1
5 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (64-bit), SP1
6 Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise (64-bit)
Note that not all hard drives were tested under all operating systems. 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 with a particular operating system:
Number (i.e. 1)
Number in brackets (i.e. [1])
SD (Similar Drive)
IHVT (IHV Tested)
This hard drive has been tested and is supported under the operating system
identified by the operating system identification number.
This hard drive has been tested, but is NOT supported under the operating system
identified by the operating system identification number.
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
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.
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).
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Manufacturer Product Family Model Number Interface RPM
2.5” SAS Hard Drives
Seagate Savvio 2.5” ST9146802SS SAS 10,000 146GB 1,2,3,4,5 SD
Seagate Savvio 2.5” ST973402SS SAS 10,000 73GB
Seagate Savvio 2.5” ST936751SS SAS 15,000 36GB
Seagate Savvio 2.5” ST973451SS SAS 15,000 73GB
Fujitsu AL-10SE MBB2147RC SAS 10,000 146GB
Drive size
(GB)
Tested
Operating
Systems
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
Notes
SD
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6. Installation Guidelines
6.1 Slipstreamed install required for Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit)
Issue: Both the CD-ROM and Floppy can not be simultaneously redirected on the
MFSYS25 system.
Implication:
Guideline: To create a merged Windows 2003 CD perform the following:
Status: Intel has no plans to add support for concurrent Remote Floppy and Remote
The MFS500SI compute module will only support the use/installation (local or
remote) of the Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 SP2 slipstreamed version.
Additionally, for remote install there is also a requirement to slipstream the LSI
SAS driver into the installation media as both CD-ROM and Floppy can’t be
simultaneously redirected.
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
CD/DVD.
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6.2 Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method
Issue: Recommended 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
Issue: Recommended 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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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
Issue: Recommended 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
8. Select Video color resolution = High
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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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