Intel RS2BL080DE, RS2BL080, RS2BL040 Tested Hardware And Operating System List
Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080,
RS2BL080DE and RS2BL040
Tested Hardware and Operating System List
(THOL)
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division
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Revision History Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL0x0 THOL
Revision History
Date Revision
Number
August 2009 1.0 Initial release
October 2009 2.0 Update the following:
Intel
Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives
March 2010 3.0 Update the following:
Firmware Configuration
Intel
Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives
July 2010 4.0 Update the following:
Firmware Configuration
Intel
Enclosures, PCI Adapters, and Peripherals
Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives
Add RS2BL080 and RS2BL080DE information
December 2010 5.0 Update the following:
Firmware Configuration
Intel
Enclosures, PCI Adapters, and Peripherals
Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives
March 2010 6.0 Update the following:
Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives
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Server Board
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Server Board
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Server Board
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Server Board
Modifications
Disclaimers
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Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL0x0 THOL Disclaimers
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Table of Contents Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL0x0 THOL
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................... .......... ........ .......... ....... .......... ........ .......... ....... .......... ....... ........ ........ 1
1.1 Test Overview ............................ ........................................................................ ...... 1
1.1.1 Basic Compatibility Testing ...................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing ............................................ 2
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria ................................................................................ ............. 3
2. Firmware Configurations ..................................................................................................... 4
3. Operating Systems ............................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Operating System Certifications .............................................................................. 6
4. Supported Server Boards .................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Intel® Server Boards ................................................................................................ 7
4.2 3rd Party Server Boards ....................... .................................................................... 7
5. Enclosures, PCI Adapters, and Peripherals....................................................................... 8
5.1 External Storage ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.2 Internal Storage ....................................................................................................... 8
5.3 Tape and Optical Drives .......................................................................................... 9
6. Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives .......................................................................... 11
6.1 Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives (SSD)..................................................... 11
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Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL0x0 THOL Introduction
1. Introduction
This document provides users of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE and
RS2BL040 with a guide to the operating systems, server boards, chassis, disk drives, and other
peripherals that Intel tested for use with this RAID controller.
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This document will be updated as additional testing is performed, or until the Intel
controller is no longer in production. Each new release of the document will include the
information from previous releases.
Intel will only provide support for this RAID controller when it is installed in a system configured
with the specified server boards, and when the server board is configured with the tested RAID
firmware, system BIOS / firmware, and operating system versions.
RAID
This RAID controller was thoroughly tested with Intel
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server boards, Intel® drive enclosures,
and the third-party devices listed in this document. However, it is not practical to test the RAID
controller in every possible combination of server board, drive enclosure, hard drive, and
peripheral device. Sample combinations have been tested to gain confidence in their
compatibility, and the devices listed were tested in one or more configurations.
1.1 Test Overview
Testing performed on the Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE and RS2BL040 is
classified under two categories:
Compatibility Testing
Stress Testing
1.1.1 Basic Compatibility Testing
Compatibility testing is performed with each supported operating system. Basic installation
testing validates that the RAID controller can be used to install the operating system and that
the base hardware feature set is functional. A small set of peripherals are used for installation
purposes only. Additional add-in cards are not tested.
Note: The latest version of an operating system signifies the latest supported version at the
time of testing. New releases of this document may include a newly supported release of an
operating system. Previous releases of a supported operating system may not be tested beyond
the basic compatibility test process.
1.1.1.1 Support Commitment for Basic Installation Testing
Intel commits to the following level of customer support for operating systems that receive only
basic installation testing:
Intel will provide tested operating system drivers for each of the integrated controllers on
the server board, provided the controller vendor has a driver available. Intel does not
require vendors to develop drivers for operating systems that they do not already
support. This may limit the functionality of certain server board integrated controllers.
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