Intel S5000XAL - Server Board Motherboard, S5000PAL Tested Hardware And Operating System List
Intel® Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL
Tested Hardware and Operating System List
December 2008
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division
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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Revision History
Revision History
Date
June 8, 2006 1.0 Initial Release
July 10, 2006 1.1 Added Hard Drive Form Factor Column
September 6, 2006 1.2 Added 3.5” SAS and SATA hard drives
October 9, 2006 1.3 Added Seagate* 7200.10 family
November 22, 2006 1.4 Updated Supported Operating Systems
December 19, 2006 1.5 Corrected typos in OS list.
February 15, 2007 2.0 Added Adapter Test Configurations
March 15, 2007 2.1 Updated DVD drive section
April 11, 2007 2.2 Updated Configuration List and Supported Operating Systems (OS).
June 13, 2007 2.3 Updated section 1.1.1
July 2, 2007 2.4 Updated table of “Base system Configuration Tested & Type of Test”
August 1, 2007 2.5 Updated Supported Operating Systems List and Adapter Test
August 22, 2007 2.6 Updated Supported Operating Systems List.
September 19, 2007 2.7 Updated table of “Base system Configuration Tested”, Supported Operating
September 27, 2007 2.8 Added notes for the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. Added Intel®
December 13, 2007 3.0 Updated Configuration List, Operating System Certifications, PCI SW RAID
March 31, 2008 4.0 Added Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (32-bit and 64-bit) as Supported
April 6, 2008 4.1 Updated PCI Hardware RAID SAS; Updated PCI Software RAID SAS.
April 17, 2008 4.2 Updated Operating System Certifications.
Revision
Number
Modifications
Added several RAID controllers as Similar Adapters
Added 2.5” SATA hard drives
Added Fiber Channel Cards
Added Tape Drive
Replaced Hitachi* T7K250 with T7K500
Updated Adapter Test Configurations
Removed QLogic* QLE2362
Updated HDD model Numbers
Added Several HDD models
Removed Seagate 7200.10 Family
Added Operating System Certifications and 3.5” SATA hard drives.
Removed Tested Hard Drive Section. See Section 5 for more information.
Added USB floppy drive and DVD-R drives.
Added PQI DOM, US Robotic* Modem, and Removable Media (RM).
Configurations.
Added PQI DOM.
Systems List, and Adapter Test Configurations.
RAID Controllers SRCSASJV, SRCSASRB, and SRCSATAWB.
SATA, PCI NIC Card, PCI HW/SW RAID SCSI, PCI Fiber Channel, Video,
PCI HW/SW RAID SAS, CD/DVD Drives, Removable Media, and Tape
Drives.
Operating System; Added HW RAID SAS adapters; Updated Supported
Operating Systems to add Small Business Server operating systems; Added
Solid State Drive Z-U130.
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Date
December 22, 2008 5.0 Added more configurations in Base System Configurations; updated
Revision
Number
Modifications
Supported Operating System List; updated the table of Adapters and
Peripherals.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Test Overview........................................................................................ ..................1
1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing.........................................................................................1
1.1.2 Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing..............................................2
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria ............................ .................................................................3
2. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations........................4
3. Supported Operating Systems............................................................................................6
3.1 Operating System Certifications..............................................................................9
4. Adapters and Peripherals..................................................................................................11
4.1 PCI NIC..................................................................................................................13
4.2 PCI SW RAID SATA..............................................................................................15
4.3 PCI SW RAID SCSI...............................................................................................16
4.4 PCI SW RAID SAS................................................................................................17
4.5 PCI Fiber Channel.................................................................................................18
4.6 Video......................................................................................................................20
4.7 PCI HW RAID SAS................................................................................................20
4.8 PCI HW RAID SATA..............................................................................................23
4.9 PCI HW RAID SCSI...............................................................................................27
4.10 CD-ROM Drives.....................................................................................................27
4.11 DVD Drives....................................................... .....................................................28
4.12 Tape Drives ...........................................................................................................29
4.13 Input.......................................................................................................................29
4.14 Removable Media................................... ...................................................... .........30
4.15 Other......................................................................................................................31
5. Hard Disk Drives.................................................................................................................32
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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Introduction
1. Introduction
This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL
with a guide to the different operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals tested by Intel on
this platform.
This document will continue to be updated as new adapters, peripherals, and operating systems
are tested, or until the Intel
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 adapters and peripherals under the specified system
configuration (system BIOS and firmware revisions) and operating systems versions with which
they were tested.
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Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL is no longer in production.
1.1 Test Overview
Testing performed on the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL is classified under two
separate categories: Basic Installation Testing and Adapter/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. Add-in adapter cards are not tested. On-board RAID testing is conducted during Basic
Installation Testing if RAID drivers are available for the operating system. Testing includes
network connectivity and running of proprietary and industry-standard test suites.
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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
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The latest version of an operating system signifies the latest supported version
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 add-in adapters or
peripherals installed in the server system when an operating system that received only
basic installation testing 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, firmwa re cha nges, or determining a customer
acceptable workaround for the issue.
1.1.2 Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing
Adapter / 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 Adapter /
Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing process consists of three areas: Base Platform,
Adapter 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.
• Adapter Compatibility: Adapter compatibility validation (CV) testing uses test suites to
gain an accurate view of how the server performs with a wide variety of adapters 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 add-in adapters in
all available slots, (depending on chassis used) 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 Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing
Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that
receive Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing:
• Intel will provide support for customer issues with these operating systems involving
installation and/or functionality of the s erver boa rd with or with out the adapters 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, firmwa re cha nges, or determining a customer
acceptable workaround for the issue.
• Intel will provide and test operating system drivers for each on-board video, network, and
storage controller.
• Intel will enable vendors to provide driver support for add-in adapters 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.
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There is no support commitment for operating systems, adapter cards, and
peripherals not listed in this document. Intel will consider support requests on
a case-by-case basis.
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria
For each operating system, adapter, 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 were used for the
operating system installation.
• No extraordinary workarounds 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.
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All testing of the Intel
Server System SR2500ALLX.
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL was performed using the Intel®
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2. Intel
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Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System
Configurations
The following table lists the base system configurations that were tested. Base system
configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel
are released and/or new system BIOS and BMC firmware are cut onto the board 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.
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Intel will only provide support for adapters and peripherals under the specified
base system configuration and operating systems versions with which they
were tested.
Base System
Configuration
Identifier #
1 S5000PAL D13607-701 R0045 BMC46 Ver 1.41
2 S5000PAL D13607-703 R0059 BMC52 Ver 1.41
Board Type PBA Number
Revision
BIOS
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BMC
Firmware
Revision
SR2500 HSC
Firmware Revision
3 S5000PAL D13607-703 R0064 BMC54 Ver 1.41
4 S5000PAL D13607-801 R0068 BMC56 Ver 2.02
5 S5000XAL D46952-801 R0068 BMC56 Ver 2.02
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7
8
9
10
11
12 S5000XAL
13 S5000PAL
14 S5000PAL
S5000PAL/
S5000XAL
S5000PAL/
S5000XAL
S5000PAL/
S5000XAL
S5000PAL/
S5000XAL
S5000PAL/
S5000XAL
S5000PAL/
S5000XAL
D13607-801
D46952-801
D13607-801
D46952-801
D13607-901
D46952-901
D13607-901
D46952-901
D13607-901 R0085 BMC62 Ver 2.05
D13607-901 R0087 BMC63 Ver 2.05
D46952-901 R0091 BMC64 Ver 2.09
D13607-901 R0091 BMC64 Ver 2.09
D50232-100 R0091 BMC64 Ver 2.09
R0074 BMC58 Ver 2.05
R0079 BMC59 Ver 2.05
R0081 BMC60 Ver 2.05
R0084 BMC62 Ver 2.05
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Base System
Configuration
Board Type PBA Number
Identifier #
15 S5000XAL
16 S5000XAL
17 S5000XAL
18 S5000PAL
19 S5000XAL
BIOS
Revision
E50387-100 R0091 BMC64 Ver 2.09
D46951-901 R0094 BMC64 Ver 2.09
E50387-100 R0094 BMC64 Ver 2.09
E50232-100 R0094 BMC64 Ver 2.09
D46952-901 R0094 BMC64 Ver 2.09
BMC
Firmware
Revision
SR2500 HSC
Firmware Revision
Note: Intel’s testing was completed with the Operating System and latest available service packs. Microsoft*
operating systems must have the latest service packs installed prior to upgrading to Intel BIOS revisions 79 and later.
The application portion is not tested or supported.
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3. Supported Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel® Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with
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Intel
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL base system configuration listed in Chapter 2.
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 versus Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress
Testing, see Chapter 1.
Any variations to the standard operating system installation process are documented in the
Installation Guidelines section of this document. If there are no installation guide lines 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 or
LANDesk* Client Manager software may be different than the operating
systems supported by the Intel
Readme and User Guide documents that are included as part of each Intel
System Management and LANDesk* Client Manager distribution for operating
systems that are supported by those releases.
Operating S ystem
Microsoft Windows Server
2008*, 32-bit
Microsoft Windows Server
2008*, 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server
2003* R2 SP2, 32-bit;
Microsoft Windows Small
Business Server 2003*
R2
Microsoft Windows Server
2003* R2 SP2, 64-bit;
Microsoft Windows Small
Business Server 2003*
R2, 64-bit
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
4.0 AS U4 32-bit
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Base System Configuration
Tested – Type of Testing
Configuration 10, 11 –
Compatibility and Stress
Configuration 10, 11 –
Compatibility and Stress
Configuration 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 –
Compatibility and Stress
Configuration 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 –
Compatibility and Stress
Configuration 1, 2, 3 –
Basic Installation Only
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Notes
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2008* , 32-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2008* , 64-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003* R2, 32-bit. The Intel
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports the
operating system portion of Microsoft Windows
Small Business Server 2003* R2, 32-bit only. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003* R2, 64-bit. The Intel
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports the
operating system portion of Microsoft Windows
Small Business Server 2003* R2, 64-bit only. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS U4. The Intel
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 4.0 AS U4 32-bit. The application portion is
not tested or supported.
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