SE7520BB2
Intel® Server Board
SE7520BB2
Tested Hardware and Operating
System List
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Intel® Server Board SE7520BB2 Disclaimers
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Table of Contents Intel® Server Board SE7520BB2
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................5
1.1 Test Overview..........................................................................................................5
1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing.........................................................................................5
1.1.2 Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing............................................6
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria .............................................................................................7
2. Intel® Server Board SE7520BB2 Base System Configurations.......................................8
3. Supported Operating Systems............................................................................................9
3.1 Operating System Certifications............................................................................10
4. Adapters and Peripherals..................................................................................................11
4.1 PCI SATA RAID.....................................................................................................12
4.2 PCI SCSI RAID......................................................................................................12
4.3 PCI SCSI ...............................................................................................................12
4.4 PCI Fiber Channel.................................................................................................12
4.5 PCI NIC..................................................................................................................12
4.6 Modems.................................................................................................................13
4.7 Human Interface Devices ......................................................................................13
4.8 CD R/RW Drives....................................................................................................13
4.9 DVD ± R/RW Drives...............................................................................................13
4.10 Removable Devices...............................................................................................14
4.11 KVM.......................................................................................................................14
4.12 Video Controller.....................................................................................................14
5. Hard Disk Drives.................................................................................................................15
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Intel® Server Board SE7520BB2 Introduction
1. Introduction
This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® server board SE7520BB2 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® server board SE7520BB2 is 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 adapters 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® server board SE7520BB2 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. No add-in adapter 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 add-in adapters 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 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 server board with or without 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, 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.
• Intel will enable vendors to provide driver support for add-in adapters using these
operating systems.
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