Intel TIGI2U, NSI2U User Manual

Intel® Carrier Grade Server TIGI2U &

Intel

Tested Hardware and Operating System List

IP Network Server NSI2U

Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing

September, 2006

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Revision History

Revision

Date

September 2005 1.0 Initial Release Q106 1.1 RoHS Updates Q206 1.2 Supported OS Updates and Certifications

September 2006 1.3 Addition of Suse 9.x SP3 support

Number Modifications

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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. Base System Definitions .....................................................................................................4

3. Supported Operating Systems............................................................................................5

3.1 Operating Systems Supported but not Tested.........................................................6

3.2 Operating System Certifications..............................................................................6

4. Adapters and Peripherals....................................................................................................8

4.1 PCI SCSI RAID......................................................................................................10

4.2 PCI SATA RAID.....................................................................................................10

4.3 PCI SCSI ...............................................................................................................11

4.4 PCI MROMB..........................................................................................................12

4.5 PCI Fibre Channel.................................................................................................12

4.6 PCI NIC..................................................................................................................13

4.7 Modems.................................................................................................................14

4.8 Keyboard/Mouse....................................................................................................14

4.9 CDROM Drives......................................................................................................15

4.10 DVD Drives............................................................................................................16

4.11 Tape Drives .............................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.

4.12 Removable Drives .................................................................................................16

4.13 KVM.......................................................................................................................17

5. Hard Disk Drives.................................................................................................................18

6. Installation Guidelines & Test Notes................................................................................22

6.1 LSI* Add-in RAID Card Option ROM Utility Access Issue .....................................22

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Introduction

1. Introduction

This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® Carrier Grade Server TIGI2U and the

IP Network Server NSI2U with a list of the operating systems, adapter cards, and

Intel peripherals tested by Intel on this server platform. The Intel the Intel

IP Network Server NSI2U are both integrated using the Intel® Server Board

SE7520JR2.

Carrier Grade Server TIGI2U and

This document will continue to be updated as new adapters, peripherals, and operating systems are tested or until the Intel

Carrier Grade Server TIGI2U and the Intel® IP Network Server NSI2U 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.

The adapters and peripherals specified in this document may or may not have been tested on all available board/riser combinations that make up the TIGI2U and NSI2U product family. Intel will provide support for the adapters and peripherals listed when used within this family of products.

The Intel

Carrier Grade Server TIGI2U and the Intel® IP Network Server NSI2U product

families consists of the following server building blocks and integrated systems:

Product Code Product Description

TLIA0201 Intel® Carrier Grade Server TIGI2U, Server Board SE7520JR2 - Onboard SCSI +

DDR2 – 400 MHz + Two PCI Risers + 20 inch Chassis Depth + CDR-RW/DVDROM + Two SCSI HDD Support + AC Power

TLID0201 Intel® Carrier Grade Server TIGI2U, Server Board SE7520JR2 - Onboard SCSI +

DDR2 – 400 MHz + Two PCI Risers + 20 inch Chassis Depth + CDR-RW/DVDROM + Two SCSI HDD Support + DC Power + NEBS + ETSI

NSIA0100 Intel® IP Network Server NSI2U, Server Board SE7520JR2 - Onboard SATA +

DDR2 – 400 MHz + Two PCI Risers + 20 inch Chassis Depth + Two SATA HDD Support + AC Power + Eight Ports Front NIC Support

1.1 Test Overview

Testing performed on the Intel® Carrier Grade Server TIGI2U and the Intel® IP Network Server NSI2U is divided under two separate categories:

• Basic Operating System Installation Testing

• Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility testing, and System 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.

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The latest version of an operating system signifies the latest supported version

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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.

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

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.

• 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 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 add-in 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 PCI 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.

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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

• 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.

• 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

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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, 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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2. Base System Definitions

The following table lists the base system configurations tested for a given validation test run. Each specific product/system software combination tested is assigned a Base System Identifier Number. These numbers are used in the lists of supported adapters and peripherals referenced in the following sections.

The adapters and peripherals specified in this document may or may not have been tested on all available board/riser combinations that make up the TIGI2U and the NSI2U product family. However, Intel will provide support for the adapters and peripherals listed when used within this family of products

This table is updated when a new test run is performed and a new product/system software combination was used.

Intel will only provide support for adapters and peripherals under the specified

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operating systems versions with which they were tested.

Base System

Configuration

Identifier #

Product Family

Intel

Server Board

SE7520JR2 in

Intel

Chassis

SR1400/SR2400

Intel

Server Board

SE7520JR2 in

Intel

Chassis

SR1400/SR2400

Carrier

Intel

Grade Server

TIGI2U

Carrier

Intel

Grade Server

TIGI2U

BIOS

Revision

Production

Release

P07.x

Production

Release

P08.x

Production

Release

P08.10

Production

Release

P10

mBMC/BMC

Firmware

Revision

mBMC FW2.40

IMM BMC FW 32

mBMC FW2.40

IMM BMC FW 46

mBMC FW2.40

IMM BMC FW 48

mBMC FW2.40

IMM BMC FW 48

HSC Firmware Revision

SCS1 1.06 SATA 1.08

SCSI 1.01

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