Introduction; Test Overview; Basic Installation Testing - Intel S5000PSLROMB Hardware Manual

Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board
S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA
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Introduction

This document serves as a guide for users to the different operating systems, adapter cards,
and peripherals tested by Intel.
This document is updated as new adapters, peripherals, and operating systems are tested or
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until the Intel Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel
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Intel Server System SC5400RA are no longer in production. Each new release of the
document includes both new information and information from previous releases.
Intel only provides support for the adapters and peripherals under the system configurations
(system BIOS and firmware) and operating system versions with which they were tested.
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Test Overview

Testing performed on the Intel
S5000XVN, and Intel

Basic Installation Testing

Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing
1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing
Basic installation testing is performed with each supported operating system. The testing
validates that the server board or workstation 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. The add-in adapter cards are not tested.
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.
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 provides and tests operating system drivers for each integrated controller of the
server board or workstation board, provided that the controller vendor has a driver
available upon request. Intel will not require vendors to develop drivers for operating
systems that they do not already support. This may limit the functionality of integrated
controllers.
Intel supports customer issues that involve installation and/or functionality of the
operating system with the integrated controllers of the server board or workstation board
only if a driver is available.
Intel will NOT support issues related to the use of any add-in adapters or peripherals
installed with an operating system that received only basic installation testing.
Revision 2.9
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Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel
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Server System SC5400RA is classified under two categories:
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Workstation Board S5000XVN, and
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Workstation Board
Introduction
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