Summary of Contents for Intel S5000XAL - Server Board Motherboard
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Intel Server Board ® S5000PAL/S5000XAL Tested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 5.0 December 2008 Enterprise Platforms and Services Division...
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Updated table of “Base system Configuration Tested”, Supported Operating Systems List, and Adapter Test Configurations. ® ® September 27, 2007 Added notes for the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. Added Intel RAID Controllers SRCSASJV, SRCSASRB, and SRCSATAWB. December 13, 2007 Updated Configuration List, Operating System Certifications, PCI SW RAID...
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Revision History Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Revision Date Modifications Number December 22, 2008 Added more configurations in Base System Configurations; updated Supported Operating System List; updated the table of Adapters and Peripherals. Revision 5.0...
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................... 1 Test Overview......................1 1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing ..................1 1.1.2 Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing ..........2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria ..................... 3 ® 2. Intel Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations......4 3.
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Table of Contents Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL <This page intentionally left blank.> Revision 5.0...
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 ®...
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.
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Introduction 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. Pass/Fail Test Criteria For each operating system, adapter, and peripheral configuration, a test passes if specific criteria are met.
New base system configurations are added with each new release of this document. Intel will only provide support for adapters and peripherals under the specified base system configuration and operating systems versions with which they were tested.
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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.
Supported Operating Systems Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL 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 ® Intel Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL base system configuration listed in Chapter 2.
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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Supported Operating Systems Base System Configuration Operating System Notes Tested – Type of Testing Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat* ® Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS U4. The Intel Server Configuration 1, 2, 3 – Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the 4.0 AS U4 64-bit...
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Linux 9 SP3 64-bit. The application portion is not tested or supported. Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft ® Configuration 13,17,18 – Basic Windows Server 2008*, SP1, 32-bit. The Intel Installation Microsoft Windows Server Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only 2008*, SP1, 32-bit the operating system portion of Microsoft Windows Configuration 14,6 –...
SAS HW RAID driver. Operating System Certifications ® The following table lists the operating systems that Intel will certify on the Intel Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL. However, the customer is responsible for their own certification from the individual operating system vendors. In many cases, the customer may leverage their operating system certifications from Intel’s testing.
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Certification Listing Comments ® Intel Server Board Red Hat* Enterprise S5000PAL Red Hat checks Intel’s test results, certifies (if Linux 4.0 AS U4 (32-bit ® appropriate), and posts the certificate on their web site. Intel Server Board and 64-bit) S5000XAL ®...
Note that all adapter cards were not tested under all operating systems. The following notation is used in the tested adapters and peripherals table below to indicate the support level that Intel provides for a particular adapter under a particular operating system: This adapter or peripheral has been tested and is supported under the specific Number (i.e.
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Note (a): The SES Enclosure Management function is not supported and will not be fixed when ® ® using the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E together with the backplanes and the Intel Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL. ® Note (b): The Intel RAID Controller SRCSASJV with system configuration #7 is tested under Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.4 64-bit instead of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit.
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters and Peripherals PCI NIC Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents ® Intel Intel PRO/100+ PILA8470D3 PCI-32/33 1, 6, 1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 6 3, 7, S Server 7, 8, (8.0.4 7.0) (8.0.4 7.0)
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Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents Adapter Syskonnect SK-9E21 SK-9E21 1, 7 1,3,7 1,3,7, 3, 6 3, 7 Express* Syskonnect SK-9E22 SK-9E22 10, 11 1, 6, 3, 7 3, 7 3, 7,...
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters and Peripherals Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents Mellanox Infinihost III Ex MHGA28-XTC 7, 9 7, 9 7, 9 Express* X8 Mellanox MHGS18-XTC MHGS18-XTC Express* X8 PCI SW RAID SATA Comm Model Name...
Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Video Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents RADEON 7000 RADEON 7000 PCI-32/33 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 3 3, 4, 3, 4, 6, 7 8, 9 4, 7 4, 7...
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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters and Peripherals Comme Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer Adaptec* ASR-3085 ASR-3085 Express* Adaptec Adaptec RAID Adaptec RAID Tested 5805 5805 Express* with ASR2500 SAS1, D47868- 002, MM: 880280 Adaptec Adaptec RAID Adaptec RAID 5445...
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Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Comme Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer Adaptec ASR-4805SAS ASR-4805SAS Requires 1, 7 1, 6, 1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 7 3, 7 Express* Adaptec 8, 9 Cable #216710 0 or #216700 0 for use ®...
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters and Peripherals PCI HW RAID SATA Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents Adaptec AAR-21610SA AAR-21610SA PCI-64/66 1, 6 1, 3 1, 3 Adaptec AAR-2810SA AAR-2810SA PCI-64/66 Adaptec ASR-2230S ASR-2230S PCI-X 133 channel U320...
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Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents AMCC/3ware 9500S-4LP 9500S-4LP PCI-X 66 AMCC/3ware 9500S-8ML 9500S-8ML PCI-X 66 AMCC/3ware 9500S-12 9500S-12 PCI-X 66 AMCC/3ware 9500S-12ML 9500S-8ML PCI-X 66 AMCC/3ware 9550SX 9550SX PCI-X 133...
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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters and Peripherals Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents AMCC/3ware 9690SA-8E 9690SA-8E Express* X4 AMCC/3ware 9690SA-414E 9690SA-414E Express* X8 AMCC/3ware 9650SE-12ML 9650SE-12ML Express* X4 AMCC/3ware 9650SE-16ML 9650SE-16ML Express* X4 AMCC/3ware 9650SE-24M8 9650SE-24M8 Express* X4...
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Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents Intel SRCS28X SRCS28X PCI-X 133 [1], 9 [1], 1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 7 6, 7 Intel SRCSATAWB SRCSATAWB 7(b) Express* LSI Logic MegaRAID SATA...
Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL 4.11 DVD Drives Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents Lite On SOSC-2482K SOSC-2482K IDE / DVD±R 1, 3 1, 3 2, 3 Slimline CD-R Lite On SOSC-2483K SOSC-2483K IDE / DVD-...
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters and Peripherals 4.12 Tape Drives Comm Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer ents Sony SDX-470V SDX-470V SATA-150 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 4, 7, 4, 6, 6, 7 7, 8 4.13 Input...
Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL 4.14 Removable Media Comme Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer Lexar JD1GB-80-231 1 GB USB Flash USB 2.0 1, 6, 1, 7 1, 3, 1, 3, 3, 7 Drive TEAC FD-O5UW-297 FD-O5UW-297 Internal...
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters and Peripherals Comme Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer Maxtor E01G300 E01G300 USB 2.0 7, 8, 4.15 Other Comme Model Name Model Number Interface Manufacturer DH0010G44RK6 IDE-133 DH0010G44RK7 IDE-133 DH0010G22RN7 Tested with Red Hat* Enterpris...
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Hard Disk Drives The hard drives previously listed in this section have now been listed separately in the Intel® Server Boards/Systems Tested Hard Drive List, which includes the qualified hard drives for the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL. It is located on Intel’s secure website IBL and at the following web link: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/CS-025416.htm...