Introduction; Test Overview; Compatibility Testing - Intel SE7500CW2 - EATX DUAL Xeon Socket 603 E7500 Motherboard Hardware Manual

Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2
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Introduction

This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® server board SE7500CW2 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 add-in cards, peripherals, and operating
systems are tested or until the Intel server board SE7500CW2 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 to those add-in cards and peripherals under the specified system
configuration (System BIOS) and operating systems and versions to which they were tested.
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Test Overview

Testing performed on the Intel server board SE7500CW2 is classified under two separate
categories: Compatibility Testing and Stress Testing.
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Compatibility Testing

Basic compatibility testing is performed with each supported operating system. Basic
compatibility testing validates the server board can be used to 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 cards are tested. Testing may include network connectivity and
running of proprietary and industry standard test suites.
Extended compatibility testing will occur on only the latest versions of a supported operating
system. Extended compatibility testing will test for functionality of a variety of add-in adapters
and peripherals. Test applications used will consist of both proprietary as well as industry
standard test suites.
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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 compatibility
test process.
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Introduction
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