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- Page 1 ® Intel Server Board SE8500HW4 Tested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 1.5 February, 2006 Enterprise Platforms and Services Division...
- Page 2 October 2005 updated adapter driver versions, added Teac floppy drive, removed Adaptec* ASR-2110, removed QLogic* QLA2200 and added installation guidelines Changed Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4 for Intel EM64T to November 2005 1.4.1 priority one operating system and lowered Red Hat...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
1.1.1 Compatibility Testing ....................6 1.1.2 Stress Testing......................6 Pass/Fail Test Criteria ..................... 7 2. SE8500HW4 Base System Configurations................. 9 3. Supported Operating Systems..................10 Operating System Certifications ................11 4. Adapters and Peripherals....................12 PCI-X/PCI Express RAID..................13 PCI-X/PCI SCSI ..................... 13 PCI-X/PCI Express Fibre Channel................. - Page 5 RAID adapters are used in conjuction with Intel RAID adapters ..........20 ® 7.11 Hitachi* Ultrastar* 10K300 hard drive family cannot be used in slot 5 on Intel Server Platform SR4850HW4....................20 7.12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 U1 and SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP2, IA32 ®...
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Page 6: Introduction
This document will continue to be updated as new add-in cards, peripherals, and operating systems are tested or until the SE8500HW4 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. -
Page 7: Pass/Fail Test Criteria
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. - Page 8 Introduction Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4 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 issue. • Test software suites executed successfully: Test and data files were created in the correct directories without issue.
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Page 9: Se8500Hw4 Base System Configurations
® revisions of the Intel Server Board Set SE8500HW4 are released and/or new system BIOS, BMC firmware are flashed onto the board in the factory. Each base configuration is assigned an identifier number that is referenced in the tables throughout this document. New base configurations are added with each new release of this document. -
Page 10: Supported Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel Server Board Set SE8500HW4. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with a base system configuration. Operating system compatibility testing verifies that the operating system will install and function with all on-board devices listed below. -
Page 11: Operating System Certifications
Supported Operating Systems Operating System Certifications ® Listed below are the operating systems that Intel will certify with the Intel Board Set SE8500HW4. 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 the testing tables below. -
Page 12: Adapters And Peripherals
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. -
Page 13: Pci-X/Pci Express Raid
Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4 Adapters and Peripherals Model Interface PCI-X/PCI Express RAID Refer to IG Adaptec* ASR-2130/2230SLP FW-7348 4.2.1.7372 4.2.1.7372 1.1.2-LK2 1.1-5 7.2 & 7.3 PCI-X* Refer to IG SRCU42L 2.42.02-R07A 5.4.19.0 5.4.19.0 3.04 3.04 133MHz 7.10 Refer to IG ®... -
Page 14: Pci-X/Pci Express Fibre Channel
Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4 Model Interface PCI-X/PCI Express Fibre Channel LP1050Ex 8.0.16.6 7.1.14 1.90a4 Refer to IG Emulex* LP10000ExDC 1.11A0 1.10a4 1.10.4 8.0.16.6_p3 8.0.16.6_x2 Express LPE11002 QLogic* QLE2360/2362 B-1.69 9.02.17 8.01.00b7 7.03.00 8.01.00b7 LP9802/LP9802DC 8.0.16.6 Emulex 1.90a4 5.1.11.0... -
Page 15: Tape Drive
Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4 Adapters and Peripherals Model Interface Microsoft* Natural* Keyboard Kensington* PilotMouse* Optical Mouse 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 Logitech First Wheel Optical Mouse Wheel Mouse Optical Microsoft Mouse Tape Drive DLTVS160 (Half height) -
Page 16: On-Board Components
On-Board Components Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4 On-Board Components Manufacturer Model SCSI Controller Refer to LSI Logic* 53C1030 Ultra320* FW-NVJB1 1.10.02 1.09.11 3.01.16 3.02.18 IG 7.7 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Broadcom* NetXtreme* BCM5704 FW-3.36 7.100c 7.100c 8.2.18 Video Controller Refer to ATI* Radeon* 7000 8.15 (6.14.10.6553) -
Page 17: Hard Disk Drives
Hard Disk Drives Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested on the Intel® Server Board Set SE8500HW4, in on-site validation labs, and/or by individual drive vendors. The following operating system identifiers are used in the table to specify which operating system each drive was tested under. -
Page 18: Installation Guidelines
The front panel video output does not function properly. Guideline: The user needs to boot the system using the rear video output and then follow these steps: 1. Obtain newest ATI driver from Intel or ATI 2. Go to Control Panel Display Settings Tab Advanced 3. -
Page 19: System Will Hang At Startup When Raid On Motherboard (Romb) Is Enabled And Lsi Logic Lsi20320 Is Installed
LSI SCSI card has its option ROM enabled Issue: The SE8500HW4 implementation of the LSI Logic 53C1030 onboard SCSI/RAID controller works in conjunction with system BIOS to initialize the device. LSI Logic SCSI cards are not able to initialize the onboard device, either the onboard option ROM or SCSI card option ROM must be disabled to boot. -
Page 20: System May Not Boot When Emulex* Lp10000Exdc Is Enabled
5 on Intel Server Platform SR4850HW4 Issue: The inrush current of the Hitachi hard drive in slot 5 on the Intel® Server Platform SR4850HW4 causes the circuit protection of the SCSI backplane to activate and disable the drive. Guideline: Use other certified hard drives or do not use in slot 5. -
Page 21: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 U1 And Suse* Linux Enterprise Server 9 Sp2, Ia32 Versions, Require An Extra Kernel Parameter When Using More Than 2 Intel Xeon Processor 7000 Sequence
Issue: The installation and reinstallation of the Intel Fibre Channel Module fails because the drivers do not have a valid security catalog file and the .inf file does not correctly identify the installed card when running the hardware wizard. -
Page 22: Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition Pre-Sp1 May Hang During Installation With More Than Eight Logical Processors
7.16 Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition pre-SP1 may hang during installation with more than eight logical processors ® ® Issue: During pre-SP1 OS installation, with four Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors 7000 sequence, chipset interrupts may go un-serviced due to the OS and hardware not being in sync. - Page 23 Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4 Installation Guidelines Guideline: Continue to use the keyboard in WebBIOS or use <CTRL M> to enter legacy BIOS setup. Status: A fix from the vendor may be available in the future. Revision 1.5...