Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility And Stress Testing - Intel RS25AB080 Tested Hardware And Operating System List

Introduction
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Intel will provide support to customers who experience issues with the integrated
controllers due to the installation or functionality of an operating system only if a driver is
available.
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Intel does not provide support for issues related to the use of add-in adapters or
peripherals installed in the server system with an operating system that received only
basic installation testing.
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Support is defined as assistance provided to a customer in root causing an issue and
determining an acceptable resolution to the operating system problem. The resolution
may include, but is not limited to, on-board controller driver updates, engaging the
vendor, BIOS changes, firmware changes, or determining an acceptable workaround for
the issue with the customer.
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 available at the time of testing. The Adapter /
Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing process consists of three areas:
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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.
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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 cards and the server platform and include functional testing
only. CV testing does not include heavy stressing of the systems or the cards.
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Stress Testing: This test sequence uses configurations with add-in adapters installed in
all available slots (depending on the chassis used), and runs for a minimum of 72 hours
(three days) without injecting errors. Each configuration passes an installation test, a
network/disk stress test, and tape backup test. Any fatal errors require a restart of the
test.
1.1.2.1 Support Commitment for Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing
Intel will provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that receive
Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing:
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Intel will provide support to customers who experience issues with tested operating
systems involving the installation or functionality of the server board with or without the
adapters and peripherals listed in this document as having been tested under the
operating system.
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Support is defined as assistance provided to a customer in root causing an issue and
determining an acceptable resolution to the problem. The resolution may include, but is
not limited to, on-board controller driver updates, engaging the vendor, BIOS changes,
firmware changes, or determining a workaround for the issue.
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Intel provides and tests operating system drivers for each on-board video, network, and
storage controller.
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Intel enables vendors to provide driver support for add-in adapters using these operating
systems.
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Intel will go through some of the steps to achieve certification to ensure its customers do
not encounter problems. The actual certification is the responsibility of the customer.
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