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Intel® Modular Server Systems
MFSYS25V2
Tested Hardware and Operating System List
Revision 1.0
January, 2012
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division

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  • Page 1 Intel® Modular Server Systems MFSYS25V2 Tested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 1.0 January, 2012 Enterprise Platforms and Services Division...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Intel® Modular Server Systems Revision History Revision Date Number Modifications Initial Release for Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with Intel® January, 2012 Modular Server Virtualization Manager activated . Revision 1.0...
  • Page 3 No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel disclaims any...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Basic Installation Testing ..................7 1.2.2 I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing ......7 Pass/Fail Test Criteria ..................9 2. MFSYS25V2 with Intel® Virtualization Manager ............10 Base System Configurations................10 Supported Guest Operating Systems & Software ..........10 2.2.1 Guest Operating System Storage Component Support ........
  • Page 5 Intel® Modular Server Systems List of Tables Table 2.1 Base System Configurations Tested with Intel® Virtualization Manager Activated ..10 Table 2.2 Guest Operating Systems Tested ................11 Table 2.3 Guest Operating System Storage Component Support ........... 12 Table 2.4 Tested Hard Drives with Intel® Virtualization Manager Activated (MFSYS25V2 only)12 Table 3.1 Base System Configurations Tested ..............

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Intel® Modular Server Systems Introduction This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR and Intel® Virtualization Manager with a guide to the different operating systems, expansion cards, and peripherals Intel plans to test on this platform.

  • Page 7: Basic Installation Testing

    1.2.1.1 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 will provide and test operating system drivers for each of the server board’s ...
  • Page 8 Intel will enable vendors to provide driver support for I/O Expansion Cards 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 9: Pass/Fail Test Criteria

    Files copied from client to server and back compare to the original with zero errors reported.  Clients remain connected to the server system.  Industry standard test suites run to completion with zero errors reported. All Intel® Compute Module testing was performed using the Intel® Server Modular System MFSYS25V2. Revision 1.0...

  • Page 10: Mfsys25V2 With Intel® Virtualization Manager

    Intel plans to test with the Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR, Intel® Server System MFSYS25V2 and the Intel® Virtualization Manager activated. Each of the listed guest operating systems was tested for compatibility with the base system configuration listed in Section 6 of this document.

  • Page 11: Table 2.2 Guest Operating Systems Tested

    Any variations to the standard operating system installation processes are documented in the Installation Guidelines section of this document. If no installation guidelines are noted in the following table, then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods. Table 2.2 Guest Operating Systems Tested Operating System...

  • Page 12: Guest Operating System Storage Component Support

    Supported SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11SP1 (64-bit), Supported Note: The Intel® Virtualization Manager supports a maximum of one SCM installed in the chassis. Dual SCM configurations are NOT supported. Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 and the Intel®...
  • Page 13 Intel® Modular Server Systems 0003 UFU 10.1 Seagate Savvio* 10K.2 ST9146802SS 10,000 146GB 0003 UFU 10.1 Seagate Savvio* 10K.2 ST973402SS 10,000 73GB Added December 2011 SD (3) 300GB MFSYS25V2 Seagate Savvio* 10K.5 ST9300605SS 10,000 0002 UFU 10.4 chassis must be...
  • Page 14 The only difference between this drive and the one that was used in testing is the storage capacity. Intel provides the same level of support for all hard drives listed in this document, regardless of whether the drive was tested or not. Customers should...
  • Page 15 Intel® Modular Server Systems always test hard drives as part of the final system configuration prior to deployment. Given the fact that a larger capacity hard drive from the same drive family has successfully completed testing on this server board, this particular hard drive capacity point will not be tested.

  • Page 16: Mfs5520Vir & Mfsys25V2 Systems

    Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR or the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 are released and/or new system software stacks are cut onto the boards in the factory. Each base system configuration is assigned an identifier number that is referenced in the tables throughout this document.

  • Page 17: Table 3.2 Operating Systems Tested For Mfs5520Vir

    Stress Testing, please reference Section 1 of this document. If no installation guidelines are noted in the following table, then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods. Table 3.2 Operating Systems Tested for MFS5520VIR...

  • Page 18: Operating System Certifications

    3.2.1 Operating System Certifications Listed below are the operating systems that Intel plans to certify with the Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR. 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.
  • Page 19 Intel® Modular Server Systems ® Intel Modular Server Certification available. System MFSYS25/ Microsoft Windows* 2008 MFS5520VI OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific Enterprise Server R264-bit Certified for Windows product. Server 2008 R2 ® Intel Modular Server Red Hat* Enterprise Linux...

  • Page 20: Operating System Storage Component Support

    ESAA program. Please visit http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up VMware ESXi Server 5.0 To view VMware compatibility listing visit: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php Table 3.4 Operating System Certifications, MFSYS25V2 Storage Virtualization Software Certification Listing Comments Intel® Modular Server This recipe is available only through the ESAA program.

  • Page 21: I/O Expansion Cards & Peripherals

    If there are installation guidelines affecting a particular expansion card/peripheral and operating system combination, these are referenced in the following table. If there are no installation guidelines noted in the following table, then the expansion card/peripheral installed and functioned as expected using manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods. Revision 1.0...

  • Page 22: Usb Devices

    DRX-S77U W Sony USB Optical Drive USB Optical Drive DVD1040E Sony USB Optical Drive DRX-S70UW Table 3.7 Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 Supported Peripherals Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments 3.3.2 External Tape Drives Tested by vendor. Intel tested with the following...

  • Page 23: Hard Disk Drives

    Dot Hill 2522 2522 with VMware. Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 by Intel validation labs and/or by individual drive vendors. Table 3.8 Tested Hard Drives Drive...
  • Page 24 Intel® Modular Server Systems Added December 2011 SD (3) ST9450405SS Seagate Savvio* 10K.5 10,000 450GB 0002 UFU 10.4 MFSYS25V2 chassis must be with power supplies D73299- 008 or higher Added December 2011 SD (3) ST9600205SS Seagate Savvio* 10K.5 10,000 600GB 0002 UFU 10.4...
  • Page 25 MFSYS25V2 chassis. (3) MFSYS25V2 mixed SAS and SSD mix models validated are as follows: Mix combination was limited to one physical SAS drive model and one SSD drive model. Mixing of drive models within a storage pool is not supported.
  • Page 26 The only difference between this drive and the one that was used in testing is the storage capacity. Intel provides the same level of support for all hard drives listed in this document, regardless of whether the drive was tested or not. Customers should always test hard drives as part of the final system configuration prior to deployment.

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