Supported Operating Systems - Intel SE8500HW4 Hardware Manual

Supported Operating Systems

3. Supported Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel
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. All priority one operating
systems, those receiving both compatibility and stress, were tested under fully loaded
configurations (adapters and hard drives populating all slots) with significant stress.
Any variations to the standard operating system installation process are documented in the
installation guidelines section of this document. If there is not an installation guideline noted in
the following table, then the operating system installed as expected using the manufacturer's
installation instructions or Intel's best-known methods.
Operating System
Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 32-bit
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4 for Intel EM64T
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4 32-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 for Intel EM64T
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 32-bit
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 for Intel EM64T
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 32-bit
[1]
Note: Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 3 Update 4 for Intel EM64T was revised to receive
compatibility only testing mid-way through initial SRA validation testing because required
Independent Hardware Vendor driver updates were not available. See section 4 for specific
adapter information related to this operating system.
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Intel® Server Board SE8500HW4
Type of Testing
Compatibility & Stress
Compatibility & Stress
Compatibility only
Compatibility & Stress
Compatibility only
[1]
Compatibility only
Compatibility only
Compatibility & Stress
Compatibility only
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Server Board
Update Level Notes
Service Pack 1 Refer to IG 7.16
Service Pack 1 Refer to IG 7.16
Service Pack 4
Update 1 Refer to IG 7.14,
7.17 & 7.18
Update 1 Refer to IG 7.12,
7.17 & 7.18
Update 6 Refer to IG 7.13
Update 6 Refer to IG 7.12
Service Pack 2 Refer to IG 7.12,
7.17 & 7.18
Service Pack 2 Refer to IG 7.12,
7.17 & 7.18
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