Aug. 27, 2009
Express5800/120Rj-2
Distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86/x86_64)
( KERNEL 2.6.16.60-0.21 )
Meanings of letters
A ---Function without third party drivers
B ---Function with third party drivers
C ---Not function
D ---Not supported
blank---Not tested
OS Installation / Basic operation / Hardware addition / Backup Devices

Code Model

N8100-1410
N8100-1411
N8100-1440
N8100-1412
N8100-1408
N8100-1409
Express5800/120Rj-2 ( diskless model)
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5405 2 GHz
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5420 2.50 GHz
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor X5450 3 GHz
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor X5460 3.16 GHz
DualCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5205 1.86 GHz
DualCore Intel®Xeon®Processor X5260 3.33 GHz

OS Installation UP

-Hardware configuration

Configuration Drive Outline qty
1 SATA/SAS-DAC
RAID1
Built-in Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs)
( or N8103-118 )
1
Additional HDD (RAID1) 2
2 SATA/SAS-DAC
RAID5
Built-in Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs)
N8103-119 RAID upgrade kit
( or N8103-118 )
1
Additional HDD (RAID5) 3
3 SATA/SAS-DAC
RAID6
Built-in Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs)
N8103-119 RAID upgrade kit
( or N8103-118 )
1
Additional HDD (RAID6) 6
* SATA and SAS HDDs cannot be mixed.
* You must choose the same type of HDDs for a RAID drive.
* LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID is not available on this Distribution.

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conf1 Conf2 Conf3
OS installation A A A Boot from distribution's CD/DVD media.
Making partitions 14 14 14 Using the whole drive
Hard Drives A A A Copy and compare data files.
Availability of Degraded RAID
( Hotplug.)
A A A Remove one HDD from the running system.
Rebuild of Degraded RAID
( Hotplug.)
A A A Rebuild automatically
I/O access running 12h 12h 12h I/O access running
Reboot 10
(*1)
10
(*1)
10
(*1)
The number of times.
(*1)
On x86 system, there is a possibility that the boot drive dose not be recognized intermittently during boot process. Please obtain the update kernel 2.6.16.60-0.39.3 from the Novell, Inc. and apply to evade this problem.

Basic operation UP

Checklist Result Comment
X Window System A 1024x768, thousands colors.
PS/2 Mouse/keyboard A
(*1)
Test on X Window System.
Built-in LAN ports A ssh and ftp
Built-in LAN ports Teaming (bonding) A Use bonding driver. See the kernel document for information about bonding.
CPU information A cat /proc/cpuinfo
Memory information A cat /proc/meminfo
Maximum CPUs 2 Number of physical CPUs.
Maximum Memory 48
(*2)
Size of Main Memory. (GB)
Optical disk drive A Copy and compare data files.
Floppy drive A
Serial port A Configure to login.
(*1)
When booting, all USB port and keyboard/mouse might not be recognized in this OS/version. Please do the following setting to evade this
  1. Please edit "/etc/sysconfig/kernel", and add the end of the line "INITRD_MODULES=" with strings "usbcore usbhid usb_storage"
    ex) INITRD_MODULES="ahci mptsas processor thermal fan reiserfs edd usbcore usbhid usb_storage"
  2. Then execute following command
    # mkinitrd
(*2)
On x86 system, less than 16GB memory is supported.

Hardware Addition UP

Model/Device Result
Hard drive (HDD) 2.5inch SAS A
3.5inch SAS A
3.5inch SATA A
Backup devices (*1)
LAN Adapters (*1)
(*1)
See ( HERE ), Option Devices page.

Backup Devices UP

-Hardware configuration

Connection Code Model/Device Driver Version
Conn1 N8103-95 Additional SCSI Controller (U160) aic7xxx 7.0
Conn2 N8103-75 Additional SCSI Controller (U320) aic79xx 3.0
Conn3 N8103-107 Additional SCSI Controller (U320) aic79xx 3.0
Conn4 - USB controller (USB2.0) - -

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conn1 Conn2 Conn3 Conn4
Backup, Restore A A A A tar command
Reboot 5 5 5 5 The number of times.

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