Jun. 18, 2013
Express5800/B120b
Distribution Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (x86_64)
( KERNEL 2.6.32-358.el6 )
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 / KVM Virtualization / Basic operation / Hardware addition / Backup Devices

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Code Model

N8400-114
N8400-110
N8400-111
N8400-112
N8400-113
Express5800/B120b
Intel® Xeon® Processor L5640 (2.26GHz,6C/12T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5670 (2.93GHz,6C/12T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor X5650 (2.66GHz,6C/12T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5645 (2.40GHz,6C/12T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5606 (2.13GHz,4C/8T)

OS Installation UP

-Hardware configuration

Configuration Drive Outline qty
1 SATA N8403-027 SATA interface card 1
Additional HDD 2
2 SATA/SAS
LSI RAID1
N8403-026 RAID Controller 1
Additional HDD (RAID1) 2

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conf1 Conf2
OS installation A A Boot from distribution's CD/DVD media.
Making partitions 14 14 Using the whole drive
Hard Drives A A Copy and compare data files.
Availability of Degraded RAID - A I/O access, reboot
Rebuild of Degraded RAID - A I/O access, reboot
I/O access running 12h 12h The running time
Reboot 10 10 The number of times.

KVM Virtualization UP

Checklist Result Comment
Creating KVM 2 Number of created Virtual Machines.
Drives on Virtual Machines A Copy and compare data files.
Networking on Virtual Machines A ssh,ftp
I/O access running 6h The running time
Reboot (host) 10 The number of times.
Reboot (guest) 10 The number of times.
(*1)
There is a bug in irqbalance. If this is a problem, please update to the 2.6.32-358.2.1.el6 kernel.

Basic operation UP

Checklist Result Comment
X Window System A 1024x768, thousands colors.
Built-in LAN ports A ssh and ftp
Built-in LAN ports Teaming (bonding) A Use bonding driver. See the kernel document about bonding.
CPU information A cat /proc/cpuinfo
Memory information A cat /proc/meminfo
Optical disk drive A Copy and compare data files.
Floppy drive A
Serial port A Configure to login.
Remote Management A EXPRESSSCOPE Engine (Integrated remote media and KVM over IP)
*You need a license key for these functions.
(*1)
Scroll Wheel of PS/2 mouse dose not work on BladeServer assembly unit(SIGMABLADE-M)

Hardware Addition UP

Model/Device Result
Hard drive (HDD) 2.5inch SATA A
2.5inch SAS A
N8404-001 Additinal HDD blade AD106a A
N8404-003 Additinal HDD blade AD106b A
LAN Adapters (*1)
(*1)
See ( HERE ), Option Devices page.

Backup Devices UP

-Hardware configuration

Connection Code Model/Device
Conn1 N8404-002 Tape Blade AT101a

-Evaluation

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

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