| Express5800/i120Ra-e1 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|
N8100-1452Y N8100-1453Y |
Express5800/i120Ra-e1 ( diskless model) QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor L5410 2.33GHz DualCore Intel®Xeon®Processor L5240 3GHz |
| OS Installation | UP |
-Hardware configuration
| Configuration | Drive | Outline | qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATA/SAS-DAC RAID1 |
N8103-116/118 Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID1) | 2 | ||
| N8160-74 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 | ||
| 2 | SATA/SAS-DAC RAID5 |
N8103-117/118 Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID5) | 3 | ||
| N8160-74 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 | ||
| 3 | SATA | Additional HDD | 3 |
| N8160-74 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 |
* 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.
| 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 | - | Remove one HDD from the running system. |
| Rebuild of Degraded RAID ( Hotplug.) |
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 | 24 (*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(*2)
- 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"- Then execute following command
# mkinitrd
On x86 system, less than 16GB memory is supported.
| Hardware Addition | UP |
| Model/Device | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Hard drive (HDD) | 3.5inch SATA | A |
| 3.5inch SAS | 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) | - | - |
| Checklist | Result | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conn1 | Conn2 | Conn3 | Conn4 | ||
| Backup, Restore | A | A | A | A | tar command |
| Reboot | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | The number of times. |
| go back | UP |