| Express5800/iR110a-1H | |
| Distribution | CentOS 5.3 (x86/x86_64) ( KERNEL 2.6.18-128.el5 ) |
| 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 / Xen Virtualization / Basic operation / Hardware addition / Backup Devices |
| Model | UP |
| Code | Model |
|---|---|
N8100-1574F |
Express5800/iR110a-1H 2.5inch disk model(diskless) Intel®Core™2 Duo Processor T9400 2.53 GHz |
N8100-1573Y |
Express5800/iR110a-1H 3.5inch disk model(diskless) Intel®Core™2 Duo Processor T8400 2.26 GHz |
| OS Installation | UP |
-Hardware configuration
| Configuration | Drive | Outline | qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATA | Additional HDD | 2 |
| N8160-81 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 | ||
| 2 | SAS-HBA | N8103-104A SAS-HBA | 1 |
| Additional HDD | 6 | ||
| N8160-81 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 | ||
| 3 | SATA/SAS DAC(LSI) RAID1 |
N8103-116 RAID Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID1) | 2 | ||
| N8160-81 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 | ||
| 4 | SAS DAC(LSI) RAID5 |
N8103-117 RAID Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID5) | 3 | ||
| N8160-81 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 | ||
| 5 | SATA/SAS/SSD DAC(PROMISE) RAID1 |
N8103-109 RAID Controller (for internal SATA/SAS/SSD HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID1) | 2 | ||
| N8160-81 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 | ||
| 6 | SAS/SSD DAC(PROMISE) RAID5 |
N8103-109 RAID Controller (for internal SATA/SAS/SSD HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID5) | 3 | ||
| N8160-81 External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| N8160-64 External DVD-Drive(USB) | 1 |
| Checklist | Result | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf1 | Conf2 | Conf3,4 | Conf5,6 | ||
| OS installation | A (*1,2) |
A (*1,2) |
B (*1,2) |
A (*1,2) |
Boot from distribution's CD/DVD media. |
| Making partitions | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Using the whole drive |
| Hard Drives | A | A | A | A | Copy and compare data files. |
| Availability of Degraded RAID | - | - | A | A | Remove one HDD from the running system on Hotplug type. |
| Rebuild of Degraded RAID | - | - | A | A | Rebuild automatically on Hotplug type. |
| I/O access running | 12h | 12h | 12h | 12h | I/O access running |
| Reboot | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | The number of times. |
(*1)
Install KMP modules for following drivers.
megaraid_sas 00.00.04.01n-RH1 (*2)NECESSARY
- Extract this file and change to following directory.
# cd RHEL5_x86/driver ( if x86 system )
# cd RHEL5_EM64T/driver ( if x86_64 system )
- Install KMP package.
In case Kernel version is 2.6.18-128.el5
# rpm -ivh --nosignature megaraid_sas/kmod-megaraid_sas-00.00.04.01n-RH1.*.rpm
In case Kernel version is 2.6.18-128.el5PAE
# rpm -ivh --nosignature */*-PAE-*.rpm
In case Kernel version is 2.6.18-128.el5xen
# rpm -ivh --nosignature */*-xen-*.rpm
- Install KMP common packages.
# rpm -ivh --nosignature */*noarch.rpm
- Restart the Operation System.
Disable EDAC modules.
- Add following sentences to /etc/modprobe.conf.
install *_edac /bin/true
install edac_* /bin/true
- Restart the Operation System.
- Check that string "edac" is not shown in the result of lsmod.
| Xen Virtualization | UP |
| Checklist | Result | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Creating Virtual Machines (full-virtualized) | - (*1) |
Number of created Virtual Machines. |
| Creating Virtual Machines (para-virtualized) | 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(full-virtualization) | - (*1) |
I/O access running |
| I/O access running(para-virtualization) | 12h | I/O access running |
| Reboot (dom0) | 10 | The number of times. |
| Reboot (domU) | 10 (*2) |
The number of times. |
(*1)
Full-virtualization is not recommended.
(*2)
Booting of Guest domain is sometimes canceled for unknown reasons.
| Basic operation | UP |
| Checklist | Result | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| X Window System | A | 1024x768, thousands colors. |
| PS/2 Mouse/keyboard | A | Test on X Window System. |
| Built-in LAN ports | A | ssh and ftp |
| Built-in LAN ports Teaming (bonding) | A (*1) |
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 | 1 | Number of physical CPUs. |
| Maximum Memory | 16 (*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)
Bonding does not function on Xen kernel.
(*2)
Use PAE kernel in case memory amount exceeds 4GB .
| Hardware Addition | UP |
| Model/Device | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Hard drive (HDD) | 3.5inch SATA | A |
| 2.5inch SAS | A | |
| 2.5inch SSD | 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 | N8103-107 | Additional SCSI Controller (U320) | aic79xx | 3.0 |
| Conn2 | - | USB controller (USB2.0) | - | - |
| Checklist | Result | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conn1 | Conn2 | ||
| Backup, Restore | A | A | tar command |
| Reboot | 5 | 5 | The number of times. |
| go back | UP |