Dec. 10, 2009
Express5800/iR120a-1E
Distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 (x86/x86_64)
( KERNEL 2.6.16.60-0.54.5 )
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

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Code Model

N8100-1575Y
N8100-1576Y
N8100-1577Y		 Express5800/iR120a-1E 2.5inch disk model ( diskless model)
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5504 2 GHz
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor L5520 2.26 GHz
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor L5506 2.13 GHz

N8100-1578Y
N8100-1579Y
N8100-1580Y		 Express5800/iR120a-1E 3.5inch disk model ( diskless model)
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5504 2 GHz
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor L5520 2.26 GHz
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor L5506 2.13 GHz

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-Hardware configuration

Configuration Drive Outline qty
1 2.5inch disk model
SATA/SSD		 Additional HDD 6
2 3.5inch disk model
SATA		 Additional HDD 4
3 2.5inch disk model
SATA/SSD/SAS-DAC
RAID1		 N8103-116A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) 1
Additional HDD (RAID1) 2
4 3.5inch disk model
SATA-DAC
RAID1		 N8103-116A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) 1
Additional HDD (RAID1) 2
5 2.5inch disk model
SATA/SSD/SAS-DAC
RAID5		 N8103-117A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) 1
Additional HDD (RAID5) 3
6 3.5inch disk model
SATA-DAC
RAID5		 N8103-117A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) 1
Additional HDD (RAID5) 3
7 2.5inch disk model
SATA/SSD/SAS-DAC
RAID6		 N8103-117A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) 1
Additional HDD (RAID6) 4
8 3.5inch disk model
SATA-DAC
RAID6		 N8103-117A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) 1
Additional HDD (RAID6) 4

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conf1,2 Conf3,4,5,6,7,8
OS installation A
(*1)		 A
(*1)		 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 D A Remove one HDD from the running system on Hotplug type.
Rebuild of Degraded RAID D A Rebuild automatically on Hotplug type.
I/O access running 12h 12h I/O access running
Reboot 10 10 The number of times.
(*1)NECESSARY
Disable EDAC modules. EDAC module will prevent hardware from collecting IPMI logs which is necessary for hardware support.
  1. Add following sentences to /etc/modprobe.conf.
    install *_edac /bin/true
    install edac_* /bin/true
  2. Restart the Operation System.
  3. Check that string "edac" is not shown in the result of lsmod.

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Checklist Result Comment
X Window System A 1024x768, thousands colors.
Mouse/keyboard A 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 32
(*1)		 Size of Main Memory. (GB)
Optical disk drive A Copy and compare data files.
Floppy drive A
Serial port A Configure to login.
(*1)
bigsmp kernel is available in case memory amount is from 4GB to 16GB.
On x86 system, the memory of less than 16GB is confirmed.

Hardware Addition UP

Model/Device Result
Hard drive (HDD) 2.5inch SAS A
2.5inch SATA A
2.5inch SSD 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
Conn1 N8103-107 Additional SCSI Controller (U320) aic79xx
Conn2 - USB controller (USB2.0) -

-Evaluation

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

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