Sep. 20, 2012
Express5800 LAN Adapters/Backup Devices
Distribution Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86/x86_64)
Meanings of letters
A ---Function without third party drivers
B ---Function with third party drivers
C ---Not function
D ---Not supported
blank---Not tested
LAN Adapters / Backup Devices

LAN Adapters UP

Comment
Code Model/Device Result
PCI(32bit)
N8104-111 100BASE-TX Adapter (FH) A
PCI-X
N8104-119 1000Base-T Adapter (FH) A
N8104-120 1000Base-T Adapter (2ch/FH) A
N8104-112 1000BASE-SX Adapter (FH) A
PCIe(x1)
N8104-126 1000Base-T Adapter (LP/FH) A
N8104-132 1000Base-T Adapter (2ch) A
N8104-138 1000Base-T Adapter (1ch) A
PCIe(x2)
N8104-133 1000Base-T Adapter (4ch) B (*3)
PCIe(x4)
N8104-121 1000Base-T Adapter (2ch/FH) A
N8104-122 1000Base-T Adapter (2ch/LP) A
N8104-125 1000Base-T Adapter (4ch/FH) A
N8104-134 1000Base-T Adapter (2ch) B (*1)
PCIe(x8)
N8104-123A 10GBASE-SR Adapter (FH) D
N8104-128
N8104-129
10GBASE Adapter (SPF+/2ch)
SPF+ Module(10G-SR)
(*2)
N8104-135
N8104-141
1000BASE-T Riser card(2ch) A
N8104-137
N8104-142
10GBASE-SFP+ Riser card(2ch) A
Blade Server Option
N8403-017 1000Base-T Adapter (2ch) A
N8403-020 1000Base-T Adapter (4ch) A
(*1)
If RHEL 5.6 and older, the driver needs to be updated.

(*2)
Tested on newer version than RHEL5.5.

(*3)
If RHEL 5.7 and older, the driver needs to be updated.

Backup Devices UP

Comment
Code Model/Device Connection Result
RDX
N8151-105 Built-In RDX USB A
N8151-86 Built-In RDX USB A
N8151-105 Built-In RDX USB A
N8160-84A External RDX USB A
N8160-84 External RDX USB A
Built-In DAT
N8151-51A Built-In DAT (DDS72, 36GB) SCSI A
N8151-69 Built-In DAT (DAT72, 36GB) USB A
N8151-78 Built-In DAT (DAT160, 80GB) USB A
N8151-99 Built-In DAT (DAT320, 160GB) USB A
Built-In LTO
N8151-59 Built-In LTO (LTO2, 200GB) SCSI A
N8151-76 Built-In LTO (LTO3, 400GB) SCSI A
N8151-77 Built-In LTO (LTO4(F/H), 800GB) SAS A
N8151-90 Built-In LTO (LTO4(F/H), 800GB) SAS A
N8151-101 Built-In LTO (LTO2(H/H), 200GB) SAS A
N8151-102 Built-In LTO (LTO3(H/H), 400GB) SAS A
N8151-103 Built-In LTO (LTO5) SAS 6G A
External unit
N8160-73 External DAT (DAT72, 36GB) USB A
External auto-loader unit for rack mount
N8160-82 (LTO3, 400GBx9) SAS C
(*2)
N8160-83 (LTO4, 800GBx9) SAS C
(*2)

(*1)
In case the system cannot probe multi luns, do as follows.
  1. Check your kernel version.
    ex) uname -r
  2. Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and append the following.
    options scsi_mod max_luns=2
  3. Make initrd image. Care the kernel version you have got.
    ex) mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.6.9-34.ELsmp.img 2.6.9-34.ELsmp
  4. Restart the Operating System.
(*2)
Cannot unload tape cartridge from Data transfer Element by mtx command.

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