Apr. 2, 2012
Express5800/R120d-2E
Distribution Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 (x86/x86_64)
( KERNEL 2.6.18-274.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 / Basic operation / Hardware addition / Backup Devices

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Code Model

N8100-1814Y
N8100-1815Y
N8100-1846Y
N8100-1816Y
N8100-1817Y
N8100-1818Y
N8100-1840Y
N8100-1841Y		 Express5800/R120d-2E (2.5-inch drive)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2403 (1.80GHz,4C/4T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2407 (2.20GHz,4C/4T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2420 (1.90GHz,6C/12T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2430 (2.20GHz,6C/12T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2430L(2.00GHz,6C/12T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2450 (2.10GHz,8C/16T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2450L(1.80GHz,8C/16T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2470 (2.30GHz,8C/16T)

N8100-1820Y
N8100-1821Y		 Express5800/R120d-2E (2.5-inch drive SAS Expander model)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2403 (1.80GHz,4C/4T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2430 (2.20GHz,6C/12T)

N8100-1822Y
N8100-1843Y		 Express5800/R120d-2E (3.5-inch drive)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2403 (1.80GHz,4C/4T)
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2430 (2.20GHz,6C/12T)

OS Installation UP

-Hardware configuration

Configuration Drive Outline
1 LSI RAID
2.5/3.5-inch drive		 N8103-149 RAID Controller(512MB, RAID0/1)
Additional HDD
2 LSI RAID
2.5/3.5-inch drive		 N8103-150 RAID Controller(512MB, RAID0/1/5/6)
Additional HDD
3 LSI RAID
2.5/3.5-inch drive		 N8103-151 RAID Controller(1GB, RAID0/1/5/6)
Additional HDD
4 SATA SSD/HDD
2.5-inch drive		 Additional HDD

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conf1,2,3 Conf4
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 A D I/O access, reboot
Rebuild of Degraded RAID A D I/O access, reboot
I/O access running 12h 12h The running time
Reboot 10 10 The number of times.
(*1)
Please apply the KMP modules.
Driver Current Updated
megaraid_sas 00.00.05.38-rh1 00.00.05.38n-rh1
tg3 3.116 3.120h
  1. Extract this file and change to following directory.
    # cd RHEL5_x86/driver ( if x86 system )
    # cd RHEL5_EM64T/driver ( if x86_64 system )

  2. Install KMP packages.
    In case Kernel version is 2.6.18-274.el5
    # rpm -ivh --nodeps --nosignature megaraid_sas/kmod-megaraid_sas-00.00.05.38n*.rpm
    # rpm -ivh --nodeps --nosignature tg3/kmod-tg3-3.120h*.rpm
    In case Kernel version is 2.6.18-274.el5PAE
    # rpm -ivh --nodeps --nosignature */*-PAE-*.rpm

  3. Install KMP common packages.
    # rpm -ivh --nodeps --nosignature */*noarch.rpm

  4. Restart the Operating System.

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 Use bonding driver. See the kernel document about bonding.
CPU information A cat /proc/cpuinfo
Memory information A cat /proc/meminfo
Physical CPUs. 2 Physical CPUs.
Main memory size 192 Tested size. (GB)
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.

Hardware Addition UP

Model/Device Result
Hard drive (HDD) 2.5inch SAS/SATA HDD A
2.5inch SAS/SATA SSD A
3.5inch SATA HDD 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) -
Conn3 N8103-104A Additional SAS Controller (PCIe x8) mptsas

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conn1 Conn2 Conn3
Backup, Restore A A A tar command
Reboot 5 5 5 The number of times.

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