As of Dec 6, 2006
Express5800/110Ej
Distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
( KERNEL 2.6.16.21-0.8 )
Meanings of letters
A ---Function without external drivers
B ---Function with external drivers
C ---Not function
D ---Not Supported
OS Installation / HDDs addition/ Memories addition /
LAN boards addition / Backup Devices /

OS Installation UP

-Hardware configuration

Configuration Code Model/Device qty
Config1
(SATA)		 N8100-1201 Express5800/110Ej
( diskless Model/Intel(R)Pentium4 Processor 631(3G)/memory 512MB)		 1
N8102-224 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,512MB) 1
N8102-225 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,1GB) 1
N8150-204A Additional 80GB HDD(SATA2,7.2krpm) 1
Config2
(SATA-DAC)		 N8100-1201 Express5800/110Ej
( diskless Model/Intel(R)Pentium4 Processor 631(3G)/memory 512MB)		 1
N8102-224 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,512MB) 1
N8102-226 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,2GB) 1
N8150-204A Additional 80GB HDD(SATA2,7.2krpm)(SATA-DAC,RAID5) 3
N8103-101 Disk Array Controller(SATA2) 1
N8103-102 Battery unit for Disk Array Controller 1
Config3
(MegaRAID)		 N8100-1201 Express5800/110Ej
( diskless Model/Intel(R)Pentium4 Processor 631(3G)/memory 512MB)		 1
N8102-224 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,512MB) 1
N8102-226 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,2GB) 1
N8154-02 HDD Adapter Kit for Device Bay 1
N8150-163A Additional 73.2GB HDD(Ultra320,10krpm)(MegaRADI,RAID5) 3
N8103-80 Disk Array Controller(1ch) 1
N8103-79 Battery unit for Disk Array Controller 1
Config4
(SCSI)		 N8100-1201 Express5800/110Ej
( diskless Model/Intel(R)Pentium4 Processor 631(3G)/memory 512MB)		 1
N8102-224 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,512MB) 1
N8102-226 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,2GB) 1
N8103-95 Additional SCSI Controller (PCI,U160) 1
N8150-158 Additional 73.2GB HDD(Ultra320,10krpm) 1

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Config1 Config2 Config3 Config4
OS installation A A
(*1)		 A A Boot from CD-ROM.
X-Window A A A A  
PS/2 Mouse/keyboard A A A A  
Built-in LAN port B B B B Telnet, FTP.
Built-in LAN ports Teaming (Bonding) A
(*2)		 A
(*2)		 A
(*2)		 A
(*2)		 Telnet, FTP.
CPU information A A A A cat /proc/cpuinfo
Memory information A A A A cat /proc/meminfo
Making partitions 14 14 14 14 Using last cylinder of drives.
Hard Drives A A A A Copy and compare data files.
CD-ROM Drive A A A A
Floppy Drive A A A A
Availability of Degraded RAID drive - A A - Remove one HDD from the running system. (Hotplug).
Rebuild of Degraded RAID drive - A A - Rebuilt of degraded RAID drive automatically. (Hotplug).
I/O access running 12h 12h 12h 12h I/O access running
Reboot 10 10 10 10 The number of times.
(*1)
You need driver update diskette (DUD). Get "ST EX Series SuSE SLES 10 32bit driver" ( 6_SuperTrak-EX-Series-suse-sles10-i386-2.9.0.16.tgz ) from PROMISE THECNOLOGY,INC.
  1. Boot from CD-ROM#1
  2. Push F5 to for DUD.
  3. During installation using CD1, the system will reboot automatically. Then OS assigns RAID Drives as /dev/sda, instead of /dev/sdb as which it assigns at first boot.
    1. Upon reboot, select "Boot from Hard Drive", hit Esc key to enter text-mode.
    2. Select "kernel" line and hit "e" key for edit.
    3. Change strings "/dev/sdb" to "/dev/sda" at all places. Then Hit Enter to exit.
    4. Hit "b" key to boot.
  4. If you see "press enter for login: " on the screen, Hit Enter to login.
    1. Mount the drive where /etc/fstab exists to /mnt.
      ex.) mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
    2. Edit fstab and change strings "/dev/sdb" to "/dev/sda" at all places.
    3. Unmount /mnt if mounted.
    4. Mount the drive where /boot exists to /mnt.
      ex.) mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
    5. Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and change strings "/dev/sdb" to "/dev/sda" at all places.
    6. Restart the Operation System.
  5. Continue installation.
(*2)
Use Bonding driver.
See the kernel document about bonding.You need test performance on your environment.

HDDs Addition UP
Code Model/Device Result Comment
N8150-158 Additional 73.2GB HDD(Ultra320 10krpm) A Copy and compare data files.
N8150-163A Additional 73.2GB HDD(Ultra320,10krpm)
N8150-171A Additional 146GB HDD(Ultra320,10krpm)
N8150-204A Additional 80GB HDD(SATA2 7.2krpm) A Copy and compare data files.
N8150-205A Additional 160GB HDD(SATA2 7.2krpm)
N8150-206A Additional 250GB HDD(SATA2 7.2krpm)

Memories Addition UP
Code Model/Device qty Result Comment
N8102-224 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,512MB) 4 A cat /proc/meminfo
N8102-225 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,1GB) 4 A cat /proc/meminfo
N8102-226 Additional Memory board(DDR2-533,SDRAM-DIMM Dual-Channel ,UnBuffered,2GB) 4 A cat /proc/meminfo
* Use bigsmp kernel in case memory amount is over 4GB .

LAN Boards Addition UP
See ( HERE ), additional LAN board page.

Backup Devices UP
See ( HERE ), Backup Devices page.

-Hardware configuration

Connection Code Model/Device Driver Version
Conn1 N8103-75 Additional SCSI Controller (PCI,U320) aic79xx 3.0
Conn2 N8103-95 Additional SCSI Controller (PCI,U320) aic7xxx 7.0

-Evaluation

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

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