Oct 26, 2007
Express5800/110Gd
Distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
( KERNEL 2.6.16.21-0.8 )
Meanings of letters
A ---Function without third party drivers
B ---Function with third party drivers
C ---Not function
D ---Not Supported
OS Installation / HDDs addition / Memories addition / LAN Adapters / Backup Devices /

OS Installation UP

-Hardware configuration

Configuration Code Model/Device qty
Conf1
(SATA2)		 N8100-1279Y Express5800/110Gd
( diskless Model/Intel(R)Celeron D 341(2.93GHzf)/memory 512MB)		 1
N8102-289 512MB Additional Memory board(DDR2-667) 3
N8150-230 Additional 500GB HDD(SATA2/300,7200rpm) 1
N8150-204A Additional 80GB HDD(SATA2/300,7200rpm) 1
N8150-205A Additional 160GB HDD(SATA2/300,7200rpm) 1
N8150-206A Additional 250GB HDD(SATA2/300,7200rpm) 1
N8460-002 External USB FDD 1
Conf2
(SATA-DAC)		 N8100-1280Y Express5800/110Gd
( diskless Model/DualCore Intel(R)Pentium4 651(3.40G)/memory 512MB)		 1
N8102-290 1GB Additional Memory board(DDR2-667) 4
N8103-101 Disk Array Controller(for internal SATA2 HDDs) 1
N8150-204A Additional 80GB HDD(SATA2/300,7200rpm)(SATA-DAC,RAID10) 4
N8460-002 External USB FDD 1
* LSI Logic Embedded MegaRAID is not available on this Linux.

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conf1 Conf2
OS installation A B
(*1)		 Boot from CD-ROM.
X Window System A A 1024x768, thousands colors.
Mouse/keyboard A A  
Built-in LAN ports A A ssh, ftp
CPU information A A cat /proc/cpuinfo
Memory information A A cat /proc/meminfo
Making partitions 14 14 Using till the last cylinder of drives.
Hard Drives A A Copy and compare data files.
DVD-ROM Drive A A
Floppy Drive A A
Availability of Degraded RAID - A Availability of Degraded RAID drive.
Rebuild of Degraded RAID - A Rebuilding by RAID utility at POST.
I/O access running 12h 12h I/O access running
Reboot 10 10 The number of times.
(*1)
You need driver update diskette (DUD). Get "SuperTrak EX Series suse sles10 32 (SR2)" ( SuperTrak-EX-Series-suse-sles10-i386-2.9.0.22.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.

HDDs Addition UP

Code Model/Device Result Comment
N8150-204A Additional 80GB HDD(SATA2/300, 7200krpm) A Copy and compare data files.
N8150-205A Additional 160GB HDD(SATA2/300, 7200krpm)
N8150-206A Additional 250GB HDD(SATA2/300, 7200krpm)
N8150-230 Additional 500GB HDD(SATA2/300, 7200krpm)

Memories Addition UP

Code Model/Device qty Result Comment
N8102-289 512MB Additional Memory board(DDR2-667) 3 A cat /proc/meminfo
N8102-290 1GB Additional Memory board(DDR2-667) 4 A cat /proc/meminfo

LAN Adapters UP
See ( HERE ), Option Devices page.

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

-Hardware configuration

Connection Code Model/Device Driver Version
Conn1 N8103-75 Additional SCSI Controller (PCI-X,U320) aic79xx 3.0
Conn2 N8103-95 Additional SCSI Controller (PCI,U160) aic7xxx 7.0

-Evaluation

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

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