as of June 1, 2005
Express5800/120Rf-1
Distribution SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for EM64T SP1
(KERNEL 2.6.5-7.139-smp)
Meanings of letters
A ---Function without external drivers
B ---Function with external drivers
C ---Not function
D ---Not Supported
Installation / HDDs addition / CPUs addition / Memories addition /
LAN boards addition / Backup devices /

Installation UP

-Hardware configuration

Configuration Code Model/Device qty
config1
(S-ATA)
N8100-1059 Express5800/120Rf-1
(S-ATA diskless model/Intel Xeon 3.20DG/memory 1GB)
1
N8102-284 Additional CPU board Nocona(3.20DG/800/1M),mPGA1
N8150-184 Additional 80GB HDD(S-ATA,7.2krpm)1
N8150-185 Additional 120GB HDD(S-ATA,7.2krpm)1
config2
(SCSI)
N8100-1057 Express5800/120Rf-1
(SCSI diskless model/Intel Xeon 3.40G/memory 1GB)
1
N8102-285 Additional CPU board Nocona(3.40G/800/1M),mPGA1
N8150-163 Additional 73.2GB HDD(U320,10krpm)1
N8150-171 Additional 146.5GB HDD(U320,10krpm)1
N8150-192 Additional 300GB HDD(U320,10krpm)1
config3
(MegaRAID)
N8100-1057 Express5800/120Rf-1
(SCSI diskless model/Intel Xeon 3.40G/memory 1GB)
1
N8102-285 Additional CPU board Nocona(3.40G/800/1M),mPGA
1
N8103-80disk array controler(1ch, FW:1N38)1
N8103-79Additional Battery1
N8150-163 Additional 73.2GB HDD(U320,10krpm) (MegaRAID,RAID5)3
config4
(MegaRAID)
N8100-1058 Express5800/120Rf-1
(SCSI diskless model/Intel Xeon 3.60G/memory 1GB)
1
N8102-309 Additional CPU board Irwindale(3.60G/800/2M),mPGA
1
N8103-81disk array controler(2ch,FW:1N38)
1
N8150-165 Additional 36.3GB HDD(U320,15krpm) (MegaRAID,RAID5)3

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
config1config2 config3config4
OS installation A A A A Boot and install from SP1 CD-ROM.
X-window A A A A
PS/2 Mouse/keyboard A A A A
built-in LAN A A A A Telnet,ftp(100MB put/get)
Built-in LAN port teaming(Bonding) A
(*1)
A
(*1)
A
(*1)
A
(*1)
Using Bonding driver Telnet,ftp(100MB put/get)
CPU information A A A A /proc/cpuinfo
Memory information A A A A /proc/meminfo
making partitions 14 14 14 14 using last cylinder of drive
Hard Drives(HDD/RAID) A A A A Copy and compare data files
CD-ROM drive A A A A
floppy drive A A A A
avilability on Degraded RAID drive - - A
(*2)
A
(*2)
Copy and compare data files (Hotplug)
Rebuild of Degraded RAID drive - - A
(*2)
A
(*2)
(Hotplug)
I/O access running A A A A More than 1 hour
reboot A A A A More then 5 times
(*1)
Use Bonding driver. (*2)
Use Megamonitor to watch RAID status.
  1. Get lsi_v37.tgz ( Megamonitor ver3.7 ) from HERE.

HDDs addition UP

Code Model/Device Result Comment
N8150-184 Additional 80GB HDD(S-ATA,7.2krpm) A Copy and compare data files
N8150-185 Additional 120GB HDD(S-ATA,7.2krpm)
N8150-186 Additional 250GB HDD(A-ATA,7.2krpm)
N8150-163 Additional 73.2GB HDD(U320,10krpm) A Copy and compare data files
N8150-171 Additional 146.5GB HDD(U320,10krpm)
N8150-192 Additional 300GB HDD(U320,10krpm)
N8150-165 Additional 36.3GB HDD(U320,15krpm)
N8150-172 Additional 73.2GB HDD(U320,15krpm)
N8150-193 Additional 146.5GB HDD(U320,15krpm)

CPUs addition UP

Code Model/Device qty Result Comment
N8101-284 Additional CPU board Nocona(3.20DG/800/1M),mPGA 1 A /proc/cpuinfo
N8101-285 Additional CPU board Nocona(3.40G/800/1M),mPGA 1 A
N8101-309 Additional CPU board Irwindale(3.60G/800/2M),mPGA 1 A

Memories addition UP

Code Model/Device qty Result Comment
N8102-230 512MB Additional memory module(DDR2-400, Registered,256MB x2) 4
A Total 2GB on /proc/meminfo
N8102-231 1GB Additional memory module(DDR2-400, Registered,512MB x2) 4
A Total 4GB on /proc/meminfo
N8102-232 2GB Additional memory module(DDR2-400, Registered,1GB x2) 4
A Total 8GB on /proc/meminfo
N8102-233 4GB Additional memory module(DDR2-400, Registered,2GB x2) 4
A Total 16GB on /proc/meminfo

LAN boards addition UP
See additional LAN board page ( HERE ) for more information.

Backup devices UP
See backup devices page, ( HERE ) for more information.

-Hardware configuration

Connection Code Model/Device driver Version
conn1 (AIC7902rev.B) built-in SCSI controler (U320)aic79xx1.3.11
conn2 N8103-75 Additional SCSI channel board (PCI-X,U320)aic79xx1.3.11

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
conn1 conn2
OS installation with backup devices attached A A Boot and install from SP1 CD-ROM.
I/O access running A A Backup and RestoreMore than 1 hour
Reboot A A More than 5 times

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