| Express5800/T120a-E | |
| Distribution | CentOS 4.7 (x86/x86_64) ( KERNEL 2.6.9-78.EL ) |
| 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 |
| Model | UP |
| Code | Model |
|---|---|
N8100-1566 N8100-1567 N8100-1568 |
Express5800/T120a-E 2.5inch disk model ( diskless model) DualCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5502 1.86 GHz QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5520 2.26 GHz QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor X5550 2.66 GHz |
N8100-1531 N8100-1532 N8100-1533 |
Express5800/T120a-E 3.5inch disk model ( diskless model) DualCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5502 1.86 GHz QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor E5520 2.26 GHz QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor X5550 2.66 GHz |
| OS Installation | UP |
-Hardware configuration
| Configuration | Drive | Outline | qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.5inch disk model SAS-DAC RAID1 |
Built-in Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) ( or N8103-118 ) |
1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID1) | 2 | ||
| built-in /External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2.5inch disk model SAS-DAC RAID5 |
Built-in Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) N8103-119 RAID upgrade kit ( or N8103-118 ) |
1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID5) | 3 | ||
| built-in /External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2.5inch disk model SAS-DAC RAID6 |
Built-in Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) N8103-119 RAID upgrade kit ( or N8103-118 ) |
1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID6) | 4 | ||
| built-in /External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3.5inch disk model SATA/SAS-DAC RAID1 |
N8103-116A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID1) | 2 | ||
| built-in /External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| 5 | 3.5inch disk model SATA/SAS-DAC RAID5 |
N8103-117A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID5) | 3 | ||
| built-in /External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3.5inch disk model SATA/SAS-DAC RAID6 |
N8103-117A/N8103-118A Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs) | 1 |
| Additional HDD (RAID6) | 4 | ||
| built-in /External FDD(USB) | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3.5inch disk model SATA |
Additional HDD | 3 |
| built-in /External FDD(USB) | 1 |
| Checklist | Result | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf1,2,3 | Conf4,5,6 | Conf7 | ||
| OS installation | B (*1,2,3) |
B (*1,2,3) |
A (*1,2,3) |
Boot from distribution's CD/DVD media. |
| Making partitions | 14 | 14 | 14 | Using the whole drive |
| Hard Drives | A | A | A | Copy and compare data files. |
| Availability of Degraded RAID | A | A | D | Remove one HDD from the running system on Hotplug type. |
| Rebuild of Degraded RAID | A | A | D | Rebuild automatically on Hotplug type. |
| I/O access running | 12h | 12h | 12h | I/O access running |
| Reboot | 10 | 10 | 10 | The number of times. |
(*1)
Update following dirivers with a driver disk.
megaraid_sas 00.00.03.23n e1000 7.6.15.5-NAPI igb 1.2.44.9
[How to Update](*2)
- Make driver disk from EXPRESSBUILDER(DVD).
- Boot from Installation CD/DVD media and 'boot:' is displayed, type and enter following strings.
x86 system linux dd usb-handoff apic=bigsmp x86_64 system linux dd usb-handoff
x86_64 system needs largesmp kernel. If it is not installed, do as follows.(*3)NECESSARY
- Install largesmp kernel from install DVD or CD2.
# mount /media/cdrom
# rpm -ivh /media/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
# eject- Update drivers from EXPRESSBUILDER
# mount /media/cdrom
# cd /media/cdrom/010/lnx/os/RHAS4_EM64T/driver/
# tar -C / -zxvf e1000/e1000_2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp.x86_64.tar.gz
# tar -C / -zxvf igb/igb_2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp.x86_64.tar.gz
# tar -C / -zxvf megaraid_sas/megaraid_sas_2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp.x86_64.tar.gz
# cd
# eject
- Make initrd.img.
# depmod -a -F /boot/System.map-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp 2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp
# mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp.img 2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp
- Edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and set 'default=0'.
- Reboot the system.
Disable EDAC modules. EDAC module will prevent hardware from collecting IPMI logs which is necessary for hardware support.
- Add following sentences to /etc/modprobe.conf.
install *_edac /bin/true
install edac_* /bin/true
- Restart the Operation System.
- Check that string "edac" is not shown in the result of lsmod.
| 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 | B (*1) |
ssh and ftp |
| Built-in LAN ports Teaming (bonding) | A | Use bonding driver. See the kernel document for information about bonding. |
| CPU information | A | cat /proc/cpuinfo |
| Memory information | A | cat /proc/meminfo |
| Maximum CPUs | 2 | Number of physical CPUs. |
| Maximum Memory | 96 (*2) |
Size of Main Memory. (GB) |
| Optical disk drive | A | Copy and compare data files. |
| Floppy drive | A | |
| Serial port | A | Configure to login. |
(*1)
Driver igb has been updated.
(*2)
hugemem kernel is available in case memory amount is from 16GB to 16GB.
| Hardware Addition | UP |
| Model/Device | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Hard drive (HDD) | 3.5inch SAS | A |
| 3.5inch SATA | A | |
| 2.5inch SAS | A | |
| Backup devices | (*1) | |
| LAN Adapters | (*1) | |
(*1)
See ( HERE ), Option Devices page.
| Backup Devices | UP |
-Hardware configuration
| Connection | Code | Model/Device | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conn1 | N8103-95 | Additional SCSI Controller (U160) | aic7xxx |
| Conn2 | N8103-75 | Additional SCSI Controller (U320) | aic79xx |
| Conn3 | N8103-107 | Additional SCSI Controller (U320) | aic79xx |
| Conn4 | - | USB controller (USB2.0) | - |
| Conn5 | N8103-104A | Additional SAS Controller (PCIe x8) | mptxxx |
| Conn6 | N8103-116A/117A/118A | RAID Controller | megaraid_sas |
| Checklist | Result | Comment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conn1 | Conn2 | Conn3 | Conn4 | Conn5 | Conn6 | ||
| Backup, Restore | A | A | A | A | A | A | tar command |
| Reboot | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | The number of times. |
| go back | UP |