Jul. 15, 2009
Express5800/T120a-M
Distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86/x86_64)
( KERNEL 2.6.27.19-5 )
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

N8100-1527
N8100-1528
N8100-1529
N8100-1530
Express5800/T120a-M ( 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
QuadCore Intel®Xeon®Processor X5570 2.93 GHz

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-Hardware configuration

Configuration Drive Outline qty
1 SATA/SAS-DAC
RAID1
Built-in Disk Array Controller (for internal SATA/SAS HDDs)
( or N8103-118 )
1
Additional HDD (RAID1) 2
2 SATA/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
3 SATA/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

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conf1 Conf2 Conf3
OS installation A
(*1)
A
(*1)
A
(*1)
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 A Remove one HDD from the running system on Hotplug type.
Rebuild of Degraded RAID A A A 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)NECESSARY
Disable EDAC modules. EDAC module will prevent hardware from collecting IPMI logs which is necessary for hardware support.
  1. Add following sentences to /etc/modprobe.conf.
    install *_edac /bin/true
    install edac_* /bin/true
  2. Restart the Operation System.
  3. Check that string "edac" is not shown in the result of lsmod.

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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)
Get newest igb driver from intel download center, and update with them.

(*2)
On x86 system, less than 16GB memory is supported.

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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.

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-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

-Evaluation

Checklist Result Comment
Conn1 Conn2 Conn3 Conn4 Conn5 Conn6
Backup, Restore A A A A A D tar command
Reboot 5 5 5 5 5 D The number of times.

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