Tested Hardware and Operating System List

Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Table of Contents

Revision 5.0

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1

1.1 Test Overview..........................................................................................................1

1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing.........................................................................................1

1.1.2 Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing ..............................................2

1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria .............................................................................................3

2. Intel

Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations........................4

3. Supported Operating Systems............................................................................................6

3.1 Operating System Certifications ..............................................................................9

4. Adapters and Peripherals..................................................................................................11

4.1 PCI NIC..................................................................................................................13

4.2 PCI SW RAID SATA ..............................................................................................15

4.3 PCI SW RAID SCSI ...............................................................................................16

4.4 PCI SW RAID SAS ................................................................................................17

4.5 PCI Fiber Channel .................................................................................................18

4.6 Video......................................................................................................................20

4.7 PCI HW RAID SAS ................................................................................................20

4.8 PCI HW RAID SATA..............................................................................................23

4.9 PCI HW RAID SCSI...............................................................................................27

4.10 CD-ROM Drives.....................................................................................................27

4.11 DVD Drives............................................................................................................28

4.12 Tape Drives ...........................................................................................................29

4.13 Input.......................................................................................................................29

4.14 Removable Media..................................................................................................30

4.15 Other......................................................................................................................31

5. Hard Disk Drives.................................................................................................................32