Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Tested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Revision History ii Date Revision Number Modifications November, 2007 1.0 Initial Release January, 2008 1.1 Added support for Windows 2003 Server, clarified Virtualization Software testing/certification details January 22 , 2008 1.2 Added Fujitsu 146GB 2.5” HDD January 25 , 2008 1.3 Corrected 146BG FJ HDD – 10K instead of 15K drive February 1, 008 1.
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Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Test Overview ........................................................................................................... 6 1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing ............................................
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI List of Tables Table 2.1 Base System Configurations Tested ............................................................................ 10 Table 3.1 Operating Systems Tested ........................................................................................... 11 Table 3.2 Operating System Certifications, MFS5000SI ................................................
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 1. Introduction This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25/MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI and Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI with a guide to the different operating systems, expansion cards, and peripherals Intel plans to test on this platform.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI • Intel will provide and test operating system drivers for each of the server board’s integrated controllers, provided that the controller vendor has a driver available upon request. Vendors will not be required by Intel to develop drivers for operating systems that they do not already support.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that receive I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing: • Intel will provide support for customer issues with these operating systems involving installation and/or functionality of the server board with or without the I/O Expansion Card and peripherals listed
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Test software suites executed successfully Test and data files were created in the correct directories without error. Files copied from client to server and back compare to the original with zero errors reported. Clients remain connected to the server system. Industry standard test suites run to completion with zero errors reported.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 2. MFS5000SI / MFS5520VI / MFSYS25 / MFSYS35 Base System Configurations The following table lists the base system configurations tested.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 3. Supported Operating Systems & Software The following table provides a list of the operating systems and software applications that Intel plans to test with the Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI and MFS5520VI. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with the base system configuration listed in Section 2 of this document.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Operating System Type of Testing Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 (64bit) Configuration 9 -Compatibility & Stress Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U4 (32-bit) Configuration 9 Basic Installation Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U4 Basic kernel (64-bit) Configuration 9 -Compatibility & Stress Notes This OS is currently only supported in a single SCM environment.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Configuration 9 -Compatibility Mozilla Firefox 3.x Configuration 9 -Compatibility Firefox 3.x is not supported on SLES 10 client. For SLES 10 client use Firefox 2.x. Client Java Engines (for CMM interface and remote KVM) Type of Testing Notes Sun Java Plugin 6.17 Configuration 9 -Compatibility Sun Java Plugin 6.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Operating System Certification Listing Comments SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 (32 & 64-bit) Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI YES Certification Bulletin 95560 Certification for single SCM configuration only. YES Certification Bulletin’s can be located on Novell’s website. http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp SCO UnixWare 7.1.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Virtualization Software Certification Listing Comments VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 U1 GA Certification This recipe is available only through the ESAA program. Please visit http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up VMware ESX Server 3.5 U4 Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI This recipe is available only through the ESAA program. Please visit http://www.esaa-members.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI This recipe is available only through the ESAA program. Please visit http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up Vmware ESX 3.5 U4 for MFSYS25/MFSYS35 Storage Intel® Modular Server MFSYS25 Intel® Modular Server MFSYS35 Pending This recipe is available only through the ESAA program. Please visit http://www.esaa-members.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 3.2 Operating System Storage Component Support Table 3.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 4. I/O Expansion Cards & Peripherals I/O Expansion card and peripheral compatibility and stress testing will only be performed with the latest version of an operating system at the time the validation testing occurred. The expansion cards and peripherals are divided into categories based on their functionality.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Table 4.1 Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI / MFS5520VI Supported Items Manufacturer 4.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Logitech MiniWheel* Mouse M-UB48 USB TEAC USB Floppy FD-05-PUB USB NEC USB Floppy UF0002 USB IOMega USB Storage Drive 80GB Silver Portable USB Lexar USB Keyfob USB Jumpdrive 1GB USB Lexar USB Keyfob USB Jumpdrive 2GB USB SanDisk USB Keyfob USB Cruzer Micro 1GB USB SanDisk USB Keyfob USB C
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Table 4.2 Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 / MFSYS35 Supported Peripherals Manufacturer 4.4 Intel 4.5 Intel 4.6 Quantum Quantum Tandberg 4.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 5. Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 / MFSYS35 by Intel validation labs and/or by individual drive vendors.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI Fujitsu AL-10Sx* MBC2036RC 15,000 36GB 0005 Chassis must be at UFU P2.6 FW level Fujitsu AL-10Sx* MBC2073RC 15,000 73GB 0005 Chassis must be at UFU P2.6 FW level Toshiba MBE2073RC 15,000 73GB 0103 Chassis must be at UFU P2.6 FW level Toshiba MBD2147RC 10,000 147GB 0102 Chassis must be at UFU P2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI (2) This drive may experience degradation in performance in environments with elevated temperatures or during a fault condition within the MFSYS25 chassis. (3) MFSYS35 currently does not support a mix of SAS and SATA drives within the same chassis. All drives within the MFSYS35 subsystem must have the same interface.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 6. Installation Guidelines 6.1 Slipstreamed install for Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit) Method for performing Slipstreamed install for Windows 2003 Installation via CD-ROM drive. Both the CD-ROM and Floppy can not be simultaneously redirected on the MFSYS25 system.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 6.2 Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method Method for performing Remote Windows 2003 Installation via CD-ROM drive. Guideline: Note: Prepare a Slipstreamed CD per section 6.1. 1. Plug your slipstreamed CD of your Windows operating system CD-ROM into the CD on your remote system. 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 10. Confirm all your settings then Hit Apply. Hit OK when the confirmation dialog is displayed. 11. With the mouse, select the Chassis Front Tab. 12. Click on Server 1 on the Chassis picture with the Mouse. 13. Click on the Remote KVM & CD option under Server 1 Actions. 14. Select the video display color resolution. Revision 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 15. Choose the Device Menu Option and then click on the CDROM check box. 16. Choose the Redirect CDROM drive to select the CDROM on your system as the device to load the operating system from. 17. Choose the drive letter of the CDROM to redirect the CD. 28 Revision 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 18. Return to the Modular Server screen and select the Chassis Front TAB. Do not close out the KVM screen. 19. Select Server 1 and then hit the Power On option under “Server 1” Actions. 20. Select OK when requested to power on Server 1. 21. Return to the KVM screen and observer the bootup screen. 22.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 6.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method Method for performing Remote Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation with DVD media via FTP Guideline: Configure the MFSYS25 system as follows: 1. Ensure P2.0.5 or later SW stack is loaded 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 12. From Filezilla server session click “Shared Folders”, then click “Add”, navigate down and select the client’s DVD’s unit drive-letter, in the example case below it was E, then click OK. 13. To verify your FTP setup is correct: Open client’s CMD prompt window and type: C:> ftp localhost Revision 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI User: anonymous Password: (just hit enter key) ftp> dir 14. You should see the whole directory tree of the RHEL-5 DVD media you are trying to install from 15. The Filezilla FTP server is now setup and ready to use 16. Log in CMM-GUI 17. Create a Storage Pool and Virtual Drive 18. Assign to a compute module as LUN 0 19.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI or hit F2 then type same command there. Revision 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 22. When asked for Installation Method - Select FTP then click OK 23. When asked for Networking Device - Select (hi-lite) eth0 as your main interface then click OK (Use TAB key to move around) 24. When presented dialog Configure TCP/IP - Select IPv4 and deselect IPv6 and OK 25. On the RedHat’s FTP Setup page, enter as: FTP site name: x.x.x.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 26. Select DHCP mode when asked for network configuration for Eth0 and Eth1 Revision 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 6.4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32 & 64 bit) Remote Installation Method Method for performing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation via SMB Guideline: Configure the MFSYS25 system as follows: 1. Ensure P2.0.5 or later SW stack is loaded 2.
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25, Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS35, Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI, Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VI 8. Select Video color resolution = High 9. Power on the compute module via the GUI 10. When server boots to the option table, use down-arrow key to select second option from the given list “Installation” then type (Boot Options line): install=smb://x.x.x.x/drive-letter where: x.x.x.
