Tested Hardware and Operating System List

Intel
®
SAS Controller RS25GB008 THOL Operating Systems
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3. Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel
®
SAS Controller
RS25GB008. Each operating system was tested for compatibility with Intel
®
SAS Controller
RS25GB008 configuration listed in Chapter 2. Operating systems are only supported in the
specified base system configuration(s) with which they were tested.
The following table also indicates whether each operating system received Basic Installation
testing, or Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing. For information on the support
commitments for Basic Installation Testing and Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress
Testing, see Chapter 1.
Any variations to the standard operating system installation process are documented in the
Installation Guidelines section of this document. If the installation guidelines are not noted in the
following table, then the operating system installed as expected using the manufacturer’s
installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.
Note: The operating systems listed in the following table have been tested for compatibility with
the Intel
®
SAS Controller RS25GB008, but the operating system and its associated driver may
not have been tested for compatibility with the server board you have selected. Refer to the
supported operating system list for your server board to verify operating system compatibility
with the server board. This document lists testing performed on Intel
®
Server Boards only.
Ident#
Operating System
Base System Configuration Tested – Type of Testing
1
Microsoft Windows 2003* SP2
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
2
Microsoft Windows 2003* SP2, x64
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
3
Microsoft Windows Vista*
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
4
Microsoft Windows Vista*, x64
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
5
Microsoft Windows 2008*
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
6
Microsoft Windows 2008*, x64
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
7
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2*, x64
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
8
Microsoft Windows 7*
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
9
Microsoft Windows 7*, x64
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
10
Microsoft Windows 8*
Configuration 3 – Compatibility and Stress
11
Microsoft Windows 8*, x64
Configuration 3 – Compatibility and Stress
12
Microsoft Windows Server 2012, x64
Configuration 3 – Compatibility and Stress
13
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ES 5.0 U7
Configuration 1,3 – Basic Installation testing
14
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ES 5.0 U7,
x86_64
Configuration 1,3 – Basic Installation testing
15
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ES 6.0 U1
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress
16
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ES 6.0 U1,
x86_64
Configuration 1,2,3– Compatibility and Stress
17
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10.0
SP4
Configuration 1,3 – Basic Installation testing
18
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10.0
SP4, x86_64
Configuration 1,3 – Basic Installation testing
19
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 11.0
SP2
Configuration 1,2,3 – Compatibility and Stress