Tested Hardware and Operating System List

Operating Systems Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL0x0, RMS2MH080, RS2VB0x0, RS2PI008 and RS2MB044 THOL
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3. Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel
®
RAID Controller
RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040, RMS2MH080, RS2VB080, RS2VB040,RS2PI008,
RS2PI008DE and RS2MB044. Each operating system was tested for compatibility with Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040, RMS2MH080, RS2VB080,
RS2VB040,RS2PI008, RS2PI008DE and RS2MB044 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
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040, RMS2MH080, RS2VB080,
RS2VB040, RS2PI008, RS2PI008DE and RS2MB044 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 (with latest service
pack)
Base System Configuration Tested – Type of Testing
1
Microsoft Windows 2003
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 – Compatibility and Stress
2
Microsoft Windows 2003*, x64
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 – Compatibility and Stress
3
Microsoft Windows XP*
Configuration 1 – Compatibility only
4
Microsoft Windows XP*, x64
Configuration 1 – Compatibility only
5
Microsoft Windows Vista*
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 – Compatibility and Stress
6
Microsoft Windows Vista*, x64
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 – Compatibility and Stress
7
Microsoft Windows 2008*
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 – Compatibility and Stress
8 Microsoft Windows 2008*, x64
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 – Compatibility and
Stress
9
Microsoft Windows 7*
Configuration 5,6,7– Compatibility and Stress
10
Microsoft Windows 7*, x64
Configuration 5,6,7– Compatibility and Stress
11
Microsoft Windows 8*
Configuration 7 – Compatibility and Stress
12
Microsoft Windows 8*, x64
Configuration 7 – Compatibility and Stress
13
Microsoft Windows Server 2012, x64
Configuration 7 – Compatibility and Stress
14
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ES 4.0
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 – Compatibility and Stress
15
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ES 4.0,
x86_64
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 – Compatibility and Stress
16
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ES 5.0
Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 – Compatibility and Stress