Computer Hardware User Manual

Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Supported Operating Systems
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3. Supported Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel® server board
SE7525GP2. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with server
board base system configuration listed in Section 2 of this document. Operating systems are
supported only with 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 vs. Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and
Stress Testing, please reference Section 1 of this document.
Any variations to the standard operating system installation process are documented in the
Installation Guidelines section of this document. If there are no installation guidelines noted in
the following table, then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer’s
installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.
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Operating systems supported by Intel® Server Management software may be
different than the operating systems supported by the server board. Please
reference the Readme and User Guide documents that are included as part of
each Intel Server Management distribution for operating systems that are
supported by that release.
Operating System
Base System
Configuration Tested &
Type of Testing
Notes
Microsoft* Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition /
Microsoft* Small Business Server 2003
Configuration 2&3 –
Compatibility & Stress
Intel’s testing was completed
with Microsoft Windows Server
2003. The Intel Server Board
SE7525GP2 supports the
operating system portion of
Microsoft Windows Small
Business Server 2003 only.
The application portion is not
tested or supported.
Microsoft* Windows 2000 Advanced Server,
SP4 / Microsoft* Small Business Server 2000
Configuration 2&3 –
Compatibility & Stress
Intel’s testing was completed
with Microsoft Windows Server
2000. The Intel Server Board
SE7525GP2 supports the
operating system portion of
Microsoft Windows Small
Business Server 2000 only.
The application portion is not
tested or supported.
Windows XP Professional, SP1
Configuration 2&3 –
Compatibility & Stress
Novell NetWare 6.5, SP2
Configuration 2&3 –
Compatibility & Stress
SuSE 9.0 Professional Configuration 2&3 –