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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Tested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 5.0 December 2008 Enterprise Platforms and Services Division
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... are trademarks or registered trademarks of its subsidiaries in this document. The hardware vendor remains solely responsible for use of others. Disclaimers Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Disclaimers THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ...
... are trademarks or registered trademarks of its subsidiaries in this document. The hardware vendor remains solely responsible for use of others. Disclaimers Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Disclaimers THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ...
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... Updated Supported Operating Systems to add Small Business Server operating systems; Updated Operating System Certifications. Added Operating System Certifications and 3.5" SATA hard drives. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Revision History Date June 8, 2006 July 10,... 3.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 Modifications Initial Release Added Hard Drive Form Factor Column Added several RAID controllers as Supported Operating System; Added Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (32-bit and 64-bit) as Similar Adapters Added 3.5" SAS and SATA hard drives Added 2.5" SATA hard drives Added Fiber ...
... Updated Supported Operating Systems to add Small Business Server operating systems; Updated Operating System Certifications. Added Operating System Certifications and 3.5" SATA hard drives. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Revision History Date June 8, 2006 July 10,... 3.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 Modifications Initial Release Added Hard Drive Form Factor Column Added several RAID controllers as Supported Operating System; Added Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (32-bit and 64-bit) as Similar Adapters Added 3.5" SAS and SATA hard drives Added 2.5" SATA hard drives Added Fiber ...
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iv Revision 5.0 Revision History Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Date December 22, 2008 Revision Number 5.0 Modifications Added more configurations in Base System Configurations; updated the table of Adapters and Peripherals. updated Supported Operating System List;
iv Revision 5.0 Revision History Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Date December 22, 2008 Revision Number 5.0 Modifications Added more configurations in Base System Configurations; updated the table of Adapters and Peripherals. updated Supported Operating System List;
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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Hard Disk Drives...32 Revision 5.0 v 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 ... 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. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations 4 3. Supported Operating Systems 6 3.1 Operating System Certifications 9 4.
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Hard Disk Drives...32 Revision 5.0 v 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 ... 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. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations 4 3. Supported Operating Systems 6 3.1 Operating System Certifications 9 4.
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... supported release of a supported operating system may not be required by Intel to provide the information from previous releases. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Introduction 1. Each new release of the server board's integrated controllers, provided that they were tested. 1.1 Test Overview Testing performed on the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL is classified under the specified system configuration (system BIOS and firmware...
... supported release of a supported operating system may not be required by Intel to provide the information from previous releases. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Introduction 1. Each new release of the server board's integrated controllers, provided that they were tested. 1.1 Test Overview Testing performed on the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL is classified under the specified system configuration (system BIOS and firmware...
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Introduction Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL • Intel will NOT provide support for issues related to use . • Support is defined as assistance in root causing issues, and determining a customer acceptable resolution to...to gain an accurate view of how the server performs with the operating system. No heavy stressing of the server board with or without injecting errors. Any fatal errors that occur will require a complete test restart. 1.1.2.1 Support Commitment for Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing Intel commits to provide the following level of ...
Introduction Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL • Intel will NOT provide support for issues related to use . • Support is defined as assistance in root causing issues, and determining a customer acceptable resolution to...to gain an accurate view of how the server performs with the operating system. No heavy stressing of the server board with or without injecting errors. Any fatal errors that occur will require a complete test restart. 1.1.2.1 Support Commitment for Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing Intel commits to provide the following level of ...
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Specific configurations may have had particular characteristics that were addressed on a case-by -case basis. All testing of the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL was performed using the Intel® Server System SR2500ALLX. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Introduction / There is no support commitment for the operating system installation. • No extraordinary workarounds were required during the operating system installation. •...
Specific configurations may have had particular characteristics that were addressed on a case-by -case basis. All testing of the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL was performed using the Intel® Server System SR2500ALLX. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Introduction / There is no support commitment for the operating system installation. • No extraordinary workarounds were required during the operating system installation. •...
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... Ver 2.09 4 Revision 5.0 Each base system configuration is assigned an identifier number that were tested. Base system configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL are released and/or new system BIOS and BMC firmware are added with each new release of this document. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL 2.
... Ver 2.09 4 Revision 5.0 Each base system configuration is assigned an identifier number that were tested. Base system configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL are released and/or new system BIOS and BMC firmware are added with each new release of this document. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL 2.
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Microsoft* operating systems must have the latest service packs installed prior to upgrading to Intel BIOS revisions 79 and later. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations Base System Configuration Identifier # 15 Board Type S5000XAL 16 S5000XAL 17 S5000XAL 18 S5000PAL 19 S5000XAL PBA Number BIOS Revision E50387-100 R0091 BMC Firmware Revision BMC64 SR2500 HSC Firmware Revision Ver 2.09...
Microsoft* operating systems must have the latest service packs installed prior to upgrading to Intel BIOS revisions 79 and later. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations Base System Configuration Identifier # 15 Board Type S5000XAL 16 S5000XAL 17 S5000XAL 18 S5000PAL 19 S5000XAL PBA Number BIOS Revision E50387-100 R0091 BMC Firmware Revision BMC64 SR2500 HSC Firmware Revision Ver 2.09...
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... Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS U4. Supported Operating Systems The following table also indicates whether each Intel® System Management and LANDesk* Client Manager distribution for the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL. The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Testing Microsoft Windows Server Configuration 10, 11 - 2008*, 32-bit Compatibility and Stress Microsoft Windows...
... Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS U4. Supported Operating Systems The following table also indicates whether each Intel® System Management and LANDesk* Client Manager distribution for the Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL. The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Testing Microsoft Windows Server Configuration 10, 11 - 2008*, 32-bit Compatibility and Stress Microsoft Windows...
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... SUSE* Enterprise Linux 9 SP3 32-bit. Compatibility SUSE* Linux Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 64-bit Configuration 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 - The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit. The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 32-bit. The application portion is...
... SUSE* Enterprise Linux 9 SP3 32-bit. Compatibility SUSE* Linux Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 64-bit Configuration 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 - The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit. The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 32-bit. The application portion is...
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...* Enterprise Linux Configuration 14, 15 - 5.1 32-bit Compatibility Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Configuration 12, 14, 15 - The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.2 32-bit. The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.2 64-bit. The application portion is...
...* Enterprise Linux Configuration 14, 15 - 5.1 32-bit Compatibility Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Configuration 12, 14, 15 - The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.2 32-bit. The Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.2 64-bit. The application portion is...
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... Listing Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Advanced Server 2000* SP4 Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Comments OEM must ...is not tested or supported. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s5000 pal/sb/CS-029644.htm OEM must request certification by Microsoft* for their ...
... Listing Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Advanced Server 2000* SP4 Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Comments OEM must ...is not tested or supported. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s5000 pal/sb/CS-029644.htm OEM must request certification by Microsoft* for their ...
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...-bit) Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 AS (32-bit and 64-bit) SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit and 64bit) Certification Listing Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Solaris* 10 08/07 Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Comments Red Hat checks Intel's test results, certifies (if appropriate), and posts the certificate on their web site. http...
...-bit) Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 AS (32-bit and 64-bit) SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit and 64bit) Certification Listing Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Solaris* 10 08/07 Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Comments Red Hat checks Intel's test results, certifies (if appropriate), and posts the certificate on their web site. http...
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... the server board. Intel recommends that all adapter cards were not tested under this server board. The adapters are therefore not included in the BIOS Setup. ND This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under all operating systems. The following tables. Adapters and Peripherals Compatibility and stress testing for add-in utilities. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters...
... the server board. Intel recommends that all adapter cards were not tested under this server board. The adapters are therefore not included in the BIOS Setup. ND This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under all operating systems. The following tables. Adapters and Peripherals Compatibility and stress testing for add-in utilities. Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Adapters...
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...; Solid State Drive Z-U130 with system configuration #6 is not supported and will not be fixed when using the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E together with % in the table header. Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL In addition, the following notes apply in the tables below: Note %: The configurations marked with % in the tables...
...; Solid State Drive Z-U130 with system configuration #6 is not supported and will not be fixed when using the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E together with % in the table header. Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL In addition, the following notes apply in the tables below: Note %: The configurations marked with % in the tables...
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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL 4.1 PCI NIC Adapters and Peripherals Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (SP1%) 32 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (SP1%) 64 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2/SP2% 32 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2/SP2% 64 bits Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0/5.1% 32 bits Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0/5.1% 64 bits SUSE* Linux Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32...
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL 4.1 PCI NIC Adapters and Peripherals Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (SP1%) 32 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (SP1%) 64 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2/SP2% 32 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2/SP2% 64 bits Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0/5.1% 32 bits Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0/5.1% 64 bits SUSE* Linux Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32...
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Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (SP1%) 32 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (SP1%) 64 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2/SP2% 32 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2/SP2% 64 bits Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0/5.1% 32 bits Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0/5.1% 64 bits SUSE* Linux Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32 bits ...
Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (SP1%) 32 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (SP1%) 64 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2/SP2% 32 bits Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2/SP2% 64 bits Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0/5.1% 32 bits Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0/5.1% 64 bits SUSE* Linux Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32 bits ...