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... fail to active RAID BIOS console by Ctrl + G issue. Updated tested hardware. Added information on S5000VXNSASR. Updated Tested Hardware. Updated installation guide 6.2, 6.4 and 6.5. Added Microsoft Windows XP* Certification information. Added support of Red Hat* Linux Enterprise Server AS 5.0. Corrected description in Supported Operating Systems section. Updated note in OS certifications section. Updated OS certification information. Added Intel RAID controller SASMF8I Updated tested hardware; Added Installation Guidelines for...
... fail to active RAID BIOS console by Ctrl + G issue. Updated tested hardware. Added information on S5000VXNSASR. Updated Tested Hardware. Updated installation guide 6.2, 6.4 and 6.5. Added Microsoft Windows XP* Certification information. Added support of Red Hat* Linux Enterprise Server AS 5.0. Corrected description in Supported Operating Systems section. Updated note in OS certifications section. Updated OS certification information. Added Intel RAID controller SASMF8I Updated tested hardware; Added Installation Guidelines for...
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... RAID Controllers 31 4.4 Fiber Channel ...35 4.5 NIC...37 4.6 Modems ...42 4.7 Removable Media 43 4.8 USB/PS2 Human Input Device 46 4.9 CD-ROM Drives ...47 4.10 CD-RW Drives ...48 4.11 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drives 48 4.12 DVD+R/RW...50 4.13 DVD Drives ...51 4.14 Tape Drives ...52 4.15 KVM ...53 4.16 Audio...54 4.17 Video...55 5. Hard Disk Drives...59 6. Table of Contents Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel...
... RAID Controllers 31 4.4 Fiber Channel ...35 4.5 NIC...37 4.6 Modems ...42 4.7 Removable Media 43 4.8 USB/PS2 Human Input Device 46 4.9 CD-ROM Drives ...47 4.10 CD-RW Drives ...48 4.11 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drives 48 4.12 DVD+R/RW...50 4.13 DVD Drives ...51 4.14 Tape Drives ...52 4.15 KVM ...53 4.16 Audio...54 4.17 Video...55 5. Hard Disk Drives...59 6. Table of Contents Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel...
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Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA Table of Contents 6.4 Installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 (or RHEL5 Update 1) on RAID with onboard SATA (ESB2) Controller 61 6.5 Recommend to install following RAID Controllers in PCI Slot other than Slot 4 .... 61 Revision 2.9 v
Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA Table of Contents 6.4 Installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 (or RHEL5 Update 1) on RAID with onboard SATA (ESB2) Controller 61 6.5 Recommend to install following RAID Controllers in PCI Slot other than Slot 4 .... 61 Revision 2.9 v
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... the functionality of integrated controllers. Intel supports customer issues that the controller vendor has a driver available upon request. Each new release of the actual test run. A small set is used for Basic Installation Testing Intel commits to the different operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals tested by Intel. The testing validates that the server board or workstation board can install the operating system...
... the functionality of integrated controllers. Intel supports customer issues that the controller vendor has a driver available upon request. Each new release of the actual test run. A small set is used for Basic Installation Testing Intel commits to the different operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals tested by Intel. The testing validates that the server board or workstation board can install the operating system...
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... Compatibility and Stress Testing Intel commits to the issue associated with or without injecting errors. No heavy stressing of the systems or the cards is the responsibility of a given validation run without the adapters and peripherals listed in all available slots (depending on a case-by-case basis. 2 Revision 2.9 There is performed only on -board controller driver changes, engaging the vendor for resolution, BIOS changes, firmware changes...
... Compatibility and Stress Testing Intel commits to the issue associated with or without injecting errors. No heavy stressing of the systems or the cards is the responsibility of a given validation run without the adapters and peripherals listed in all available slots (depending on a case-by-case basis. 2 Revision 2.9 There is performed only on -board controller driver changes, engaging the vendor for resolution, BIOS changes, firmware changes...
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... Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL and Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN was performed with zero errors reported. The server system behaved as expected during the operating system installation. - Specific configurations may have had particular characteristics that were addressed on a case-by-case basis. In general, a configuration passes testing if the following conditions are met. Manufacturer's installation instructions or Intel's best-known methods were used...
... Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL and Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN was performed with zero errors reported. The server system behaved as expected during the operating system installation. - Specific configurations may have had particular characteristics that were addressed on a case-by-case basis. In general, a configuration passes testing if the following conditions are met. Manufacturer's installation instructions or Intel's best-known methods were used...
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... 42 3.01 Notes 4 Revision 2.9 Intel only provides support for adapters and peripherals under the specified base system configuration and operating system versions with each new release of the Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA are released and/or new system BIOS and BMC (Basement Management Controller) firmware are added with which...
... 42 3.01 Notes 4 Revision 2.9 Intel only provides support for adapters and peripherals under the specified base system configuration and operating system versions with each new release of the Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA are released and/or new system BIOS and BMC (Basement Management Controller) firmware are added with which...
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... Boards Only: S5000XVNSATA/S5000XVNSATAR and 5000XVNSAS/S5000XVNSASR. 6 Revision 2.9 Operating systems are noted, then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer's installation instructions or Intel's best-known methods. See the Readme and User Guide documents that was performed. Compatibility Configuration 10 - Operating System Installation Configuration 25 - Type of testing that came with which they were tested. Operating System Installation and Compatibility Configuration 23 - Operating System Installation, Compatibility and...
... Boards Only: S5000XVNSATA/S5000XVNSATAR and 5000XVNSAS/S5000XVNSASR. 6 Revision 2.9 Operating systems are noted, then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer's installation instructions or Intel's best-known methods. See the Readme and User Guide documents that was performed. Compatibility Configuration 10 - Operating System Installation Configuration 25 - Type of testing that came with which they were tested. Operating System Installation and Compatibility Configuration 23 - Operating System Installation, Compatibility and...
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... Small Business Server 2003*, Service Pack 1/ Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003* R2 Configuration 1 - Stress Configuration 18 - Compatibility Configuration 44 - Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2000*, Service Pack 4 Configuration 1 - Operating System Installation Configuration 19 - Compatibility Configuration 6 - Operating System Installation Configuration 29 - Workstation Boards: S5000XVNSATA/S5000XVNSATAR and 5000XVNSAS...
... Small Business Server 2003*, Service Pack 1/ Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003* R2 Configuration 1 - Stress Configuration 18 - Compatibility Configuration 44 - Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2000*, Service Pack 4 Configuration 1 - Operating System Installation Configuration 19 - Compatibility Configuration 6 - Operating System Installation Configuration 29 - Workstation Boards: S5000XVNSATA/S5000XVNSATAR and 5000XVNSAS...
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... Installation Configuration 39 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 EM64T, Service Pack 2 Configuration 30 - Operating System Installation Configuration 42 - Compatibility Configuration 6 - Workstation Boards: S5000XVNSATA/S5000XVNSATAR and S5000XVNSAS/S5000XVNSASR. Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit Configuration 48 - Compatibility Configuration 48 - Operating System Installation and Compatibility Configuration 27 - Compatibility Configuration 14 - Operating System Installation Configuration 29 - Workstation Boards: S5000XVNSATA/S5000XVNSATAR and S5000XVNSAS/S5000XVNSASR. Intel...
... Installation Configuration 39 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 EM64T, Service Pack 2 Configuration 30 - Operating System Installation Configuration 42 - Compatibility Configuration 6 - Workstation Boards: S5000XVNSATA/S5000XVNSATAR and S5000XVNSAS/S5000XVNSASR. Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit Configuration 48 - Compatibility Configuration 48 - Operating System Installation and Compatibility Configuration 27 - Compatibility Configuration 14 - Operating System Installation Configuration 29 - Workstation Boards: S5000XVNSATA/S5000XVNSATAR and S5000XVNSAS/S5000XVNSASR. Intel...
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...prior to upgrading to Intel® BIOS revisions 79 and later. Operating System Installation Configuration 18 - Intel® Server System SC5400RA. Compatibility Novell* NetWare 6.5, Service Pack 5 Configuration 1 - Operating System Installation Sun* Solaris 10 U4 (08/07) Configuration 34 - Workstation Board: S5000XVNSATAR (ESRTII Disabled). Operating System S Installation and Compatibility Configuration 40 - Compatibility and Stress Configuration 37 - Operating System Installation Configuration 43 - The application portion is not tested or supported. Workstation Boards...
...prior to upgrading to Intel® BIOS revisions 79 and later. Operating System Installation Configuration 18 - Intel® Server System SC5400RA. Compatibility Novell* NetWare 6.5, Service Pack 5 Configuration 1 - Operating System Installation Sun* Solaris 10 U4 (08/07) Configuration 34 - Workstation Board: S5000XVNSATAR (ESRTII Disabled). Operating System S Installation and Compatibility Configuration 40 - Compatibility and Stress Configuration 37 - Operating System Installation Configuration 43 - The application portion is not tested or supported. Workstation Boards...
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Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit and EM64T Certification Listing WHQL Test - Passed Submission ID: 1200724 S5000PSLSATA Updated MCH hardware and BIOS support for their specific product. Passed S5000PSLROMB Submission ID: 1202133 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 WHQL Test - http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/whql.htm...
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit and EM64T Certification Listing WHQL Test - Passed Submission ID: 1200724 S5000PSLSATA Updated MCH hardware and BIOS support for their specific product. Passed S5000PSLROMB Submission ID: 1202133 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 WHQL Test - http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/whql.htm...
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... Submission ID: 1218408 S5000PSLSAS Updated MCH hardware and BIOS support for Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 series. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/whql.htm OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific product. Passed Server 2003* EM64T R2 Submission ID: 1130455 Product Code S5000PSLSATA - ESRTII disabled Microsoft Windows WHQL Test - http...
... Submission ID: 1218408 S5000PSLSAS Updated MCH hardware and BIOS support for Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 series. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/whql.htm OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific product. Passed Server 2003* EM64T R2 Submission ID: 1130455 Product Code S5000PSLSATA - ESRTII disabled Microsoft Windows WHQL Test - http...
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... server board/ workstation board. This adapter uses the same firmware and drivers, and has a nearly identical system interface to another adapter of the final system configuration prior to support the similar adapters equally. Intel recommends that the adapter installed and functioned as part of the same family that was not tested under this adapter will support it means that customers disable the option ROM...
... server board/ workstation board. This adapter uses the same firmware and drivers, and has a nearly identical system interface to another adapter of the final system configuration prior to support the similar adapters equally. Intel recommends that the adapter installed and functioned as part of the same family that was not tested under this adapter will support it means that customers disable the option ROM...
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...-bit Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments Intel Server RAID Controller SRCSATAWB SRCSATAWB PCI Express 1078 ROC - 8 internal ports SATA 3 GB 33 Intel Server RAID Controller SRCS28X SRCS28X PCI-X 133 8-port SATA 3.0 G, RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 47 47,52 45, 45, 52 52 45,52 45, 52 Revision 2.9 21 bit Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate Microsoft Windows XP* Professional EM64T Microsoft Windows Server 2003* EM64T R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL...
...-bit Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments Intel Server RAID Controller SRCSATAWB SRCSATAWB PCI Express 1078 ROC - 8 internal ports SATA 3 GB 33 Intel Server RAID Controller SRCS28X SRCS28X PCI-X 133 8-port SATA 3.0 G, RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 47 47,52 45, 45, 52 52 45,52 45, 52 Revision 2.9 21 bit Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate Microsoft Windows XP* Professional EM64T Microsoft Windows Server 2003* EM64T R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL...
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...Windows Vista* Ultimate 64-bit Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate Microsoft Windows XP* Professional SP 2 EM64T Microsoft Windows XP* Professional SP2 32-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003* EM64T R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA Manufacturer Model Name Model...-R LSI22320-R LSI20160 LSI20160 LSI20160L LSI20160L PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI32/33 PCI32/33 2 channel U320 SCSI, 1030 chip 1, 7, 44, 46 1, 7,...
...Windows Vista* Ultimate 64-bit Microsoft Windows Vista* Ultimate Microsoft Windows XP* Professional SP 2 EM64T Microsoft Windows XP* Professional SP2 32-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003* EM64T R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* R2 Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA Manufacturer Model Name Model...-R LSI22320-R LSI20160 LSI20160 LSI20160L LSI20160L PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI-X 133 PCI32/33 PCI32/33 2 channel U320 SCSI, 1030 chip 1, 7, 44, 46 1, 7,...
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... Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments Intel Intel Intel Syskonnect Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port EXPI9402PF Server PCI Express 2 port Fibre, 1 Gb Ethernet, PCI Express, 82571EB SA SA Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Bypass Adapter EXPI9404PT PCI Express Kirkwood, 4 port copper, 2x82571EB (Ophir); 1 GbE; I/OAT Enabled 47, 48 47, 48 44 44 44 44 Intel® PRO/1000PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter EXPI9404PTL PCI Express 4 port...
... Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments Intel Intel Intel Syskonnect Intel® PRO/1000 PF Dual Port EXPI9402PF Server PCI Express 2 port Fibre, 1 Gb Ethernet, PCI Express, 82571EB SA SA Adapter Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Bypass Adapter EXPI9404PT PCI Express Kirkwood, 4 port copper, 2x82571EB (Ophir); 1 GbE; I/OAT Enabled 47, 48 47, 48 44 44 44 44 Intel® PRO/1000PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter EXPI9404PTL PCI Express 4 port...
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... 32-bit mode and install the kernel patch. Guideline: System stability is currently working . however, these features in an upcoming release of Sun* Solaris 10 includes basic support for E54xx and E52xx devices to accomplish this. Status: Intel is not impacted; These features include: Implication: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) sleep states Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology(EIST) Processor Throttling Virtualization Technology...
... 32-bit mode and install the kernel patch. Guideline: System stability is currently working . however, these features in an upcoming release of Sun* Solaris 10 includes basic support for E54xx and E52xx devices to accomplish this. Status: Intel is not impacted; These features include: Implication: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) sleep states Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology(EIST) Processor Throttling Virtualization Technology...
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... "Yes". Choose "sda" for installation, you will be used for the USB floppy disk and click OK to successfully install RHEL5 with an onboard SATA Controller: 1. Do NOT click the Reboot button. 9. Type "mkdir /temp". 62 Revision 2.9 Installation Guidelines Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA TPM Not supported under Sun Solaris. A page showing "loading usb-storage driver" displays and then asks, "Do...
... "Yes". Choose "sda" for installation, you will be used for the USB floppy disk and click OK to successfully install RHEL5 with an onboard SATA Controller: 1. Do NOT click the Reboot button. 9. Type "mkdir /temp". 62 Revision 2.9 Installation Guidelines Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL/S5000XSL, Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN, and Intel® Server System SC5400RA TPM Not supported under Sun Solaris. A page showing "loading usb-storage driver" displays and then asks, "Do...
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... file. This removes ahci from /etc/modprobe.conf and blacklists ahci in a different PCI Express Slot. Type "./replace_ahci.sh" to /temp directory. 16. ESRTII driver ver. 10.21.0507.2008 now has the updated release notes. 6.5 Recommend to install following RAID Controllers in /temp. 15. Guideline: Install the RAID controller in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist. 17. Revision 2.9 63 Type "mount /dev/sdb /temp". 14. Go back to the graphic screen...
... file. This removes ahci from /etc/modprobe.conf and blacklists ahci in a different PCI Express Slot. Type "./replace_ahci.sh" to /temp directory. 16. ESRTII driver ver. 10.21.0507.2008 now has the updated release notes. 6.5 Recommend to install following RAID Controllers in /temp. 15. Guideline: Install the RAID controller in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist. 17. Revision 2.9 63 Type "mount /dev/sdb /temp". 14. Go back to the graphic screen...