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    Intel ® Server Board SE7520BD2/SE7520BD2-D2 T ested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 2.0 May 12 th ,2006 Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing[...]

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    Revision History Intel® Server Board SE7 520BD2/SE7520B D2-D2 Revision 2.0 ii Revision History Date Revi sion Number Modifications August 2004 1.0 Initial Draft Septe m ber, 7 2004 1.1 Added several cards and removed [ ] limita tion from several cards that had limited testing. Remove d Adaptec ASR 3410S, Septe mber 2 8 th , 2004 1.2 Added support [...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520 BD2/SE7520BD 2-D2 Disclaime rs Revision 2.0 iii Disclaimers THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" W I TH NO WARRANTIES W HATSOEVER, INCLUDING AN Y WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, F I TNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOS E, OR ANY WARRANTY O THERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPO SAL, SPECIFICATION, OR SAMPLE.[...]

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    Table of Content s Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2 /SE7520BD2-D2 Revision 2.0 iv Table of Contents 1. Introduction .... .......... .......... ............. .......... ............ .......... .......... ............ .......... .......... .... ....... 1 1.1 Test Overview ........... .......... ... .......... .. .......... ... .......... .. .......... [...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2-D 2 Introduction Revision 2.0 1 1. Introduction This document is in tended to provide users of the Intel® server board SE7520BD2 / SE7520BD2D2 with a guide to the d ifferent operating systems, ada pter cards, and peripherals tested by Intel on this platform. This document will continue to be updated as new[...]

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    Introduction Intel® Se rver Board SE7520B D2/SE7520BD2-D2 Revision 2.0 2 • Intel will NOT provide support for issues re lated to use of any add-in adapters or peripherals installed in the server system when an operating system that rec eived basic installation testing only is in use. • Support is defined a s assistance in ro ot causing issues [...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2-D 2 Introduction Revision 2.0 3 • Intel will go through some of t he steps to achieve certificat i on to ensure its customers do not run across any prob lems, but the actual certificatio n is the responsibility of the individual customer.  For operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals not liste[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2- D2 Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2D2 Base System Configurations Revision 2.0 1 2. Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2/SE7520BD2D2 Base System Configurations The following table lists the base system configurat ions tested. Base system configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel® server b[...]

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    Supported Operating Systems Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2 /SE7520BD2-D2 Revision 2.0 2 3. Supported Operating Systems The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel® server board SE7520BD2/ SE7520BD2D2 . Each of the listed operating systems was te sted for compatibility with Intel® server board SE7520BD2/ SE7520[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2/SE7520 BD2-D2 Supported Operating Systems Revision 2.0 3 Operating System Base System Configuration Tested & Type of Testing Notes Red Hat Enterprise Linux * Advanced Server 2 .1 Configuration 1,2,3 ,4,5,6– Basic Installatio n SuSE* Linux 9.1 Professional SP2 32bit/64bit Configuration 1,2,3,4,5,6 – Basic Insta[...]

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    Supported Operat ing Systems Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2 /SE7520BD2-D 2 Revision 2.0 4 Operating System Certification Listing Comments Red Hat Enterprise* Linux Advanced Server 3.0 Intel® SE7520 BD2 /SE7520BD2 D2 Server Red Hat checks Intel’s results, certifies (if ap propriate), and posts the certifica te on their w eb site. Customer can lev[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2-D 2 Adapters and Periphe rals Revision 2.0 5 4. Adapters and Peripherals Add-in adapter card and peripheral compatibility and stress testi ng will only be performed with the latest version of an operating syste m at t he time the validation testing occurred. The following table shows the operating system an[...]

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    Adapters an d Peripherals Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2/SE7520 BD2-D2 Rev isi on 2.0 6 Manufacturer Model Name Model Numb er Interface Comments Microsoft* Windows* Enterprise 2003 / Small Business Server 2003 Novell NetWar e* 6.5, SP1 Red Hat Advanced Linux* 3.0 U1 4.1 PCI RAID Adaptec ASR-2110S U160 1,3,4,6 1,4 1,4 Adaptec ASR-2100S U160 1,3,4,6 [...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2- D2 Adapters and Peripherals Revision 2.0 7 Manufacturer Model Name Model Numb er Interface Comments Micros oft* Windows* Enterprise 2003 / Small Business Server 2003 Novell NetWare* 6.5, SP1 Red Hat Advanced Linux* 3.0 U1 LSI MegaRAID 320- 2 (518) U320 1,4 1,2,4,5 1,2,4,5 LSI LSI22320-R U320 Dual-channel H[...]

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    Adapters an d Peripherals Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2/SE7520 BD2-D2 Rev isi on 2.0 8 Manufacturer Model Name Model Numb er Interface Comments Micros oft* Windows* Enterprise 2003 / Small Business Server 2003 Novell NetWare* 6.5, SP1 Red Hat Advanced Linux* 3.0 U1 ICP Vortex GDT8568RZ SATA 8-port 1,2,4,5 1,2,4,5 NT LSI MegaRAID 150- 2 SATA 2-port[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2- D2 Adapters and Peripherals Revision 2.0 9 Manufacturer Model Name Model Numb er Interface Comments Micros oft* Windows* Enterprise 2003 / Small Business Server 2003 Novell NetWare* 6.5, SP1 Red Hat Advanced Linux* 3.0 U1 Qlogic QLE2360 QL E2360 PCI Express @Bg Singles channel PCI Express HBA – LC Multi-[...]

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    Adapters an d Peripherals Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2/SE7520 BD2-D2 Rev isi on 2.0 10 Manufacturer Model Name Model Numb er Interface Comments Micros oft* Windows* Enterprise 2003 / Small Business Server 2003 Novell NetWare* 6.5, SP1 Red Hat Advanced Linux* 3.0 U1 4.6 Modems 3COM USR5610B 56K V.92 PCI-32/33 Internal 1,4 1,4 NT 4.7 USB/PS2 D evic[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2- D2 Adapters and Peripherals Revision 2.0 11 Manufacturer Model Name Model Numb er Interface Comments Micros oft* Windows* Enterprise 2003 / Small Business Server 2003 Novell NetWare* 6.5, SP1 Red Hat Advanced Linux* 3.0 U1 TEAC CD-232E CD-232E ATA33 Udma, 32x slimline 1,4 1,4 1,4 TEAC CDWF540/KIT CDWF540/K[...]

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    Adapters an d Peripherals Intel® Server Board SE7520BD2/SE7520 BD2-D2 Rev isi on 2.0 12 Manufacturer Model Name Model Numb er Interface Comments Micros oft* Windows* Enterprise 2003 / Small Business Server 2003 Novell NetWare* 6.5, SP1 Red Hat Advanced Linux* 3.0 U1 Sony DRU-510A DRU-510A ATA 33 5.25x1.6, 24xCDR NT 1,4 1,4 Sony DRX-51 0UL DRX-510L[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2- D2 Adapters and Peripherals Revision 2.0 13 Manufacturer Model Name Model Numb er Interface Comments Micros oft* Windows* Enterprise 2003 / Small Business Server 2003 Novell NetWare* 6.5, SP1 Red Hat Advanced Linux* 3.0 U1 Sony SDX- SC500C/BM AIT-2 Desktop SCSI-U2 – 50GB 3.5x1.6 NT NT 1,4 4.11 Removable [...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520 BD2/SE7520BD2 -D2 Hard Disk Drives Revision 2.0 15 5. Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the followi ng table have been tested with the Intel ® server board SE7520BD2 by Intel in its validation labs and/or by individual drive vendors. The following operating system identifiers are used in the tabl e to specify w[...]

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    Hard Disk Drives Intel® Server Board SE7 520BD2/SE7520B D2-D2 Revision 2.0 16 Manufacturer Product Family Model Number Interface RPM Driv e size (GB) Tested Operating Systems Notes Hitachi Ultrastar 146Z10 IC 35L146UC DY 10 U320 10,000 146GB 1,2,4,5 Hitachi Ultrastar 10K300 IC35L3 00UCD Y 10 U320 10,000 300GB 1,2,4,5, Hitachi Ultrastar 15K73 HUS15[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520BD 2/SE7520BD2-D 2 Hard Disk Drives Revision 2.0 17 Manufacturer Product Family Model Number Interface RPM Driv e size (GB) Tested Operating Systems Notes Western Digital WD Raptor WD360GC SATA/150 10,000 36GB 2,3,5,6 Western Digital WD Raptor WE740GB SATA/150 10,00 74GB 2,3,5,6[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7 520BD2/SE7520B D2-D2 Revision 2.0 18 6. Inst allation Guidelines 6.1 Emulex* LP105 0Ex and Qlogic* QLE2360 Fibre Channel Adapters Experie nce Delayed Write Fail ure s during Extended Stress Testing Issue: During Intel’s extended stress test r uns, fibre channel hard drives attached to the Emulex* LP1050Ex or Qlogic QLE236[...]

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    Intel® Server Board SE7520 BD2/SE7520BD2 -D2 Installation Guid elines Revision 2.0 19 add-in cards. 6.3 Adapter is supp orted only with Intel Server Board SE752 0BD2 with C4 or later stepping Intel® E7525 server chipset Issue: This adapter has only been t ested w ith Intel S erver Board SE7520BD2 that utilize C4 or later stepping Intel® E7525 se[...]