Intel® Server Board S5400SF
Tested Hardware and Operating System List
Rev 1.0
November 2007
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division
Intel® Server Board S5400SF
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.2
Test Overview..........................................................................................................1
Basic Installation Testing.........................................................................................1
Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing ............................................2
Pass/Fail Test Criteria .............................................................................................3
2. Intel® Server Board S5400SF Base System Configurations.............................................4
3. Supported Operating Systems............................................................................................5
3.1
Operating System Certifications ..............................................................................7
4. Adapters and Peripherals....................................................................................................8
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
PCI NIC....................................................................................................................9
PCI HW RAID SAS..................................................................................................9
PCI Fiber Channel ...................................................................................................9
Video......................................................................................................................10
Infiniband ...............................................................................................................10
CD ROM Drives.....................................................................................................10
DVD Drives............................................................................................................11
Input.......................................................................................................................11
Removable Media..................................................................................................11
5. Hard Disk Drives.................................................................................................................13
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Introduction
1. Introduction
This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® Server Board S5400SF with a guide to
the different operating systems, adapter cards, and peripherals tested by Intel on this platform.
This document will continue to be updated as new adapters, peripherals, and operating systems
are tested, or until the Intel® Server Board S5400SF is no longer in production. Each new
release of the document will present updated information as well as information from previous
releases.
Intel will only provide support for adapters and peripherals under the specified system
configuration (system BIOS and firmware revisions) and tested operating systems versions.
1.1 Test Overview
Testing performed on the Intel® Server Board S5400SF is classified as either basic installation
testing, or adapter / peripheral compatibility and stress testing.
1.1.1
Basic Installation Testing
Basic installation testing is performed with each supported operating system. Basic installation
testing validates that the operating system can be installed on the system correctly and that the
base hardware feature set is functional. A small set of peripherals is used for installation
purposes only. No add-in adapter cards are tested. On-board RAID is not tested during basic
installation testing. Network connectivity is tested, and proprietary and industry standard test
suites are run.
The latest version of an operating system signifies the latest supported version
at the time of the test run. Each new release of this document may list a newly
✏
supported release of a given operating system. Previous releases of a
supported operating system may not be tested beyond the basic installation
test process.
1.1.1.1
Support Commitment for Basic Installation Testing
Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that
receive only basic installation testing:
•
Intel will provide tested operating system drivers for each of the server board’s
integrated controllers, provided that the controller vendor has a driver available.
Vendors are not required by Intel to develop drivers for operating systems that they do
not already support. This may limit the functionality of certain server board integrated
controllers.
•
Intel will provide support to customers who experience issues with the integrated
controllers on the server board due to the installation or functionality of the operating
system if a driver is available.
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•
•
Intel will not provide support for issues related to the use of add-in adapters or
peripherals installed in a server system with an operating system that received only
basic installation testing.
Support is defined as helping a customer to root cause an issue and determining an
acceptable resolution to the problem. The resolution may include, but is not limited to,
on-board controller driver updates, engaging the vendor, BIOS changes, firmware
changes, or determining an acceptable workaround for the issue with the customer.
1.1.2
Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing
Adapter / peripheral compatibility and stress testing is performed only on the most current
release of a supported operating system at the time of a given validation run. The adapter /
peripheral compatibility and stress testing process consists of three areas: base platform,
adapter compatibility, and stress.
Base Platform: Each base platform will successfully install a given operating system,
successfully run a disk stress test, and successfully run a network stress test.
Adapter Compatibility: Adapter compatibility validation (CV) testing uses test suites to gain an
accurate view of how the server performs with a wide variety of adapters under the primary
supported operating systems. These tests are designed to check hardware compatibility
between the cards and the server platform and include functional testing only. CV testing does
not include heavy stressing of the systems or the cards.
Stress Testing: This test sequence uses configurations with add-in adapters installed in all
available slots (depending on the chassis used) and run for a minimum of 72-hours without
errors. Each configuration passes an installation test, a network/disk stress test, and a tape
backup test. Any fatal errors that occur require a complete test restart.
1.1.2.1
Support Commitment for Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress
Testing
Intel is committed to providing the following level of customer support for operating systems that
receive adapter / peripheral compatibility and stress testing:
•
Intel will provide support to customers who experience operating system issues when
installing or using the server board whether or not the adapters and peripherals listed in
this document have been tested with that specific operating system.
•
Support is defined as helping a customer to root cause an issue and determining an
acceptable resolution to the problem. The resolution may include, but is not limited to,
on-board controller driver updates, engaging the vendor, BIOS changes, firmware
changes, or determining an acceptable workaround for the issue with the customer.
•
•
•
Intel will provide tested operating system drivers for each on-board video, network, and
storage controller.
Intel will enable vendors to provide driver support for add-in adapters using these
operating systems.
Intel will complete selected certification steps to ensure customers do not experience
problems; however, obtaining the certification is the responsibility of the individual
customer.
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There is no support commitment for operating systems, adapter cards, and
peripherals not listed in this document. Intel will consider requests for support
on a case-by-case basis.
✏
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria
For each operating system, adapter, and peripheral configuration, a test passes when specific
criteria are met. There may be exceptions for some configurations with a particular
characteristic. These exceptions will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. In general, a
configuration passes testing if the following conditions are met:
•
•
The operating system installed without error.
Manufacturer’s installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods were used for the
operating system installation.
•
•
No extraordinary workarounds were required during the operating system installation.
The server system behaved as expected during and after the operating system
installation.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Application software installed and executed normally.
Hardware compatibility tests ran to completion without error.
Test software suites executed successfully
Test and data files were created in the correct directories without error.
Files copied from client to server and back match the original with zero errors.
Clients remain connected to the server system.
Industry standard test suites run to completion with zero errors.
All Intel® Server Board S5400SF testing was performed using the Intel® Server System
SR1560SF.
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Intel® Server Board S5400SF
2. Intel® Server Board S5400SF Base System
Configurations
The following table lists the base system configurations tested. Base system configurations will
change as new revisions of the Intel® Server Board S5400SF are released and/or new system
BIOS and BMC firmware are cut onto the board in the factory. Each base system configuration
is assigned a number that is referenced in the tables throughout this document. New base
system configurations are added with each new release of this document.
Intel only provides support for adapters and peripherals in the specified base
system configuration and with the tested operating system version installed.
✏
Base System
Configuration
Identifier #
BMC
Firmware
Revision
HSBP
Firmware
Revision
Board
Type
PBA
Number
BIOS
Revision
Notes
1
2
3
4
S5400SF
S5400SF
S5400SF
S5400SF
D87491-401
D87491-401
D87491-402
D87491-402
R0018
R0019
R0018
R0019
SFBMC06
SFBMC07
SFBMC06
SFBMC07
FSF_06
FSF_07
FSF_06
FSF_07
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3. Supported Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel® Server Board
S5400SF. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with Intel® Server
Board S5400SF base system configuration listed in Section 2 of this document. Operating
systems are supported only with the specified base system configuration(s) they were tested
with.
The table below 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 the manufacturer’s
installation instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.
Operating systems supported by Intel® Server Management software or
✏
LANDesk* Client Manager software may be different than the operating
systems supported by the Intel® Server Board S5400SF. Please refer to the
Readme and User Guide documents that are included as part of each Intel®
Server Management and LANDesk* Client Manager package for supported
operating systems.
Base System Configuration
Tested & Type of Testing
Operating System
Notes
Testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003*. The Intel® Server
Board S5400SF supports the operating
system portion of Microsoft Windows Server
2003* SP2 32 bit only. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
Configuration 1 – OS
installation & Stress
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003* SP2 32
bit
Configuration 2 - Stress
Configuration 4 – OS
installation & Compatibility
Testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003*. The Intel® Server
Board S5400SF supports the operating
system portion of Microsoft Windows Server
2003* SP2 64 bit only. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
Configuration 1 – OS
installation & Stress
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003* SP2 64
bit
Configuration 2 - Stress
Configuration 4 – OS
installation & Stress
Configuration 1 – OS
installation & Stress
Testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 32 bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5400SF supports the
operating system portion of Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 32 bit only. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
Configuration 2 – OS
installation
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 32 bit
Configuration 3 –Stress
Configuration 4 –
Compatibility
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Base System Configuration
Tested & Type of Testing
Operating System
Notes
Testing was completed with Red Hat*
Configuration 1 – OS
installation & Stress
Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 64 bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5400SF supports the
operating system portion of Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 64 bit only. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux AS 5.0 64 bit
Configuration 2 – OS
installation
Configuration 1 – OS
installation & Stress
Testing was completed with SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32 bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5400SF supports the
operating system portion of SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32 bit only. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10
SP1 32 bit
Configuration 2 – OS
installation
Configuration 3–Stress
Configuration 4 –
Compatibility
Testing was completed with SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 64 bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5400SF supports the
operating system portion of SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 64 bit only. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
Configuration 1 – OS
installation
SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10
SP1 64 bit
Configuration 2 – OS
installation & Stress
Configuration 4 – Stress
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3.1 Operating System Certifications
Listed below are the operating systems certified with the Intel® Server Board S5400SF. Each
customer is responsible for their own certification from the individual operating system vendors.
In many cases, the customer may leverage their operating system certifications from the testing
completed by Intel. See the comments column in the table below for more information. Intel’s
certifications, pre-certification, and operating system testing might make it easier to obtain
customer certifications from the operating system vendors.
Operating System
Certification Listing
Comments
TBD
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4. Adapters and Peripherals
Add-in adapter card and peripheral compatibility and stress testing will only be performed with
the latest version of an operating system available at the time of testing. The following table
shows the operating system and base system configurations used to validate each device. The
adapters are divided into categories based on their functionality. All integrated on-board
devices are tested by default and are therefore not included in the following tables.
Not all adapter cards were tested with all operating systems. The following notation is used in
the tested adapters and peripherals table below to indicate the support level that Intel provides
for a particular adapter under a particular operating system:
This adapter or peripheral has been tested and is supported under the specific
Number (i.e. 1)
configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section 2 of this
document.
This adapter or peripheral has been tested, but is NOT supported under the specific
Number in brackets (i.e. [1]) configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section 2 of this
document.
This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system and is not
supported under this operating system.
NT
This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system due to
limitations in IHV driver availability, and is not suported under this operating system.
ND
This adapter is supported, but has not been tested with this server board. Intel will
support the adapter based on successful testing of a similar product from the same
adapter family. Intel has high confidence that this adapter will function correctly with
the server board. This adapter uses the same firmware and drivers, and has a nearly
SA (Similar Adapter)
identical system interface to another adapter of the same family that has been
successfully tested with this server board. In addition, Intel has secured IHV
commitment to support the similar adapter equally. Customers should always test an
adapter as part of the final system configuration prior to deployment. All installation
guidelines for the tested adapter also apply to the similar adapter.
Any variations to the standard adapter installation process or to expected adapter functionality
are documented in the Installation Guidelines section of this document. If there are installation
guidelines affecting a particular adapter and operating system combination, these are
referenced in the following table. If there are no installation guidelines noted in the following
table, then the adapter installed and functioned as expected using manufacturer’s installation
instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.
Adapters cards are normally tested with the unused add-in adapters and on-
board controller expansion ROMs disabled in BIOS setup. Intel recommends
✏
that customers disable the option ROM for add-in controllers and/or the on-
board controllers when not booting from the controller or using the built in
utilities.
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Adapters and Peripherals
Manufacturer
Model Name
Model Number
Interface
Comments
4.1 PCI NIC
Syskonnect
SK-9E22
SK-9E22
PCI
Express*
PCI
Express*
PCI
Express*
PCI
Express*
PCI
Express*
4
4
[4]
4
[4]
4
[4]
4
[4]
4
Intel
Intel® PRO/1000 PT
Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PF
Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PT
Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 PT
Dual Port Server
Adapter
EXPI9400PT
EXPI9400PF
EXPI9300PT
EXPI9402PT
4
4
Intel
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
Intel
Intel
Intel
Intel® PRO/1000 PF
Dual Port Server
Adapter
EXPI9402PF
PCI
Express*
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
4.2 PCI HW RAID SAS
Intel
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS 144E
SRCSAS144E
PCI
Express*
4
4
4
4
4
4
4.3 PCI Fiber Channel
LSI Logic
LSI Logic
LSI Logic
Emulex
LSI7204EP-LC
LSI7104EP-LC
LSI7404EP-LC
LP10000ExDC
LSI7204EP-LC
LSI7104EP-LC
LSI7404EP-LC
PCI
Express*
4
4
4
4
4
4
PCI
Express*
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
SA
SA
4
PCI
Express*
LP10000ExDC-M2 PCI
Express*
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Manufacturer
Emulex
Model Name
Model Number
LP10000Ex-M2
Interface
Comments
LP10000Ex
PCI
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
Express*
Qlogic
Qlogic
QLE2462
QLE2460
QLE2462
QLE2460
PCI
Express*
PCI
4
4
4
4
4
4
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
Express*
4.4 Video
ASUS
ATI X1300
EAX1300/TD/256
M
PCI
Express*
4
4
[4]
[4]
[4]
[4]
ATI
ATI X1300(R515)
X1300
PCI
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
Express*
4.5 Infiniband*
Mellanox
Mellanox
Mellanox
Mellanox
Voltaire
Infinihost* III Ex
MHGA28-XTC
MHGA28-1TC
MHEA28-XTC
MHEA28-1TC
400Ex
PCI
Express*
4
4
4
4
4
4
Infinihost* III Ex
Infinihost* III Ex
Infinihost* III Ex
HCA 4X0
PCI
Express*
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
SA
PCI
Express*
PCI
Express*
PCI
Express*
Voltaire
HCA 4X0
400Ex-D
PCI
Express*
4.6 CD ROM Drives
Samsung
SN-124P
SN-124P
IDE/Slimline
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Manufacturer
TEAC
Model Name
Model Number
CD-224E-NZ3
Interface
Comments
CD-224E-NZ3
IDE/Slimline
IDE/Slimline
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4.7 DVD Drives
Iomega
Super DVD Writer
Super DVD Writer
16x16 Dual Layer
16x16 Dual Layer
GWA-4082N
DV-224E-C93
DV-224E-C83
DV-28EN83
DV-28E
HLDS
TEAC
TEAC
TEAC
TEAC
Toshiba
GWA-4082N
DV-224E-C93
DV-224E-C83
DV-28EN83
DV-28E
IDE/Slimline
IDE/Slimline
IDE/Slimline
IDE/Slimline
IDE/Slimline
IDE/Slimline
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
SD-R2212
SD-R2212
4.8 Input
Logitech
G5 Laser mouse
G5 Laser mouse
USB 2.0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4.9 Removable Media
SanDisk
Cruzer Mini USB
Flash
SDCZ2-4096
FD-O5PUB
USB 2.0
USB
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
TEAC
FD-O5PUB
TEAC
FD05PUW268
FD05PUW268
USB
TEAC
PNY
FD005U396
Attache’ 2 GB
FD005U396
P-FD02GU20
USB
USB 2.0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Memorex
1 GB Travel Drive
32509363
USB 2.0
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Manufacturer
Sony
Model Name
Model Number
VPG-UFD1
Interface
Comments
VAIO USB floppy
drive
USB
NT
NT
NT
NT
NT
NT
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5. Hard Disk Drives
A list of qualified hard drives for the Intel® Server Board S5400SF is now available in the Server
Hard Drive Validation Test Report. See
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