Intel MFS5000SI User's Manual
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1. 8 The Filezilla session should indicate Logged on F FileZilla server File Server Edit 7 OBES een FileZilla Server version 0 9 24 beta Copyright 2001 2006 by Tim Kosse tim kosse filezilla project org Connecting to server Connected waiting for authentication Logged on 9 From Filezilla Server session Click Edit 10 Select Users The Users dialog pops up 11 Click Add A popup will appear enter anonymous in the first field user account Accept default of lt none gt for second field then click OK Revision 1 9 25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Filezilla server Fil Page f Account settings General IT Enable account Shared folders Password Speed Limits IP Filter Group membership 7 Se add user account 7 Please enter the name of the user account that should be added Max anonymous Con User should be member of the following group ad Bes r f lt none gt DI Rename Copy LI m anal You can enter some comments about the user lo bytes received lo Bis lo bytes sent lo Bis BO 7 12 From Filezilla server session click Shared Folders then click Add navigate down and select the client s DVD s unit drive letter in the example case below it was E then click OK Browse ror Folder E 2 xd Please select a Folder that shou2. 64 bit operating system vendor standard SID 385741 http hardware redhat com hcl pagename hcl amp view certifi ed amp vendor 399 amp class 8 list Intel Compute Module YES Certification Bulletin s can be located on Novell s SuSE Linux Enterprise Server MFS5000SI website 10 32 amp 64 bit SP1 YES Certification Bulletin 95560 Intel amp Compute Module Certification details available on SCO s website SLP UNDE rcs MFS5000SI http www sco com chwp Intel amp Compute Module Certification details available on SCO s website SEO Dpenaemer Release B ESF ODDS http www sco com chwp Virtualization Software Certification Listing m This recipe is available only through the ESAA program VMware ESX Server 3 0 2 U1 GA Certification Please visit http www esaa members com to sign up This recipe is available only through the ESAA program VMware ESX Server 3 5 Please visit http www esaa members com to sign up This recipe is available only through the ESAA program VMware ESXi Server 3 5 Please visit http www esaa members com to sign up VMware ESX3 5 for VMWare ESXi3 5 for 12 Revision 1 9 http developer novell com yessearch Search jsp Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 3 2 Operating System Storage Component Support Table 3 3 Operating System Storage Component Support
3. Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing I O Expansion Card 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 I O Expansion Card Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing process consists of three areas Base Platform I O Expansion Card 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 UO Expansion Card Compatibility UO Expansion Card compatibility validation CV testing uses test suites to gain an accurate view of how the server performs with the available expansion card under the primary supported operating systems These tests are designed to show hardware compatibility between the cards and the server platform and include functional testing only No heavy stressing of the systems or the cards is performed for CV testing Stress Testing This test sequence uses configurations that include expansion cards in all available slots for a minimum 72 hour test run without injecting errors Each configuration passes an installation test a Network Disk Stress test and tape backup test Any fatal errors that occur will require a complete test restart 1 1 2 1 Support Commitment for I O Expansion Card Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing Intel commits to provide the followin
4. Server Help 14 Select the video display color resolution 22 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Remote KVM amp CD J Get help about the Remote KVM amp CD action Start Remote Keyboard Yideo Mouse KYM with CD redirection on Server 1 Select the video display color resolution C High Low Apply Cancel 15 Choose the Device Menu Option and then click on the CDROM check box 16 Choose the Redirect CDROM drive to select the CDROM on your system as the device to load the operating system from Select CDROM Device Select Device amp Redirect CDROM Drive O Redirect CDROMImage Browse 17 Choose the drive letter of the CDROM to redirect the CD Revision 1 9 23 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Boni selection x Choose a CD ROM drive to redirect oe Cancel 18 Return to the Modular Server screen and select the Chassis Front TAB Do not close out the KVM screen 19 Select Server 1 and then hit the Power On option under Server 1 Actions intel Modular Server Control ilti Flex Technology MESTERE Chassis Front WESA Storage 3 GB system LT CBS Servers Server AO m Storage 5 Power On GID Switches Remote KVM amp CD z S 3 Reports z Identify
5. with Symantec Backup Exec 12 4 7 External Storage Single storage e Dual storage Promise VTrak E610sS VTE610sS SAS 1 1 1 1 Single storage controller Dual storage Intel Storage Intel Server SSR212MC2 Intel amp Storage Intel Server SSR212PP GbE 1 1 1 1 SSR212PP SVPM v2 4 or See See See See above Supported Xyratex Xyratex E5412E E5412E SAS comment comment comment comment by vendor in single SCM configuration Revision 1 9 17 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 5 Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 MFSYS35 by Intel validation labs and or by individual drive vendors The following operating system identifiers are used in the table to specify which operating system each drive was tested under Table 5 1 Tested Operating System Identifier Numbers Not all hard drives were tested under all operating systems The following notation is used in the tested hard drives table below to indicate the support level that Intel provides for a particular hard drive with a particular operating system This hard drive has been tested and is supported under the operating system umber ie identified by the operating system identification number This hard drive has been tested but is NOT supported under the operating system Number im br
6. 1 Operating System Certifications Listed below are the operating systems that Intel plans to certify with the Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI However the 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 Intel s testing See the Comments section next to each operating system in the table below for additional information Intel s certifications pre certification and operating system testing may help reduce some of the risk in achieving customer certifications with the operating system vendors Table 3 2 Operating System Certifications Intel Modular Server Microsoft Windows 2003 System MFSYS25 Certification available at launch OEM must request Enterprise Server 32 amp 64 bit MFS5000SI certification by Microsoft for their specific product SID 1270300 Intel Modular Server Certification available Microsoft Windows 2008 System MFSYS25 ED Enterprise Server 32 amp 64 bit MFS5000SI OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific SID 129928 product Certification available at launch Intel Modular Server Red Hat checks Intel s results certifies if appropriate and Red Hat Enterprise Linux System MFSYS25 posts the certificate on their web site Customer can Adavanced Server 5 0 32 amp MFS5000SI leverage the Intel certification if customer product meets the
7. D91400 3 MFSYS25 006 MFS5000SI D70726 402 P2 6 14717 43 1 34 9 1 0 0 27 3 00 0140 77 D91403 4 MFSYS35 004 MFS5000SI D70726 402 P2 6 14717 43 1 34 9 1 0 0 27 3 00 0140 77 5 MFSYS25 Fl MFS5000SI D70726 402 P2 7 16239 48 1 35 1 1 0 0 27 3 02 0140 15 D91403 6 MFSYS35 004 MFS5000SI D70726 402 P2 7 16239 48 1 35 1 1 0 0 27 3 02 0140 15 Note All base system configurations tested used the Intel Compute Module MFS500SI Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 3 Supported Operating Systems amp Software The following table provides a list of the operating systems and software applications that Intel plans to test with the Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with the 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 proces
8. Disk Select a Raid Level appropriate for your application The Raid levels that are available will be dependant on the number of drives used to create the storage pool Enter the size in GB for the virtual disk Select the Server that the virtual disk will be assigned Select the Drive for the virtual disk For loading an operating system on a boot drive set the value to O boot device 21 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Create Virtual Drive Gethelp about the Create Virtual Drive action Name lp RAID Level RAID 5 DI Size In GBs 40 Min Size 0 10 GB Max Size 203 95 GB Server 1 present D D boot device 10 Confirm all your settings then Hit Apply Hit OK when the confirmation dialog is displayed 11 With the mouse select the Chassis Front Tab 12 Click on Server 1 on the Chassis picture with the Mouse 13 Click on the Remote KVM amp CD option under Server 1 Actions Curr st user r pU Log off ology intel Modular Server Contro Dashboard Chassis Front a GB system CBS servers 8 25 Storage s Power On D CH Switches 2 Remote KVM amp CD a Reports z Identify Storage Layout E i Events 33 Dashboard Diagnostics 3 4 Settings E3 IP Configuration EG Date Time E3 SNMP E 3 Users EG Event Policies I3 Notification EG Firmware
9. Netmask lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt between elements Space selects i XF12 next screen 30 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 6 4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 amp 64 bit Remote Installation Method Method for performing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation via SMB Guideline Configure the MFSYS25 system as follows 1 2 Ensure P2 0 5 or later SW stack is loaded Management Module Ethernet Switch 1 port and with compute module ports in default vlan 1 setup and client desktop laptop in same network 3 Client requires DVD unit installed direct or via USB port 4 Disable client s Firewall 5 Share the clients DVD unit with all read write permissions SLES1ORC 001 E Properties BIK General AutoPlay Hardware N D o Revision 1 9 E You can share this folder with other users on your Sharing Norton Ghost Recording network To enable sharing for this folder click Share this folder Do not share this folder Share this folder Share name E v Comment User limit Maximum allowed Allow this number of users w To set permissions for users who access this ons folder over the network click Permissions To configure settings for offline access click Caching Log into CMM and via GUI create a Storage Pool and Virtual Drive and assign it to the compute
10. Storage Layout Events 85 Dashboard Diagnostics 3 44 Settings E3 IP Configuration 3 Date Time E SNMP G Users E Event Policies E3 Notification EI Firmware Cp Server Help view back gt 20 Select OK when requested to power on Server 1 21 Return to the KVM screen and observer the bootup screen 22 Continue with Windows setup following the directions for the operating installation 24 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 6 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 32 amp 64 bit Remote Installation Method Method for performing Remote Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 Installation with DVD media via FTP Guideline eee the MFSYS25 system as follows Ensure P2 0 5 or later SW stack is loaded Management Module Ethernet Switch Ext 1 port and the compute module s ports in default vlan 1 setup and client desktop laptop in the same network Client requires DVD unit installed direct or via USB port Disable client s Firewall Download and install Filezilla Server application on the client Application can be downloaded from http www filezilla project org Version test 0 9 24 7 When Filezilla Server is installed onto the client there will be a dialog popup Click OK with the default listing Connect to Server x Server Address Port 14147 oe mn Administration password Always connect to this server cm
11. it based on successful testing of a similar expansion card peripheral from the same family Intel has high confidence that this expansion card peripheral will function correctly with the server board This expansion card peripheral uses the same firmware and drivers and has a nearly identical system interface to another expansion card peripheral of the same family that has been successfully tested with this server board In addition Intel has secured IHV commitment to support the similar expansion card peripheral equally Customers should always test expansion card peripheral as part of the final system configuration prior to deployment All installation guidelines for the tested expansion card peripheral also apply to the similar device SD Similar Device 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 expansion card peripheral and operating system combination these are referenced in the following table If there are no installation guidelines noted in the following table then the expansion card peripheral installed and functioned as expected using manufacturer s installation instructions or Intel s best known methods 14 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Table 4 1 Inte
12. lite ethO as your main interface then click OK Use TAB key to move around 24 When presented dialog Configure TCP IP Select IPv4 and deselect IPv6 and OK 25 On the RedHat s FTP Setup page enter as FTP site name x x x x your client IP RH Enterprise Linux Server Directory Revision 1 9 29 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI f Remote KVM Session to Server 6 0 fps Redirection Devices Keyboard Options View Help Melcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Please enter the follouing information o the name or IP number of your FTP server o the directory on that server containing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for your architecture FTP site name Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server directory Use non anonymous ftp lt Tab gt lt Alt Tab gt between elements i Space selects i lt F12 gt next screen 26 Select DHCP mode when asked for network configuration for EthO and Eth1 Remote KVM Session to Server 6 10 fps Redirection Devices Keyboard Options View Help Melcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server I Network Configuration for eth 3 Description Intel Corporation 8 3ESZLAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller Serdes Hardware Address 15 17 34 AD 1C Use dynamic IP configuration DHCP Enable IPu4 support Enable IPv6 fictivate on fiddress Prefix
13. module as LUN 0 Via GUI select the compute module s Remote KVM session and select CD ROM Redirection and map to the DVD drive letter E on client Select Video color resolution High Power on the compute module via the GUI 31 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 10 When server boots to the option table use down arrow key to select second option from the given list Installation then type Boot Options line install smb x x x x drive letter where X X X X your client s IP drive letter the client s DVD unit drive letter assigned by OS in example it is E ns install smb 10 7 155 172 E phox 1024 DVD Driver 11 The installation process will result in a reboot in about 25 minutes 12 The whole SLES installation will finish in about 45 minutes 32 Revision 1 9
14. shows the operating system and base system configurations used to validate each device The expansion cards and peripherals 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 Note that not all expansion cards or peripherals were tested under 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 expansion card 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 expansion card or peripheral has been tested but is NOT supported under the Number in brackets i e 1 specific configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section 2 of this document This expansion card or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system and is not supported under this operating system This expansion card 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 This expansion card peripheral is supported but not tested This expansion card peripheral model has not been tested with this server board but Intel will support
15. z Shared LUN Shared LUN Operating System Single SCM Dual SCM Single SCM Dual SCM CES Windows 2003 Enterprise 32 bit R2 Supported Supported Not Supported Not Supported ae Windows 2003 Enterprise 64 bit R2 Supported Supported Not Supported Not Supported Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise 32 bit Supported Supported Supported Supported Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise 64 bit Supported Supported Supported Supported m Supported Not Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 0 U1 32 bit Supported Not Supported Not Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 0 U1 64 bit Supported Nai Not Supported Not Supported Supported SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 32 bit Supported Supported Supported Supported SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 64 bit Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported by Not SCO UnixWare 7 1 4 vendor Supported Not Supported Not Supported Supported by Not SCO OpenServer Release 6 vendor Supported Not Supported Not Supported VMWare ESX 3 5 U3 Supported Supported Supported Supported VMware ESXi 3 5 U3 Supported Supported Supported Supported Revision 1 9 13 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 4 O Expansion Cards amp Peripherals I O Expansion card and peripheral compatibility and stress testing will only be performed with the latest version of an operating system at the time the validation testing occurred The following table
16. 4 Added March 2009 Seagate Baracuda sTa7506308S 7 200 750GB 0002 123 45 MBA Chassis must be at UFU Fujitsu oe MBA3300RC 15 000 300GB 0103 1 2 3 4 5 passis must MFSYS35 3 5 SATA Hard Drives Seagate ri ST3500320NS 7 200 500GB SNO5 1 2 3 4 5 SE Ultrastar HUA721050KLA Hitachi A7K1000 330 7 200 500GB BOA 1 2 3 4 5 a Firmware revisions listed in this column are the minimum revision levels supported As they become available listed drives with newer revisions of firmware are also supported OEM specific versions of drive firmware are not supported Mixed firmware levels within the same storage pool is not supported b MFSYS35 currently does not support a mix of SAS and SATA drives within the same chassis All drives within the MFSYS35 subsystem must have the same interface Revision 1 9 19 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 6 Installation Guidelines 6 1 Slipstreamed install for Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition 32 amp 64 bit Method for performing Slipstreamed install for Windows 2003 Installation via CD ROM drive Both the CD ROM and Floppy can not be simultaneously redirected on the MFSYS25 system Implication The MFS500SI compute module will only support remote installation of the Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 SP2 slipstreamed version Local installation can be performed by ei
17. ANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL SPECIFICATION OR SAMPLE Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products No license express or implied by estoppel or otherwise to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document Except as provided in Intel s Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products Intel assumes no liability whatsoever and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to sale and or use of Intel products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose merchantability or infringement of any patent copyright or other intellectual property right Intel products are not intended for use in medical life saving or life sustaining applications Intel retains the right to make changes to its test specifications at any time without notice The hardware vendor remains solely responsible for the design sale and functionality of its product including any liability arising from product infringement or product warranty Copyright Intel Corporation 2009 All rights reserved Intel the Intel logo and EtherExpress are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Other names or brands may be claimed as the property of others Revision 1 9 iii Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular S
18. a driver floppy has no plans to add support for concurrent Remote Floppy and Remote CD DVD 20 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 6 2 Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition 32 amp 64 bit Remote Installation Method Method for performing Remote Windows 2003 Installation via CD ROM drive Guideline Note Prepare a Slipstreamed CD per section 6 1 1 A WN ON Revision 1 9 Plug your slipstreamed CD of your Windows operating system CD ROM into the CD on your remote system Log in to the Modular Server and select the Storage Tab at the top If you have not already done so create a storage Pool and select it Select the Create Virtual Drive option under Actions Built on Intel Multi Flex Technology are GETS ae ashboard hassis Fron intel Modular Server Control all system storane Pool 1 CB Servers Storage Pool 1 MD Storage 5 Rename S J Switches z e 8 Unallocated E a Reports z 2719468 Identify Storage Layout 1 Create Virtual Driv Events 33 Dashboard Prepare For Trans Diagnostics Expand Storage Pa 3 4 Settings E3 IP Configuration am Opal Actions E3 Date Time Create Storage Po ES SNMP Ga Users n Cp Storage Pool Hel EI Event Policies E Notification s Es Firmware Enter a Name for the Virtual
19. ackets i e 1 identified by the operating system identification number The hard disk drive is supported but not tested This hard drive model capacity has not been tested with this server board but Intel will support it based on successful testing of a larger capacity hard drive from the same hard drive family Intel has high confidence that this hard drive will function correctly with the server board This drive uses the exact same firmware and drivers as a larger capacity hard drive that has been successfully tested with this server board The only difference between this drive and the one that was used in testing is the storage capacity Intel provides the same level of support for all hard drives listed in this document regardless of whether the drive was tested or not Customers should always test hard drives as part of the final system configuration prior to deployment Given the fact that a larger capacity hard drive from the same drive family has successfully completed testing on this server board this particular hard drive capacity point will not be tested SD Similar Drive The hard disk drive was tested according to Intel approved guidelines and test IHVT IHV Tested procedures by the Independent Hardware Vendor IHV that manufactured the drive Intel provides the same level of support for all hard drives listed in this document regardless of whether the drive was tested in an Intel lab or not IHV test reports 18 Revisio
20. el Server Modular System MFSYS25 or the Intel Server Modular System MFSYS35 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 2 MFS5000SI MFSYS25 MFSYS35 Base System Configurations The following table lists the base system configurations tested Base system configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI or the Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 MFSYS35 are released and or new system software stacks are cut onto the boards in the factory Each base system configuration is assigned an identifier number that is referenced in the tables throughout this document New base system configurations are added with each new release of this document Intel will only provide support for I O expansion cards and peripherals under the specified base system configuration and operating systems versions with which they were tested The following table lists the base system configuration tested Table 2 1 Base System Configurations Tested Intel Compute Unified Modular System Intel Module Firmware Config Server PBA TA Compute PBA TA Update GUI BIOS BMC Switch Id System Number Module Number Rev Rev Rev FW Rev Rev SCM Rev D91400 1 MFSYS25 003 MFS5000SI D70726 402 P2 0 5 8633 32 1 25 1 1 0 0 25 2 91 140 11 D91400 2 MFSYS25 006 MFS5000SI D70726 402 P2 2 3 11328 43 1 30 3 1 0 0 25 2 91 140 45
21. erver System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Table of Contents 1 IntrOdUGHOli uansett 6 1 1 Test OVOIVIGW ude eden 6 1 1 1 Basic Installation Testing EE 6 1 1 2 I O Expansion Card Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing 7 1 2 Pass Fail Test Criteria EH 8 2 MFS5000SI MFSYS25 MFSYS35 Base System Configurations 9 3 Supported Operating Systems amp Software eese 10 3 1 Operating System Certifications AEN 12 3 2 Operating System Storage Component Support 13 4 VO Expansion Cards amp Peripherals rrrnnnvvvnnnnnnnvvnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 14 4 1 Ethernet Expansion Gardasee ede ae edet a E e a nivel AE 15 4 2 ele TC 15 4 3 USB DIA EE ee EE 15 4 4 Ethernet Switch Modules vase e egdeZdef geiert eelere Sege 17 4 5 Storage Controller Modules Au 17 4 6 External Tape Dives cucurbita gie Nae ee Ends dois 17 4 7 ar qst M RE ai 17 5 Bard DISK RT 18 6 Installation Guidelines i e oe pne EG 20 6 1 Slipstreamed install for Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition 32 amp 64 bit 20 6 2 Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition 32 amp 64 bit Remote Installation Method 21 6 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 0 32 amp 64 bit Remote Installation Method 25 6 4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 amp 64 bi
22. g level of customer support for operating systems that receive I O Expansion Card Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that receive I O Expansion Card Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing e Intel will provide support for customer issues with these operating systems involving installation and or functionality of the server board with or without the I O Expansion Card and peripherals listed in this document as having been tested under the particular operating system e Support is defined as assistance in root causing issues and determining a customer acceptable resolution to the issue associated with the operating system The resolution may include but is not limited to on board controller driver changes engaging the vendor for resolution BIOS changes firmware changes or determining a customer acceptable workaround for the issue e Intel will provide and test operating system drivers for each onboard video network and storage controller Revision 1 9 7 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Qs Intel will enable vendors to provide driver support for I O Expansion Cards using these operating systems Intel will go through some of the steps to achieve certification to ensure its customers do not run across any problems but the actual certification is the resp
23. intel Intel amp Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel amp Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Tested Hardware and Operating System List Revision 1 9 March 2009 Enterprise Platforms and Services Division Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Revision History Revision Number Modifications November 2007 Initial Release 1 1 January 2008 Added support for Windows 2003 Server clarified Virtualization Software testing certification details January 22 2008 Added Fujitsu 146GB 2 5 HDD January 25 2008 Corrected 146BG FJ HDD 10K instead of 15K drive August 2008 Added VMware ESX Server 3 0 2 U1 GA Certification and Windows 2008 Server support Updated USB Device list December 2008 Updated OS support Added initial MFSYS35 HDD information January 9 2009 Corrected Hard Drive FW revisions in Table 5 2 Tested Hard Drives January 16 2009 1 8 Corrected Xyratec external array information added note for 3 5 drives mixing of SAS and SATA not supported 9 March 2009 Updated Table 4 6 External Tape Drives and Table 5 2 Tested HDDs both 32 amp 64 bit versions ii Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Disclaimers THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING ANY WARR
24. l Compute Module MFS5000SI Supported Items on on on e 28a 22 28 aS Sch 8 est x95 280 99 7 55 324 2n fare fe o0 9 E e Set sag Fog 39 5 2 e 50 wos wu 9 Eee ow 0 02 ocio gE Sqr DEN gus ows Tyas G BS SS EI 5 o vB 3 RS Steel o oc 5 ZN ER r ul Comments Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface 4 1 Ethernet Expansion Card Intel amp Modular Server Accessory Intel Dual GbE WO AXXGBIOMEZB Proprietary Expansion MezzCard 4 2 Monitors Viewsoni 19 LCD VX1935WM DERN VX1935WM VGA only Viewsonic 17 LCD VAA 702 VAA 702 VGA only i i 19 HD eens Widescreen VX1945wm 19 Wide Viewsonic Multimedia LCD VA1912w Display Monitor e 1 17 Multimedia Viewsonic Digital DVI LCD VP702b 17 LCD Display Viewsonic Monitor VA703b 4 3 USB Devices F5U021v Belkin USB Hub 4 port hub CP CP UH 315 Technologies Boe up 4 port hub Natural Microsoft Ergonomic USB 4000 V1 0 Keyboard d Ergoboard Pro Belkin Keyboard F8E887 BLK F8E814 BLK Logitech Optical USB P N 931145 9 mouse 0403 f Optical USB Logitech Mouse M BJ58 MiniWheel Nouse M UB48 Logitech Revision 1 9 15 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI x 1 1 1 o aN A On d ZS Ei o z2 DE o n o ES e oo OO Oe Qr aa 4 ST 200 coz 5 22 2 E e e kl Stal 8o32 SKE See say Se 394 28 z50 D Zei wis et
25. ld be added to the Folders list of the selected user account EA Desktop iL My Documents E My Computer B 3 Floppy A H r Local Disk C FA CD Drive D 1 45 i LES TORC 001 Er shared on Samba 3 0 23d 19 5 1290 SL E E A fs2 on 192 168 8 1001sut2 CG My Network Places 13 To verify your FTP setup is correct Open client s CMD prompt window and type C ftp localhost 26 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI User anonymous Password just hit enter key ftp dir 14 You should see the whole directory tree of the RHEL 5 DVD media you are trying to install from x Command Prompt ftp localho G NISO gt C NISO gt ftp localhost Connected to CLIENT23 ATS INTEL COM 226 FileZilla Server version 0 9 24 beta 220 uritten by Tim Kosse Tim Kosse gmx de gt 226 Please visit http sourceforge net projects filezilla User lt CLIENT23 ATS INTEL COM Cnone gt gt anonymous 331 Password required for anonymous Password successful channel for directory list ftp 5466721 Apr 26 ARCHIVES gz ftp 17992 Apr COPYING ftp 25733 Apr COPYING de ftp 1455 Apr COPYRIGHT ftp 1626 Apr COPYRIGHT de ftp 49380846 Apr ChangeLog ftp 38612 Apr INDEX gz ftp 18493 Apr NEWS ftp 8956 Apr README ftp 583 Apr README BETA ftp O Apr boot ftp 5552 Apr content ftp 189 Apr content asc ftp 2173 A
26. n 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI This hard drive has been tested and is supported under the operating system Number Le identified by the operating system identification number Kc remain the property of the IHV Intel cannot provide copies of these reports Table 5 2 Tested Hard Drives Drive Product Dike FW Tested Manufacturer Model Number RPM Size Operating Notes Family Level GB System a MFSYS25 2 5 SAS Hard Drives Seagate Sawio 2 5 ST9300603SS 10 000 300GB 0002 1 2 3 4 5 Added March 2009 Seagate Sawio 2 5 ST9146802SS 10 000 146GB 0003 1 2 3 4 5 SD Seagate Sawio 2 5 ST9734028S 10 000 73GB 0003 1 2 3 4 5 Seagate Sawio 2 5 ST936751SS 15 000 36GB 0001 1 2 3 4 5 Seagate Sawio 2 5 T973451sS 15 000 73GB 0001 1 2 3 4 5 SD Fujitsu AL 0SE MBB2147RC 10 000 146GB 0110 1 2 3 4 5 phases must be at UFU Fujitsu AL 10Sx MBB2073RC 10 000 73GB 0110 1 2 3 4 5 Gpasss must be at UFU Fujitsu AL 10Sx MBC2036RC 15 000 36GB er leas Fujitsu AL 10Sx MBC2073RC 15 000 73GB 1 6 7 ey EE MFSYS35 3 5 SAS Hard Drives b Seagate Cheetah ST3450856SS 15 000 450GB 0004 1 2 3 4 5 Seagate Cheetah ST3300656SS 15 000 300GB 0004 1 2 3 4 5 Seagate Baracgda ST31000640SS 7 200 1TB 0003 123
27. oc e UI o ola Oco o EZ oqz Sei ouUu ous r s pgo 525 o0 KI Ta SE EE oc a5 ZS oi zc m LU Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface TEAG USB Floppy FD 05 PUB USB NEC USB Floppy UF0002 USB USB Storage 80GB Silver E E Lexar USBKeytop VSB Jumpdrive Usp 1GB Lexar USB Keyfob USB Jumpdrive USB D SD S S 2GB SanDisk USB Keyfob USB SanDisk USB Keyfob USB IOMega USB Optical Drive USB Liteon USB Optical Drive USB Liteon USB Optical Drive USB Liteon USB Optical Drive USB Sony USB Optical Drive USB Sony USB Optical Drive USB HP USB Optical Drive USB Comments 16 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Table 4 2 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Supported Peripherals 1 D e ON N On os S25 os amp z2 S e coz so 2 Si E a fez 22s 952 90 Sef 384 Foe KS 2952 lee D Zei wes ZS e oz 0 ola DE e o ES Cage gEQ GE ow a mya em ros o o5 Gp ru 2 o 28 E oc 25 2N o g LU Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comments 4 4 Ethernet Switch Modules Intel Gigabit Gbit 4 5 Storage Controller Modules Intel Storage Intel Controller AXXSCM3SS SAS 1 1 1 1 Module 4 6 External Tape Drives Tested by vendor Intel tested with the following configurations Quantum LTO 3 LTO Windows 2003 Quantum HH LTO 3 HH SAS Drive 1 1 1 with Symantec Backup Exec 11 amp Windows 2008
28. onger in production Each new release of the document will present updated information as well as continue to provide the information from previous releases Intel will only provide support for those expansion cards and peripherals under the specified system configuration System BIOS and Firmware revisions and operating systems versions with which they were tested 1 1 Test Overview Testing performed on the Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 MFSYS35 and Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI is classified under two separate categories Basic Installation Testing and Expansion Card 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 server board can install the operating system and that the base hardware feature set is functional A small set of peripherals is used for installation purposes only No expansion cards are tested Testing includes network connectivity and running of proprietary and industry standard test suites ja The latest version of an operating system signifies the latest supported version at the time of the actual test run Each new release of this document may have 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 Installa
29. onsibility of the individual customer For operating systems adapter cards and peripherals not listed in this document there is no support commitment Intel will consider support requests on a case by case basis 1 2 Pass Fail Test Criteria For each operating system I O Expansion card and peripheral configuration a test passes if specific criteria are met 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 The operating system installed without error Manufacturer s installation instructions or Intel s best known methods BKMs were used for the operating system installation In some cases rKVM BKMs used involve workarounds and 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 compare to the original with zero errors reported Clients remain connected to the server system Industry standard test suites run to completion with zero errors reported All Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI testing was performed using the Int
30. ote KVM Session to Server 6 0 fps Redirection Dewices Keyboard Options View Help RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the lt ENTER gt key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text lt ENTER gt Use the function keys listed below for more information boot linux text askmethod Loading vnlinuz or hit F2 then type same command there 28 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI T T 927 Remote KVM Session to Server 6 6 iu Redirection Devices Keyboard Options View Help Installer Boot Options To disable harduare probing tupe linux noprobe ENTER To test the install media you are using type linux nediacheck ENTER To enable rescue node tupe linux rescue ENTER Press F5 for more information about rescue mode If you have a driver disk type linux dd ENTER To pronpt for the use of other install nethods such as netuork install when booting from a CD type linux asknethod ENTER If you have an installer update disk type linux updates ENTER To test the memory in your system type mentest86 ENTER This option is only available when booting from CD boot linux askmethod text Loading vmlinuz Loading initrd img 22 When asked for Installation Method Select FTP then click OK 23 When asked for Networking Device Select hi
31. pr content key ftp 36279 Apr control xml ftp 465 Apr directory yast ftp Apr docu ftp 877 Apr gpg pubke y df h3188 41ed929b as ftp 613 Apr gpg pubke y 307e3d54 44201d5d as ftp 1694 Apr gpg puhke y 3d25d3d9 36e12d 4 as r r r c r r r i UE VES HAGO unm c r r r c p p p c p ftp 1036 Apr gpg pubke y 7e2e3585 44748aba as ftp 2173 fipr 9gpg pubke y 9c8080aca 40d8063e az ftp 1863 Apr gpg pubke y a1912268 446a8899 as ftp 61747 Apr s 1R gz ftp ftp Apr media i ftp ftp Apr patches ftp ftp 5664 Apr pubring gpg drwxr xr x ftp ftp Apr scripts druxr xr X ftp ftp H Apr suse 226 Transfer OK 1864 bytes received in 39Seconds 4 77Khytes sec druxr xP X Leen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 The Filezilla FTP server is now setup and ready to use 16 Log in CMM GUI 17 Create a Storage Pool and Virtual Drive 18 Assign to a compute module as LUN 0 19 Via GUI select the compute module s Remote KVM session and select CD ROM Redirection and map to the DVD drive letter x on client 20 Power on the compute module via GUI 21 When presented with Red Hat Boot Option table hit F2 then type following at the boot prompt linux text askmethod Revision 1 9 27 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Rem
32. ses are documented in the Installation Guidelines section of this document If no installation guidelines are noted in the following table then the operating system installed as expected using manufacturer s installation instructions or Intel s best known methods a Operating systems supported by Intel System Management Software may be different than the operating systems supported by the Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Please reference the Readme and User Guide documents that are included as part of the Intel System Management Software distribution for operating systems that are supported by that release Table 3 1 Operating Systems Tested Intel s testing was completed with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2 32 bit Although not specifically tested on this product the MFS5000SI compute module also supports Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 32 bit Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Configuration 1 Compatibility 32 bit R2 SP2 amp Stress Intel s testing was completed with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 SP2 64 bit Although not specifically tested on this product the MFS5000SI compute module also supports Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 64 bit Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise Configuration 1 Compatibility amp 32 bit Stress Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise Configuration 1 Compatibility A 64 bit Stress Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 0 U1 Configuration 1 Compatibilit
33. t Remote Installation Method 31 4 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI List of Tables Table 2 1 Base System Configurations Testen 9 Table 3 1 Operating Systems Tested wiccieiesscsccestccasssssesscasatecsstsveadusantueavasaesdasiedagenvnadecdvevadneneoas 10 Table 3 2 Operating System Certifications rrrrrnnnnrrrvrrrrrnnrrnnnnrrrrrnnrrrrrnnnnrrrnrennerrrsrrrrnnnnnnnnensne 12 Table 3 3 Operating System Storage Component Support ssssseseseee 13 Table 4 1 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI Supported eme 15 Table 4 2 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Supported Peripherals 17 Table 5 1 Tested Operating System Identifier Number 18 Table 5 2 Tested Hard Drives sss nennen nennen ener 19 Revision 1 9 5 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 1 Introduction This document is intended to provide users of the Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 MFSYS35 and Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI with a guide to the different operating systems expansion cards and peripherals Intel plans to test on this platform This document will continue to be updated as new expansion cards peripherals and operating systems are tested or until the Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 MFSYS35 and Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI are no l
34. ther concurrent CD floppy installation or via slipstreamed installation CD For remote install the LSI SAS driver must be slipstreamed into the installation media as both CD ROM and Floppy can t be simultaneously redirected Guideline To create a merged Windows 2003 CD perform the following 1 ARON oND 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Status Intel Download and install the freeware program nLite from http www nliteos com index html Launch nLite Select language desired and hit next On the next screen browse to the location of the Windows 2003 CD nLite will prompt for a location to copy the CD to for modification C temp it ll then copy the install CD to that folder When the copy completes hit next Hit next on the presets screen On the next screen select Integrate gt Drivers and Create gt Bootable ISO hit Next Download and extract the 1 25 5 driver for the appropriate version of the OS 32 bit or 64 bit and extract to a known location Hit the Insert tab in the bottom left single driver browse to the location with the driver and select the Isi_sas inf Select Textmode driver click on the description in the box and hit OK Hit Next to begin the process When the process completes hit next to bring up the Bootable ISO screen Select the appropriate options for your system and hit burn to create the CD When finished the CD is ready for remote installation with no requirement for
35. tion Testing Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that receive only basic installation testing e Intel will provide and test operating system drivers for each of the server board s integrated controllers provided that the controller vendor has a driver available upon request Vendors will not be 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 e Intel will support customer issues that involve installation and or functionality of operating system with the server board s integrated controllers only if a driver has been made available 6 Revision 1 9 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI e Intel will NOT provide support for issues related to use of any 3 party expansion cards or peripherals installed in the server system when an operating system that received basic installation testing only is in use e Support is defined as assistance in root causing issues and determining a customer acceptable resolution to the issue associated with the operating system The resolution may include but is not limited to on board controller driver changes engaging the vendor for resolution BIOS changes firmware changes or determining a customer acceptable workaround for the issue 1 1 2 I O Expansion Card
36. y A 64 bit Stress Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 0 d U1 32 bit Configuration 1 Basic Installation ERN 10 Revision 1 9 Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Configuration 1 Compatibility A 64 bit R2 SP2 Stress Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 Configuration 1 Basic 32 bit Installation Compatibiltiy Only SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 U1 Configuration 1 Compatibility 64 bit amp Stress Operating system was tested and is supported by SCO In addition this OS SCO UnixWare 7 1 4 Configuration 1 Compatibility is currently only supported in a sincle SCM environment http www sco com chwp Operating system was tested and is supported by SCO In addition this OS SCO OpenServer Release 6 Configuration 1 Compatibility is currently only supported in a sincle SCM environment http www sco com chwp VMware ESX Server 3 5 Configuration 1 Compatibility HE VMware ESXi Server 3 5 Configuration 1 Compatibility Po See Teens Je EE inom P0 owes Zeen i A Java TT for CMM Type of Testin interface and remote KVM yp 9 Sun Java ccm RN 6 3 Configuration 1 Compatibility Sun Java Plugin 6 3 or above E E Windows XP Red Hat m Linux 5 0 Revision 1 9 11 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 Intel Modular Server System MFSYS35 Intel Compute Module MFS5000SI 3
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