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®
Intel Server Board
SE7525GP2
Tested Hardware and Operating
System List
Revision 1.5
February, 2005
Enterprise Platforms and Services Marketing
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Revision History Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Revision History Revision Date Number Modifications June 2004 1.0 Initial release July 2004 1.1 Updated list of PIC-Express adapters. Changed list to SE7525GP2 only. July 2004 1.2 Updated supported OS list Sept 2004 1.3 Add similar adapters and devices Jan 2005 1.4 Update list according to GP Q4’04 regression report Feb 2005 1.5 Add Seagate* Alpine SATA hard drives and Sony* AIT tape drives; Updated the Supported OS table in Section 3: S
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Disclaimers Disclaimers THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR 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 d
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Table of Contents Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................5 1.1 Test Overview..........................................................................................................5 1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing.........................................................................................5 1.1.2 Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Introduction 1. Introduction This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® server board SE7525GP2 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 SE7525GP2 is no longer in production. Each new release of the document will present updated informatio
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Introduction Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 • Intel will NOT provide support for issues related to use of any add-in adapters or peripherals installed in the server system when an operating system that received basic installation testing only is in use. • 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 cha
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Introduction • 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 responsibility 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, adap
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Base System Configurations Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 2. 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 SE7525GP2 are released and/or new system BIOS and BMC firmware are cut onto the board 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
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Supported Operating Systems 3. Supported Operating Systems The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel® server board SE7525GP2. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with server board 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 indicate
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Supported Operating Systems Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Compatibility & Stress Configuration 2&3 – Windows NT 4.0 Advanced Server, SP6 Basic Install Configuration 2&3 – SuSE Professional Linux 8.2 Basic Install Configuration 2&3 – RedHat Linux 9.0 Basic Install Configuration 2&3 – SCO OpenServer 5.0.6a Basic Install Configuration 2&3 – Novell NetWare 5.1, SP7 Basic Install Configuration 2&3 – SuSE 9.1 Professional, EM64T Compatibility & Stress Configuration
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Adapters and Peripherals 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 at the time the validation testing occurred. 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
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Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Manufacturer Model Name Model Number 4.1 Video Adapters ATI RADEON 7500 RADEON 7500 1,[2] 1,[2],3 1,[2],3 1,[2],3 [2],3 [2] [2] Matrox Millenium G450 G45FMDVP32DB 1,[2] 1,[2] 1,[2] 1, 2 [2] 2 2 ATI X300 X300 1 1 1 1 NT NT NT PVL040GE ATI X600 1 1,3 1,3 1,3 3 NT NT RV380-A23 ATI X700 PVL040LZ RV410NT 3 3 3 3 NT NT PVL040BV ATI X800XT 1 1,[3] 1,[3] 1,[3] [3] NT NT R423XT-A12 ATI FireGL V3100 PVL040GF 370GL 1 1,3 1,3 1,3 3 NT NT P
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Adapters and Peripherals Adaptec AAR2410SA AAR2410SA 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 2 2 Intel SRCU32U SRCU32U [1], 2,3 [1],2,3 [1],2,3 [1],2,3 [2],[3] [2] [2] Intel SRCU42L SRCU42L 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 2, [3] 2 2 Intel SRCU42X SRCU42X 2, [3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2 2 MegaRAID MegaRAID LSI Logic 2, [3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2, [3] 2 2 SCSI 320-2x SCSI 320-2x MegaRAID MegaRAID LSI Logic SA SA SA SA SA SA SA SCSI 320-4x SCSI 320-4x Express 500 LSI
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Adapters and Peripherals Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 PRO/1000MT Intel Gigabit Server PWLA8490MF SA SA SA SA SA SA SA Adapter PRO/1000XT Intel Gigabit Server PWLA8490XT 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 2 2 Adatper PRO/1000XT Intel Gigabit Server PWLA8490XTL SA SA SA SA SA SA SA Adatper PRO/1000XT Intel Gigabit Server PWLA8490XF SA SA SA SA SA SA SA Adatper PRO/1000XT Intel Gigabit Server PWLA8490XTL SA SA SA SA SA SA SA Adatper PRO/1000MT Dual Intel Port Gigabit PWLA8492
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Adapters and Peripherals Teac CD-552E CD-552E 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 NT NT Teac CDWF540/Kit CDWF540/Kit 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 NT NT 4.10 DVD Drives Mitsumi SR244W1 SR244W1 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 NT NT Plextor DVD-305S DVD-305S 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 NT NT Pioneer DVD 305S DVD305S 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 NT NT Samsung SD-616 SD-616 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 NT NT Sony DRU500AX
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Hard Disk Drives Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Avocent 1160ES 1160ES 2 2 2 2 2 NT NT ** Check Tech Tips for more information. *** Use the latest FW 713N instead of former 713J. 5. Hard Disk Drives The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel Server Board SE7525GP2 by Intel in its validation labs and/or by individual drive vendors. The following operating system identifiers are used in the table to specify which OS each drive was tested under. I
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Hard Disk Drives This hard drive has been tested and is supported under the operating system Number (i.e. 1) identified by the operating system identification number. 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. The hard disk drive was tested according to Intel-
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Hard Disk Drives Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Tested Product Drive size Operatin Manufacturer Model Number Interface RPM Notes Family (GB) g Systems Seagate Cheetah X15.3 ST318453LC U320 SCSI SCA 15,000 18GB SD Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 ST3300007LC U320 SCSI SCA 10,000 300GB 1,2,3,4,5 Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 ST3146007LC U320 SCSI SCA 10,000 146GB SD Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 ST3073007LC U320 SCSI SCA 10,000 73GB SD Hitachi DK32EJ DK32EJ-14 U320 SCSI SCA 10,000 147GB 1,2,3,4,5 Hitachi DK32EJ D
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Hard Disk Drives Tested Product Drive size Operatin Manufacturer Model Number Interface RPM Notes Family (GB) g Systems cache) Western Digital Caviar XL60 WD1200BB-00EEA1 ATA 100 7,200 120GB 1,2,3,4,5 200GB Western Digital Caviar XL60 WD2000JB ATA 100 7,200 (8MB 1,2,3,4,5 cache) 250GB Western Digital Caviar XL60 WD2500JB ATA 100 7,200 (8MB SD cache) 180GB Western Digital Caviar XL60 WD1800JB ATA 100 7,200 (8MB SD cache) 120GB Western Digital Cavia
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Intel® Server Board SE7525GP2 Tested Product Drive size Operatin Manufacturer Model Number Interface RPM Notes Family (GB) g Systems XL80 II DeskStar Hitachi HDS722525VLST80SATA 7,200 250GB 1,2,3,4,5 7K250 DeskStar Hitachi HDS722516VLST80SATA 7,200 160GB SD 7K250 DeskStar Hitachi HDS722512VLST80SATA 7,200 120GB SD 7K250 DeskStar Hitachi HDS722580VLST80SATA 7,200 80GB SD 7K250 DeskStar Hitachi HDS724040KLSA80SATA 7,200 400GB 1,2,3,4,5 7K400 External HDD (USB) USB 2.0/1.1
