Supported Operating Systems for the Intel® Server Board SE7320EP2 and Intel® Server Board SE7525RP2

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The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel® Server Board SE7320EP2 and Intel® Server Board SE7525RP2. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with server board base system configuration listed. 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 to the Tested Hardware and Operating System list.

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 manufacturer's installation instructions or Intel's best-known methods.

Operating systems supported by Intel® Server Management software may be different than the operating systems supported by the server board. Please reference the Readme and User Guide documents that are included as part of each Intel Server Management distribution for operating systems that are supported by that release.

 

Operating System Type of Testing

Test
Note

Notes

Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 /SP1 Full OS Install & Certification

1,3

 
Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Intel® 64 Full OS Install & Certification

1,3

See detailed information in THOL.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Service Pack 4 Full OS Install & Certification

1

Intel's testing was completed with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. The Intel Server Board XXX supports the operating system portion of Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2000 only. The application portion is not tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional /SP1 Full OS Install & Certification

1

See detailed information in THOL.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Intel® 64 Full OS Install & Certification

1

See detailed information in THOL.
Red Hat Linux* Enterprise Server AS 3.0 Update4 Full OS Install & Certification

1

See detailed information in THOL.
Red Hat Linux* Enterprise Server AS 3.0 Update4 Intel® 64 Full OS Install & Certification

1

 
Red Hat Linux* Enterprise Server AS2.1 Update5 Basic Installation only

2

See detailed information in THOL.
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 RC5 /SP1 Full OS Install & Certification

1

See detailed information in THOL.
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 Intel® 64 /SP1 Full OS Install & Certification

1

See detailed information in THOL.
SuSE* Professional Linux 9.1 Basic Installation only

2

 
Novell Netware* 6.5, Service pack 3 Full OS Install & Certification

1

See detailed information in THOL.
SCO UnixWare* 7.1.3 Basic Installation only

2

See detailed information in THOL.
Notes
  1. 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, Multiple Adapter, and Endurance:
     
    • 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.

      Multiple Adapters: Multiple adapter validation (MAV) testing uses configurations and test suites to gain an accurate view of how the server performs under varying complex configurations while interacting with network clients. Each configuration is tested for at least 12 hours.

      Endurance Test: This test sequence uses configurations that include 2-6 add-in adapters (depending on chassis used) 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.
  2. 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 add-in adapter cards are tested. Testing may include network connectivity and running of proprietary and industry standard test suites.
     
  3. Intel® Server Board adapter/peripheral compatibility & stress testing was actually completed with Microsoft Windows* Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. Intel Server Board supports the operating system portion of Small Business Server only. The Application portion of Small Business Server is not tested or supported.