Intel S5000XAL User manual

Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL
Tested Hardware and Operating System List
Revision 5.0
December 2008
Enterprise Platforms and Services Division

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Revision History
Date Revision
Number Modifications
June 8, 2006 1.0 Initial Release
July 10, 2006 1.1 Added Hard Drive Form Factor Column
Added several RAID controllers as Similar Adapters
September 6, 2006 1.2 Added 3.5” SAS and SATA hard drives
Added 2.5” SATA hard drives
Added Fiber Channel Cards
Added Tape Drive
Replaced Hitachi* T7K250 with T7K500
October 9, 2006 1.3 Added Seagate* 7200.10 family
November 22, 2006 1.4 Updated Supported Operating Systems
Updated Adapter Test Configurations
Removed QLogic* QLE2362
Updated HDD model Numbers
Added Several HDD models
Removed Seagate 7200.10 Family
December 19, 2006 1.5 Corrected typos in OS list.
Added Operating System Certifications and 3.5” SATA hard drives.
February 15, 2007 2.0 Added Adapter Test Configurations
Removed Tested Hard Drive Section. See Section 5 for more information.
Added USB floppy drive and DVD-R drives.
March 15, 2007 2.1 Updated DVD drive section
April 11, 2007 2.2 Updated Configuration List and Supported Operating Systems (OS).
Added PQI DOM, US Robotic* Modem, and Removable Media (RM).
June 13, 2007 2.3 Updated section 1.1.1
July 2, 2007 2.4 Updated table of “Base system Configuration Tested & Type of Test”
August 1, 2007 2.5 Updated Supported Operating Systems List and Adapter Test
Configurations.
August 22, 2007 2.6 Updated Supported Operating Systems List.
Added PQI DOM.
September 19, 2007 2.7 Updated table of “Base system Configuration Tested”, Supported Operating
Systems List, and Adapter Test Configurations.
September 27, 2007 2.8 Added notes for the Intel®RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. Added Intel®
RAID Controllers SRCSASJV, SRCSASRB, and SRCSATAWB.
December 13, 2007 3.0 Updated Configuration List, Operating System Certifications, PCI SW RAID
SATA, PCI NIC Card, PCI HW/SW RAID SCSI, PCI Fiber Channel, Video,
PCI HW/SW RAID SAS, CD/DVD Drives, Removable Media, and Tape
Drives.
March 31, 2008 4.0 Added Microsoft Windows Server 2008* (32-bit and 64-bit) as Supported
Operating System; Added HW RAID SAS adapters; Updated Supported
Operating Systems to add Small Business Server operating systems; Added
Solid State Drive Z-U130.
April 6, 2008 4.1 Updated PCI Hardware RAID SAS; Updated PCI Software RAID SAS.
April 17, 2008 4.2 Updated Operating System Certifications.

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Date Revision
Number Modifications
December 22, 2008 5.0 Added more configurations in Base System Configurations; updated
Supported Operating System List; updated the table of Adapters and
Peripherals.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Test Overview..........................................................................................................1
1.1.1 Basic Installation Testing.........................................................................................1
1.1.2 Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing..............................................2
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria .............................................................................................3
2. Intel®Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System Configurations........................4
3. Supported Operating Systems............................................................................................6
3.1 Operating System Certifications ..............................................................................9
4. Adapters and Peripherals..................................................................................................11
4.1 PCI NIC..................................................................................................................13
4.2 PCI SW RAID SATA..............................................................................................15
4.3 PCI SW RAID SCSI...............................................................................................16
4.4 PCI SW RAID SAS ................................................................................................17
4.5 PCI Fiber Channel .................................................................................................18
4.6 Video......................................................................................................................20
4.7 PCI HW RAID SAS................................................................................................20
4.8 PCI HW RAID SATA..............................................................................................23
4.9 PCI HW RAID SCSI...............................................................................................27
4.10 CD-ROM Drives.....................................................................................................27
4.11 DVD Drives............................................................................................................28
4.12 Tape Drives ...........................................................................................................29
4.13 Input.......................................................................................................................29
4.14 Removable Media..................................................................................................30
4.15 Other......................................................................................................................31
5. Hard Disk Drives.................................................................................................................32

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Intel® Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Introduction
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1. Introduction
This document is intended to provide users of the Intel®Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL
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 S5000PAL/S5000XAL is no longer 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 adapters 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®Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL is classified under two
separate categories: Basic Installation Testing and 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 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. Add-in adapter cards are not tested. On-board RAID testing is conducted during Basic
Installation Testing if RAID drivers are available for the operating system. Testing includes
network connectivity and running of proprietary and industry-standard test suites.
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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 Installation Testing
Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that
receive only basic installation testing:
•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.
•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.

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•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 only
basic installation testing 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 changes, engaging the
vendor for resolution, BIOS changes, firmware changes, or determining a customer
acceptable workaround for the issue.
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 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 add-in adapters in
all available slots, (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.
1.1.2.1 Support Commitment for Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing
Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that
receive Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress testing:
•Intel will provide support for customer issues with these operating systems involving
installation and/or functionality of the server board with or without the adapters and
peripherals listed in this document as having been tested under the particular operating
system.
•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.
•Intel will provide and test 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 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.

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There is no support commitment for operating systems, adapter cards, and
peripherals not listed in this document. Intel will consider support requests on
a case-by-case basis.
1.2 Pass/Fail Test Criteria
For each operating system, adapter, 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 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 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 testing of the Intel®Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL was performed using the Intel®
Server System SR2500ALLX.

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2. Intel®Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL Base System
Configurations
The following table lists the base system configurations that were tested. Base system
configurations will change as new revisions of the Intel®Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL
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 are added with each new release
of this document.
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Intel will only provide support for adapters and peripherals under the specified
base system configuration and operating systems versions with which they
were tested.
Base System
Configuration
Identifier # Board Type PBA Number BIOS
Revision
BMC
Firmware
Revision
SR2500 HSC
Firmware Revision
1 S5000PAL D13607-701 R0045 BMC46 Ver 1.41
2 S5000PAL D13607-703 R0059 BMC52 Ver 1.41
3 S5000PAL D13607-703 R0064 BMC54 Ver 1.41
4 S5000PAL D13607-801 R0068 BMC56 Ver 2.02
5 S5000XAL D46952-801 R0068 BMC56 Ver 2.02
6 S5000PAL/
S5000XAL D13607-801 D46952-801 R0074 BMC58 Ver 2.05
7 S5000PAL/
S5000XAL D13607-801 D46952-801 R0079 BMC59 Ver 2.05
8 S5000PAL/
S5000XAL D13607-901 D46952-901 R0081 BMC60 Ver 2.05
9 S5000PAL/
S5000XAL D13607-901
D46952-901 R0084 BMC62 Ver 2.05
10 S5000PAL/
S5000XAL D13607-901 R0085 BMC62 Ver 2.05
11 S5000PAL/
S5000XAL D13607-901 R0087 BMC63 Ver 2.05
12 S5000XAL
D46952-901 R0091 BMC64 Ver 2.09
13 S5000PAL
D13607-901 R0091 BMC64 Ver 2.09
14 S5000PAL
D50232-100 R0091 BMC64 Ver 2.09

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Base System
Configuration
Identifier # Board Type PBA Number BIOS
Revision
BMC
Firmware
Revision
SR2500 HSC
Firmware Revision
15 S5000XAL
E50387-100 R0091 BMC64 Ver 2.09
16 S5000XAL
D46951-901 R0094 BMC64 Ver 2.09
17 S5000XAL
E50387-100 R0094 BMC64 Ver 2.09
18 S5000PAL
E50232-100 R0094 BMC64 Ver 2.09
19 S5000XAL
D46952-901 R0094 BMC64 Ver 2.09
Note: Intel’s testing was completed with the Operating System and latest available service packs. Microsoft*
operating systems must have the latest service packs installed prior to upgrading to Intel BIOS revisions 79 and later.
The application portion is not tested or supported.

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3. Supported Operating Systems
The following table provides a list of supported operating systems for the Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL. Each of the listed operating systems was tested for compatibility with
Intel®Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL base system configuration listed in Chapter 2.
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 versus Adapter/Peripheral Compatibility and Stress
Testing, see Chapter 1.
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.
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Operating systems supported by Intel®System Management software or
LANDesk* Client Manager software may be different than the operating
systems supported by the Intel®Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL. See the
Readme and User Guide documents that are included as part of each Intel®
System Management and LANDesk* Client Manager distribution for operating
systems that are supported by those releases.
Operating System Base System Configuration
Tested –Type of Testing Notes
Microsoft Windows Server
2008*, 32-bit Configuration 10, 11 – Compatibility and Stress
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2008* , 32-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows Server
2008*, 64-bit Configuration 10, 11 – Compatibility and Stress
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2008* , 64-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows Server
2003* R2 SP2, 32-bit;
Microsoft Windows Small
Business Server 2003*
R2
Configuration 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 –
Compatibility and Stress
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003* R2, 32-bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports the
operating system portion of Microsoft Windows
Small Business Server 2003* R2, 32-bit only. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows Server
2003* R2 SP2, 64-bit;
Microsoft Windows Small
Business Server 2003*
R2, 64-bit
Configuration 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 –
Compatibility and Stress
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003* R2, 64-bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports the
operating system portion of Microsoft Windows
Small Business Server 2003* R2, 64-bit only. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
4.0 AS U4 32-bit Configuration 1, 2, 3 –
Basic Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS U4. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 4.0 AS U4 32-bit. The application portion is
not tested or supported.

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Operating System Base System Configuration
Tested –Type of Testing Notes
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
4.0 AS U4 64-bit Configuration 1, 2, 3 –
Basic Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS U4. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 4.0 AS U4 64-bit. The application portion is
not tested or supported.
SUSE* Linux Enterprise
Sever 10 SP1 32-bit Configuration 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
SUSE* Linux Enterprise
Sever 10 SP1 64-bit Configuration 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 – Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 64-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 64-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
5.0 32-bit Configuration 6, 7, 8, 9 –
Installation and Stress
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 5.0 32-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.0 32-bit. The application portion is not
tested or supported.
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
5.0 64-bit Configuration 6, 7, 8, 9 –
Installation and Stress
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.0 64-bit. The application portion is not
tested or supported.
Solaris* 10 08/07 Configuration 9 –
Installation and Stress (see the
note following this table)
Intel’s testing was completed with Solaris* 10
08/07. The Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating
system portion of Solaris* 10 08/07. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows 2000*
SP4 Configuration 1 – Basic Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows 2000* SP4. The Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating
system portion of Microsoft Windows 2000*
SP4. The application portion is not tested or
supported.
NetWare* 6.5 SP5 Configuration 1 – Basic
Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with NetWare* 6.5
SP5. The Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the operating
system portion of NetWare* 6.5 SP5. The
application portion is not tested or supported.
SUSE* Enterprise Linux 9
SP3 32-bit Configuration 1 – Basic Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with SUSE*
Enterprise Linux 9 SP3 32-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of SUSE* Enterprise
Linux 9 SP3 32-bit. The application portion is not
tested or supported.
SUSE* Enterprise Linux 9
SP3 64-bit Configuration 1 – Basic Installation Only Intel’s testing was completed with SUSE*
Enterprise Linux 9 SP3 64-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the

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Tested –Type of Testing Notes
operating system portion of SUSE* Enterprise
Linux 9 SP3 64-bit. The application portion is not
tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows Server
2008*, SP1, 32-bit
Configuration 13,17,18 – Basic
Installation
Configuration 14,6 –
Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2008*, SP1, 32-bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only
the operating system portion of Microsoft Windows
Server 2008*, SP1, 32-bit. The application portion
is not tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows Server
2008*, SP1, 64-bit
Configuration 17, 18 – Basic
Installation
Configuration 13, 14 –
Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2008*, SP1, 64-bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only
the operating system portion of Microsoft Windows
Server 2008*, SP1, 64-bit. The application portion
is not tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows Server
2003*, SP2, 32-bit
Configuration 16, 17, 18 – Basic
Installation
Configuration 13, 14, 15 –
Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003*, SP2, 32-bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only
the operating system portion of Microsoft Windows
Server 2003*, SP2, 32-bit. The application portion
is not tested or supported.
Microsoft Windows Server
2003*, SP2, 64-bit
Configuration 13, 17, 18 – Basic
Installation
Configuration 14, 15 –
Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with Microsoft
Windows Server 2003*, SP2, 64-bit. The Intel®
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only
the operating system portion of Microsoft Windows
Server 2003*, SP2, 64-bit. The application portion
is not tested or supported.
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
5.1 32-bit Configuration 14, 15 – Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 5.1 32-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.1 32-bit. The application portion is not
tested or supported.
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
5.1 64-bit Configuration 12, 14, 15 – Basic Installation
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 5.1 64-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.1 64-bit. The application portion is not
tested or supported.
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
5.2 32-bit Configuration 17, 18 – Basic Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 5.2 32-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.2 32-bit. The application portion is not
tested or supported.
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
5.2 64-bit Configuration 8, 18 – Basic Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with Red Hat*
Enterprise Linux 5.2 64-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.2 64-bit. The application portion is not
tested or supported.
SUSE* Linux Enterprise
Sever 10 SP1 32-bit
Configuration 12, 15 – Basic
Installation
Configuration 14 – Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 32-bit. The application

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portion is not tested or supported.
SUSE* Linux Enterprise
Sever 10 SP1 64-bit Configuration 14, 15 – Compatibility
Intel’s testing was completed with SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 64-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP1 64-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
SUSE* Linux Enterprise
Sever 10 SP2 32-bit Configuration 17, 18, 19 – Basic Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP2 32-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP2 32-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
SUSE* Linux Enterprise
Sever 10 SP2 64-bit Configuration 17, 18 – Basic Installation Only
Intel’s testing was completed with SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP2 64-bit. The Intel®Server
Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL supports only the
operating system portion of SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10 SP2 64-bit. The application
portion is not tested or supported.
Note: Solaris* 10 08/07 does not support Intel®Embedded Server RAID Technology II (ESRTII); Drivers for NIC,
ESB2 chipset, ESB2 SATA and on-board video are embedded inside the operating system. Go to
http://support.intel.com for the SAS HW RAID driver.
3.1 Operating System Certifications
The following table lists the operating systems that Intel will certify on the Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL/S5000XAL. 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 following table 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.
Operating System Certification Listing Comments
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003* R2 (32-bit
and 64-bit)
Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL
Intel®Server Board
S5000XAL
OEM must request certification by Microsoft* for their
specific product.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s5000
pal/sb/CS-029644.htm
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008* (32-bit and
64-bit)
Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL
Intel®Server Board
S5000XAL
Microsoft Windows
Advanced Server 2000*
SP4
Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL
Intel®Server Board
S5000XAL
OEM must request certification by Microsoft* for their
specific product.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx
http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/whql.htm

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Operating System Certification Listing Comments
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 4.0 AS U4 (32-bit
and 64-bit)
Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL
Intel®Server Board
S5000XAL
Red Hat checks Intel’s test results, certifies (if
appropriate), and posts the certificate on their web site.
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.0 AS (32-bit and
64-bit)
Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL
Intel®Server Board
S5000XAL
Red Hat checks Intel’s test results, certifies (if
appropriate), and posts the certificate on their web site.
SUSE* Linux Enterprise
Server 10 (32-bit and 64-
bit)
Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL
Intel®Server Board
S5000XAL
Novell checks Intel’s test results, certifies (if appropriate),
and posts the certificate on their web site.
Customer can leverage the Intel certification, if customer
product meets the operating system vendor standard.
Solaris* 10 08/07 Intel®Server Board
S5000PAL
Sun checks Intel’s results, certifies (if appropriate), and
posts the certificate on their web site.
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/

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4. Adapters and Peripherals
Compatibility and stress testing for add-in adapter cards and peripherals 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 default and are therefore not included in the following
tables.
Note that all adapter cards were not 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:
Number (i.e. 1) This adapter or peripheral has been tested and is supported under the specific
configuration identified in the Base System Configurations table in Chapter 2.
Number in brackets (i.e. [1]) This adapter or peripheral has been tested, but is NOT supported under the specific
configuration identified in the Base System Configurations table in Chapter 2.
NT This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system and is not
supported under this operating system.
ND This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system due to
limitations in IHV driver availability, and is not supported under this operating system.
SA (Similar Adapter)
This adapter is supported, but not tested. This adapter model has not been tested
with this server board, but Intel will support it based on successful testing of a similar
adapter 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 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 adapters equally. Customers should
always test adapters 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 the installation guidelines are not noted in the following table,
then the adapter installed and functioned as expected using manufacturer’s installation
instructions or Intel’s best-known methods.
/
Testing of adapters cards normally is performed with unused add-in adapters
and on-board controller expansion ROMs disabled in the 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 needing
to use its built in utilities.

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In addition, the following notes apply in the tables below:
Note %: The configurations marked with % in the tables mean those configurations only tested
on the specific OS (or Service Package) marked with % in the table header.
Note (a): The SES Enclosure Management function is not supported and will not be fixed when
using the Intel®RAID Controller SRCSAS144E together with the backplanes and the Intel®
Server Board S5000PAL/S5000XAL.
Note (b): The Intel®RAID Controller SRCSASJV with system configuration #7 is tested under
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.4 64-bit instead of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 64-bit.
Note (c): The Intel®Solid State Drive Z-U130 with system configuration #6 is tested under Red
Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.5 32-bit instead of Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.0 32-bit.

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4.1 PCI NIC
Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comm ents
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008* (SP1%) 32
bits
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008* (SP1%) 64
bits
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003* R2/SP2%
32 bits
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003* R2/SP2%
64 bits
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.0/5.1% 32 bits
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.0/5.1% 64 bits
SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10
SP1 32 bits
SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10
SP1 64 bits
Solaris* 10 08/07
Intel Intel®PRO/100+
S Server PILA8470D3 PCI-32/33 10 10,
12%
(8.0.4
7.0)
1, 6,
7, 8,
9,
12%
(8.0.4
7.0)
1 1, 3,
7 1, 3, 7 3, 6 3, 7, 9 9
Intel Intel®PRO/100+
S Server PILA8470C3 PCI-32/33 SA SA SA SA SA SA,
14%
Intel Intel®PRO/100+
Dual Port PILA8472C3 PCI-64/66 1 1, 6, 7 1, 3, 7
1,3,7 3,6,7 3, 6
Intel Intel®PRO /
1000MT Gigabit
Server Adapter
PWLA8490MT PCI-X 133 10,
14%
(8.10.
1.0)
10
1, 6, 7 1, 9, 14%
(8.10.
1.0)
1, 3,
7
1,3,7
3 3, 7,
8 9
Intel Intel®PRO /
1000MT Dual Port
Gigabit Server
Adapter
PWLA8492MT PCI-X 133 10 10
1 1, 7 1, 3,
7, 9
1, 3,
7, 8
3, 6,
7 3, 6 9
Intel Intel®
PRO/1000MF
Gigabit Server
Adapter
PWLA8490MF PCI-X 133 SA SA SA SA SA SA
Intel Intel®PRO /
1000MT Dual Port
Gigabit Server
PWLA8492MF PCI-X 133 SA SA SA SA SA SA

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Manufacturer Model Name Model Number Interface Comm ents
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008* (SP1%) 32
bits
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008* (SP1%) 64
bits
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003* R2/SP2%
32 bits
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003* R2/SP2%
64 bits
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.0/5.1% 32 bits
Red Hat* Enterprise
Linux 5.0/5.1% 64 bits
SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10
SP1 32 bits
SUSE* Linux
Enterprise Sever 10
SP1 64 bits
Solaris* 10 08/07
Adapter
Syskonnect SK-9E21 SK-9E21 PCI
Express* 10 10
1, 7 1 1,3,7 1,3,7,
9
3, 6 3, 7 9
Syskonnect SK-9E22 SK-9E22 PCI
Express* X4 10,
11 10, 11 1 1, 6,
7, 8, 9 3, 7 3, 7 3, 7, 14% 3 9
Intel Intel®PRO/1000
PT Desktop
Adapter
EXPI9300PT PCI
Express* X1 10
10, 13%
(9.12.
17.0)
1, 6,
7, 9,
15%
(9.12.
18.0)
1 1, 3,
7, 8 1, 3, 7
3 3, 7 9
Intel Intel®PRO/1000
PT Server
Adapter
EXPI9400PT PCI
Express*
1 1,6,7 1,3,
7,8,9
1,3,7
3, 7 3 9
Intel Intel®PRO/1000
PT Server
Adapter
EXPI9400PF PCI
Express* SA SA SA SA SA SA
Intel Intel®PRO/1000
PT Dual Port
Server Adapter
EXPI9402PT PCI
Express* 10 10 1 1, 7, 8
1, 3,
7
1,3,
7, 8 3, 7,9 3, 6, 7,
15%
9
Intel Intel®PRO/1000
PT Dual Port
Server Adapter
EXPI9402PF PCI
Express* SA SA SA SA SA SA
Intel Intel®PRO/1000
PT Quad Port
Server Adapter EXPI9404PT PCI
Express* X4 15%
(9.12.
18.0)
15% 14% 9