Intel MFSYS25V2 User manual

Intel®Modular Server Systems
MFSYS25V2
Tested Hardware and Operating System List
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Revision History
Date
Revision
Number
Modifications
January, 2012
1.0
Initial Release for Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 with Intel®
Modular Server Virtualization Manager activated .

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Document Organization...................................................................................... 6
1.2 Test Overview.................................................................................................... 6
1.2.1 Basic Installation Testing.................................................................................... 7
1.2.2 I/O Expansion Card / Peripheral Compatibility and Stress Testing........................ 7
1.3 Pass/Fail Test Criteria........................................................................................ 9
2. MFSYS25V2 with Intel® Virtualization Manager.......................................................... 10
2.1 Base System Configurations............................................................................. 10
2.2 Supported Guest Operating Systems & Software .............................................. 10
2.2.1 Guest Operating System Storage Component Support...................................... 12
2.3 Hard Disk Drives.............................................................................................. 12
3. MFS5520VIR & MFSYS25V2 Systems.......................................................................... 16
3.1 Base System Configurations............................................................................. 16
3.2 Supported Operating Systems & Software ........................................................ 16
3.2.1 Operating System Certifications........................................................................ 18
3.2.2 Operating System Storage Component Support................................................ 20
3.3 I/O Expansion Cards & Peripherals................................................................... 21
3.3.1 USB Devices ................................................................................................... 22
3.3.2 External Tape Drives........................................................................................ 22
3.3.3 External Storage.............................................................................................. 22
3.4 Hard Disk Drives.............................................................................................. 23

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List of Tables
Table 2.1 Base System Configurations Tested with Intel® Virtualization Manager Activated.... 10
Table 2.2 Guest Operating Systems Tested.......................................................................... 11
Table 2.3 Guest Operating System Storage Component Support........................................... 12
Table 2.4 Tested Hard Drives with Intel® Virtualization Manager Activated (MFSYS25V2 only)12
Table 3.1 Base System Configurations Tested...................................................................... 16
Table 3.2 Operating Systems Tested for MFS5520VIR.......................................................... 17
Table 3.3 Operating System Certifications, MFS5520VIR...................................................... 18
Table 3.4 Operating System Certifications, MFSYS25V2 Storage.......................................... 20
Table 3.5 Operating System Storage Component Support..................................................... 20
Table 3.6 Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR Supported Items......................................... 22
Table 3.7 Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 Supported Peripherals........................ 22
Table 3.8 Tested Hard Drives............................................................................................... 23

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1. Introduction
This document is intended to provide users of the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2,
Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR and Intel® Virtualization Manager 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 MFSYS25V2 and Intel® Compute
Module MFS5520VIR are 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 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 Document Organization
This document is divided into the four sections listed below.
(1) Introduction - Provides general information regarding the testing completed by Intel
(2) MFSYS25V2 Systems with Intel® Virtualization Manager–Provides base system
configurations tested, supported software and hardware for the Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25V2 and Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR with the Intel®
Virtualization Manager feature activated.
(3) MFSYS25V2 Systems –Provides base system configurations tested, supported
software and hardware for the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 and the
Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR. Note: Intel® Virtualization Manager is NOT
activated.
1.2 Test Overview
Testing performed on the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 and Intel® Compute
Module MFS5520VIR with and without the Intel® Virtualization Manager activated is classified
under two separate categories: Basic Installation Testing, and Expansion Card/ Peripheral
Compatibility and Stress Testing.

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1.2.1 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.
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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.
1.2.1.1 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.
Intel will NOT provide support for issues related to use of any 3rd party expansion cards
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 changes, engaging the
vendor for resolution, BIOS changes, firmware changes, or determining a customer
acceptable workaround for the issue.
1.2.2 I/O Expansion Card / 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/OExpansion 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.

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I/O Expansion Card Compatibility: I/O 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.
1.2.2.1 Support Commitment for 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:
Intel commits to provide the following level of customer support for operating systems that
receive I/O Expansion Card / 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 I/O Expansion
Card 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 onboard video, network, and
storage controller.
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 responsibility of the
individual customer.
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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.

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1.3 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 testing was performed using the Intel® Server Modular System
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2. MFSYS25V2 with Intel® Virtualization Manager
This section provides information on the base system configurations tested, supported guest
operating systems and supported hardware for Intel® Modular Server Systems MFSYS25V2
with the Intel® Virtualization Manager feature activated.
2.1 Base System Configurations
The following table lists the base system configurations tested with the Intel® Virtualization
Manager feature activated. Base system configurations will change as new revisions of the
Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR or the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 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.
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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 configurations tested with the Intel® Virtualization
Manager activated.
Table 2.1 Base System Configurations Tested with Intel® Virtualization Manager Activated
ID #
Intel®
Modular
Server
System
System
PBA/TA
Number
Intel®
Compute
Module
Compute
Module
PBA/TA
Number
Unified
Firmware
Update
Rev
GUI
Rev
BIOS
Rev
BMC
FW
Rev
Switch
Rev
SCM Rev
1
MFSYS25V2
G18812-001
MFS5520VIR
E41515-452
V11.5
32243
55
1.27.1
1.0.0.27
3.8.0140.08
2.2 Supported Guest Operating Systems & Software
The following table provides a list of the guest operating systems and software applications that
Intel plans to test with the Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR, Intel® Server System
MFSYS25V2 and the Intel® Virtualization Manager activated. Each of the listed guest operating
systems was tested for compatibility with the base system configuration listed in Section 6 of
this document. Guest operating systems are supported only with the specified base system
configuration(s) with which they were tested.
The following table also indicates whether each guest operating system received Basic
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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 processes 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.
Table 2.2 Guest Operating Systems Tested
Operating System
Type of Testing
Notes
Microsoft Windows* 2008 SP2
Enterprise (64-bit)
Configuration 1 - Compatibility &
Stress
Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise
R2 SP1 (64-bit)
Configuration 1- Compatibility &
Stress
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
U1 (64-bit)
Configuration 1- Compatibility &
Stress
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 11
SP1 Basic kernel (64-bit),
Configuration 1- Compatibility &
Stress
Client Java Engines (for CMM
interface and remote KVM)
Type of Testing
Notes
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0
Configuration 1 - Compatibility
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x
Configuration 1 - Compatibility
Client Java Engines (for CMM
interface and remote KVM)
Type of Testing
Notes
Sun Java Plugin 6.17
Configuration 1- Compatibility
Sun Java Plugin 6.3 or above
Client OS
Type of Testing
Notes
Microsoft Windows* XP
Professional, 32-bit SP3
Configuration 1 - Compatibility
Microsoft Windows* XP
Professional, 64-bit SP2
Microsft Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit)
Configuration 1 - Compatibility
Novell SuSe Linux Desktop 11 X86
SP1
Novell SuSe Linux Desktop 11 64-bit
SP1
Configuration 1 - Compatibility
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Desktop 6 U1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Configuration 1 - Compatibility

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2.2.1 Guest Operating System Storage Component Support
Table 2.3 Guest Operating System Storage Component Support
Operating System
Shared LUN
Single SCM
Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise SP2 (32-bit)
Supported
Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise R2 (64-bit)
Supported
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.0 U1 (64-bit)
Supported
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11SP1 (64-bit),
Supported
Note: The Intel® Virtualization Manager supports a maximum of one SCM installed in the chassis. Dual SCM
configurations are NOT supported.
2.3 Hard Disk Drives
The hard drives listed in the following table have been tested with the Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25V2 and the Intel® Virtualization Manager feature activated by Intel validation
labs and/or by individual drive vendors.
Table 2.4 Tested Hard Drives with Intel® Virtualization Manager Activated (MFSYS25V2 only)
Manufacturer
Product
Family
Model Number
RPM
Drive
Size
(GB)
Drive
FW
Level (1)
Minimum
Chasis
FW Level
Notes
2.5”SAS drive
Seagate
Constellation*
ST9500430SS
7,200
500GB
0002
UFU 10.4
Added June 2009
Seagate
Constellation.2*
ST91000640SS
7,200
1TB
002
UFU 10.4
Added July 2011
MFSYS25 chassis
must be with power
supplies D73299-
008 or higher.
Seagate
Constellation.2*
ST9500620SS
7,200
500GB
002
UFU 10.4
Added July 2011
MFSYS25 chassis
must be with power
supplies D73299-
008 or higher.
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.5
ST9900805SS
10,000
900GB
0001
UFU 10.1
Added July 2011
MFSYS25 chassis
must be with power
supplies D73299-
008 or higher.
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.4
ST9600204SS
10,000
600GB
0004
UFU 10.1
Added April 2010
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.4
ST9450404SS
10,000
450GB
0004
UFU 10.1
Added May 2010,
SD (3)
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.3
ST9300603SS
10,000
300GB
0002
UFU 10.1
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.3
ST9146803SS
10,000
146GB
0002
UFU 10.1

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Seagate
Savvio* 10K.2
ST9146802SS
10,000
146GB
0003
UFU 10.1
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.2
ST973402SS
10,000
73GB
0003
UFU 10.1
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.5
ST9300605SS
10,000
300GB
0002
UFU 10.4
Added December
2011
SD (3)
MFSYS25V2
chassis must be
with power supplies
D73299-008 or
higher.
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.5
ST9450405SS
10,000
450GB
0002
UFU 10.4
Added December
2011
SD (3)
MFSYS25V2
chassis must be
with power supplies
D73299-008 or
higher
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.5
ST9600205SS
10,000
600GB
0002
UFU 10.4
Added December
2011
SD (3)
MFSYS25V2
chassis must be
with power supplies
D73299-008 or
higher.
Seagate
Savvio* 10K.5
ST9900805SS
10,000
900GB
0002
UFU 10.4
Added July 2011
MFSYS25 chassis
must be with power
supplies D73299-
008 or higher.
Seagate
Savvio* 15K
ST973451SS
15,000
73GB
0001
UFU 10.1
SD (3)
Seagate
Savvio* 15K.2
ST973452SS
15,000
73GB
0005
UFU 10.1
Added June 2009
Seagate
Savvio* 15K.2
ST9146852SS
15,000
146GB
0005
UFU 10.1
Added June 2009
Toshiba
AL-10SE*
MBB2147RC
10,000
146GB
0105
UFU 10.1
Toshiba
AL-10Sx*
MBB2073RC
10,000
73GB
0105
UFU 10.1
Toshiba
AL-10Sx*
MBC2073RC
15,000
73GB
0005
UFU 10.1
Toshiba
MBE2073RC
15,000
73GB
0103
UFU 10.1
Toshiba
MBD2147RC
10,000
147GB
0102
UFU 10.1
Toshiba
MBD2300RC
10,000
300GB
0102
UFU 10.1
MFSYS25 chassis
must be with power
supplies D73299-
008 or higher.
Toshiba
MBF2450RC
10,000
450GB
0107
UFU 10.1
MFSYS25 chassis
must be with power
supplies D73299-
008 or higher.
Toshiba
MBF2600RC
10,000
600GB
0107
UFU 10.1
MFSYS25 chassis
must be with power
supplies D73299-
008 or higher.
Hitachi
UltraStar
HUC106060CSS600
10,000
600GB
A150
UFU 10.4
Hitachi
UltraStar
HUC106045CSS600
10,000
450GB
A150
UFU 10.4
Hitachi
UltraStar
HUC106030CSS600
10,000
300GB
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SSD (2.5” SATA interface)
Intel
X25-M
SSDSA2M160G2
160GB
02G9
UFU 10.1
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
X25-M
SSDSA2M080G2
80GB
02G9
UFU 10.1
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2BW080G3
80GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2CW080G3
80GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2BW120G3
120GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2CW120G3
120GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2BW160G3
160GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2CW160G3
160GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2BW300G3
300GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2CW300G3
300GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2BW600G3
600GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Intel
320
SSDSA2CW600G3
600GB
4PC10302
UFU 10.4
Requires
AXXTM3SATA
Notes:
(1) 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. Hard drives within a storage pool are recommended to have the same level of
drive firmware. However, a storage pool consisting of drives with different firmware levels is supported as
long as the firmware meets minimum supported firmware revision requirements and firmware is not an OEM
specific version of firmware.
(2) MFSYS25V2 mixed SAS and SSD mix models validated are as follows: Mix combination was limited to one
physical SAS drive model and one SSD drive model. Mixing of drive models within a storage pool is not
supported. The mixed drive models below contain the configuration which has been validated. Other
combinations of a single SSD drive model and a single SAS drive model although not validated, are
supported.
2 SSD drives –slots 1,2 12 SAS drives - slots 3-14
4 SSD drives –slots 1-4 10 SAS drives - slots 5-14
(3) SD (Similar Drive) -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

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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.

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3. MFS5520VIR & MFSYS25V2 Systems
This section provides information on the base system configurations, supported operating
systems and supported hardware for the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25V2 and the
Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR.
3.1 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 MFS5520VIR or the Intel® Modular
Server System MFSYS25V2 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.
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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 configurations tested.
Table 3.1 Base System Configurations Tested
ID #
Intel®
Modular
Server
System
System
PBA/TA
Number
Intel®
Compute
Module
Compute
Module
PBA/TA
Number
Unified
Firmware
Update
Rev
GUI
Rev
BIOS
Rev
BMC
FW
Rev
Switch
Rev
SCM Rev
1
MFSYS25V2
G18812-001
MFS5520VIR
E41515-402
V10.1
23981
50
1.22.1
1.0.0.27
3.6.0140.05
2
MFSYS25V2
G18812-001
MFS5520VIR
E41515-402
V10.3
24345
54
1.22.1
1.0.0.27
3.7.0140.06
3
MFSYS25V2
G18812-001
MFS5520VIR
E41515-452
V10.4
29753
55
1.26.3
1.0.0.27
3.8.0140.08
4
MFSYS25V2
G18812-001
MFS5520VIR
E41515-452
V11.5
32243
55
1.27.1
1.0.0.27
3.8.0140.08
3.2 Supported Operating Systems & Software
The following table provides a list of the operating systems and software applications that Intel
plans to test with the Intel® Compute Module MFS5520VIR. Each of the listed operating
systems was tested for compatibility with the base system configuration listed in Section 2.1 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

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support commitments for Basic Installation Testing vs. Adapter / Peripheral Compatibility and
Stress Testing, please reference Section 1 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.
Table 3.2 Operating Systems Tested for MFS5520VIR
Operating System
Type of Testing
Notes
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise
(32-bit), R2 SP2
Configuration 3 –Compatibility &
Stress
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise
(64-bit), R2 SP2
Configuration 3 –Compatibility &
Stress
Microsoft Windows* 2008 SP2
Enterprise (32-bit)
Configuration 3 –Compatibility &
Stress
Microsoft Windows* 2008 SP2
Enterprise (64-bit)
Configuration 4 –Compatibility &
Stress
Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise
R2 (64-bit)
Configuration 4- Compatibility &
Stress
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 (64-
bit)
Configuration 3- Compatibility &
Stress
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U4
(32-bit)
Configuration 3- Basic
Installation
This OS is currently only supported in a
single SCM environment. Shared LUN
is not supported under this OS.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0 U4
Basic kernel (64-bit)
Configuration 3- Compatibility &
Stress
Red Hat RHEL Advanced Platform
6.0 (64-bit)
Configuration 3- Compatibility &
Stress
Red Hat RHEL Advanced Platform
6.0 (64-bit) with KVM
Configuration 3- Compatibility &
Stress
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
U1 (64-bit)
Configuration 4- Compatibility &
Stress
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SP1 Basic kernel (32-bit),
Configuration 3- Basic
Installation, Compatibiltiy Only
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SP1 Basic kernel (64-bit),
Configuration 4- Compatibility &
Stress
Vmware ESX Server 3.5 U4
Configuration 3–Compatibility
Vmware ESXi Server 3.5 U4
Configuration 3–Compatibility
Vmware ESX Server 4.0
Configuration 3–Compatibility
Vmware ESXi Server 4.0
Configuration 3–Compatibility
Vmware ESX Server 4.1
Configuration 3–Compatibility
Vmware ESXi Server 4.1
Configuration 3–Compatibility

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Vmware ESXi Server 5.0
Configuration 4–Compatibility
Client Web Browsers (for CMM
interface)
Type of Testing
Notes
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0
Configuration 4–Compatibility
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x
Configuration 4–Compatibility
Client Java Engines (for CMM
interface and remote KVM)
Type of Testing
Notes
Sun Java Plugin 6.17
Configuration 4–Compatibility
Sun Java Plugin 6.3 or above
Client OS
Type of Testing
Notes
Microsoft Windows* XP
Professional, 32-bit SP3
Configuration 4–Compatibility
Microsoft Windows* XP
Professional, 64-bit SP2
Configuration 3–Compatibility
Microsft Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit &
64 bit)
Configuration 4–Compatibility
Novell SuSe Linux Desktop 11 X86
SP1
Configuration 3–Compatibility
Novell SuSe Linux Desktop 11 64-bit
SP1
Configuration 4–Compatibility
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Desktop 6 U1 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Configuration 4 - Compatibility
3.2.1 Operating System Certifications
Listed below are the operating systems that Intel plans to certify with the Intel® Compute
Module MFS5520VIR. 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 3.3 Operating System Certifications, MFS5520VIR
Operating System
Certification Listing
Comments
Microsoft Windows* 2003
Enterprise Server R2 SP2
(32 & 64-bit )
Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25/
MFS5520VI
Designed for Windows
Server 2003, SID#
1327210
Certification available at launch. OEM must request
certification by Microsoft for their specific product.
Microsoft Windows* 2008
Enterprise Server (32 & 64-bit )
Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25/
MFS5520VI
Certified for Windows
Server 2008, SID#
1327208
Certification available.
OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific
product.

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Microsoft Windows* 2008
Enterprise Server R264-bit
Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25/
MFS5520VI
Certified for Windows
Server 2008 R2
Certification available.
OEM must request certification by Microsoft for their specific
product.
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux
Advanced Server 5.0 U3 (32 &
64-bit)
Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25/
MFS5520VI
SID# 501826
Certification for compute module was completed with a
single SCM configuration. Certification for compute module
with dual SCM is not required.
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise
Server 10 SP3 for AMD64® &
Intel® EM64T®
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5000VI
YES Certification
Bulletin 131946
Certification for compute module was completed with a
single SCM configuration. Certification for compute module
with dual SCM is not required. YES Certification Bulletin’s
can be located on Novell’s website.
http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise
Server 10 SP3 for AMD64® &
Intel® EM64T® with XEN
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VI
YES Certification
Bulletin 131947
Certification for compute module was completed with a
single SCM configuration. Certification for compute module
with dual SCM is not required. YES Certification Bulletin’s
can be located on Novell’s website.
http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise
Server 11 for AMD64® &
Intel® EM64T®
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VI
YES Certification
Bulletin 131854, 132648
Certification for compute module was completed with a
single SCM configuration. Certification forcompute module
with dual SCM is not required. YES Certification Bulletin’s
can be located on Novell’s website.
http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise
Server 11 for AMD64® &
Intel® EM64T® with XEN
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VI
YES Certification
Bulletin 131855, 132650
Certification for compute module was completed with a
single SCM configuration. Certification for compute module
with dual SCM is not required. YES Certification Bulletin’s
can be located on Novell’s website.
http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp
Virtualization Software
Certification Listing
Comments
VMware ESX Server 3.5 U5
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VIR
This recipe is available only through the ESAA program.
Please visit http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
To view VMware compatibility listing visit:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
VMware ESXi Server 3.5 U5
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VIR
This recipe is available only through the ESAA program.
Please visit http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
To view VMware compatibility listing visit:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
VMware ESX Server 4.0
releases:
4.0 U1, 4.0 U2, 4.0 U3 and 4.0
U4
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VIR
Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is
available only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
To view VMware compatibility listing visit:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
VMware ESXi Server 4.0i
releases:
4.0 U1, 4.0i U2, 4.0i U3 and
4.0 U4
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VIR
Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is
available only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
To view VMware compatibility listing visit:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

Intel® Modular Server Systems
Revision 1.0
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VMware ESX Server 4.1
releases:
4.1, 4.1 U1 and 4.1 U2
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VIR
Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is
available only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
To view VMware compatibility listing visit:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
VMware ESXi Server 4.1
releases:
4.1, 4.1 U1 and 4.1 U2
Intel® Compute Module
MFS5520VIR
Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is
available only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
To view VMware compatibility listing visit:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
VMware ESXi Server 5.0
Intel® Compute Module
MVS5520VIR
Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is
available only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
To view VMware compatibility listing visit:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
Table 3.4 Operating System Certifications, MFSYS25V2 Storage
Virtualization Software
Certification Listing
Comments
VMware ESX Server 4.1 U1
Intel® Modular Server
MFSYS25V2 Storage
This recipe is available only through the ESAA program.
Please visit http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
VMware ESXi Server 4.1 U1
Intel® Modular Server
MFSYS25V2 Storage
This recipe is available only through the ESAA program.
Please visit http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
VMware ESX Server 4.1 U2
Intel® Modular Server
MFSYS25V2 Storage
Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is
available only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
VMware ESXi Server 4.1 U2
Intel® Modular Server
MFSYS25V2 Storage
Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is
available only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
VMware ESXi Server 5.0
Intel® Modular Server
MFSYS25V2 Storage
Certification for single SCM configuration only. This recipe is
available only through the ESAA program. Please visit
http://www.esaa-members.com to sign up
Note: Per the VMware Compatibility guide for storage, VMware “ESX, ESXi Embedded and ESXi Installable are
equivalent products from a storage compatibility perspective. If a product is listed as supported for ESX, the product
is also supported for ESXi Embedded and ESXi Installable corresponding versions.” To view VMware Storage
compatibility listings visit: http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=san
3.2.2 Operating System Storage Component Support
Table 3.5 Operating System Storage Component Support
Operating System
Single SCM
Dual SCM
Shared LUN
Single SCM
Shared LUN
Dual SCM
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise (32-bit), R2 SP2
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise (64-bit), R2 SP2
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise SP2 (32-bit)
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Microsoft Windows* 2008 Enterprise R2 (64-bit)
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported