Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 & Intel® Compute Module MFS5000SI
3. 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 MFS5000SI. Each of the listed operating systems
was tested for compatibility with 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 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 Compute Module
MFS5000SI. Please reference the Readme and User Guide documents that
are included as part of each Intel Server Management distributions for
operating systems that are supported by that release.
Operating System Type of Testing Notes
Microsoft Windows* 2003 Enterprise
(32-bit), R2 SP2 Configuration 1 -
Compatibility & Stress
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
(64-bit), R2 SP2 Configuration 1 -
Compatibility & 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.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0
(64-bit) Configuration 1 -
Compatibility & Stress
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
(32-bit), SP1
Configuration 1 - Basic
Installation, Compatibiltiy
Only
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
(64-bit), SP1 Configuration 1 -
Compatibility & Stress
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.0
(32-bit) Configuration 1 Basic
Installation Compatibility and Stress planned for 90 days
post launch
Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise
(32-bit) None Compatibility and Stress planned for 90 days
post launch
Microsoft Windows 2008 Enterprise
(64-bit) None Compatibility and Stress planned for 90 days
post launch
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