This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the installation of Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3, TurboLinux 6.0 Japanese, SuSE 6.3 and SuSE 6.4 on the IBM eServer xSeries 230.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the IBM eServer xSeries 230 to be compatible with Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3, TurboLinux 6.0, SuSE 6.3 and SuSE 6.4. The IBM eServer xSeries 230 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
IBM eServer xSeries 230
The BIOS revision	IBM 1LKT20AUS

Testing Results

The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by AppLabs, and provides the pass/fail results.

Test	Comment	Result
Installation Testing
CD-ROM Installation		PASSED
NFS Installation	Caldera 2.3 eServer	PASSED *
Device Auto Probing		PASSED
System Setup
Kernel Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
LILO Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
XWindows Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
I/O Sanity
Heavy disk I/O Testing	Run for over eight hours	PASSED
Network Server Load Testing	Run for over eight hours	PASSED
Display Adapter
Console Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
USB Interfaces	N/A	N/A
Serial Ports
Kernel Detection	N/A	PASSED
Setserial Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
Throughput Testing	N/A	PASSED
Parallel Ports
Kernel Detection	N/A	PASSED
Compatibility Testing	N/A	PASSED
Mouse Ports
Kernel Detection	N/A	PASSED
Compatibility Testing	N/A	PASSED
Other
Pointing Device	N/A	PASSED
Keyboard	N/A	PASSED

Hardware Details

The following table defines the hardware configuration details for the tested system.

Hardware Configuration Information
Motherboard and Processor	This system contains two Intel Pentium III processors clocked at 667 MHz. System was tested with 256 MB RAM.
Display Adapters	There is an S3 Savage 4 with 8 MB video RAM.
I/O Busses	The system includes a standard floppy drive interface. There are PS/2 style keyboard and mouse ports present. The tested system included one (1) IBM ST3910LC hard drive. There are Zero (0) ISA slots; five (5) PCI slots; no AGP slot; and, two USB ports.
Network Interface	This system contains a PCnet Fast (79c975) NIC interface built into the main board.
Included Peripherals	The included CD-ROM drive is an Atapi-type IDE drive. The system was tested with a Dell Quietkey keyboard (101-key standard) and a generic 3-button PS/2 mouse.
Miscellaneous Hardware	There are two serial ports. There is one bi-directional parallel port. There is one 1.44 megabyte floppy drive.

Related Notes

1. Caldera does not provide for a standard NFS install in their installation. Instead, Caldera provides for a DHCP-based install. Instructions are available from Caldera at the Caldera Systems support site.

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