IBM® Netfinity 3500 M20
Linux Compatibility Testing Results

System Type: Server
Test Completed: 1999-04-19

IBM® Netfinity 3500 M20 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the IBM® Netfinity 3500 M20:

SuSE 6.4

Caldera eServer 2.3

TurboLinux Server 6.0

This document presents the compatibility testing results.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration as Tested
Company	IBM
Model	IBM® Netfinity 3500 M20
BIOS Revision	SurePath BIOS, ILKT11AUS
Main Board and Chipset	NA
Processor(s)	Two (2) Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz
RAM	NA
HBA	IDE
Motherboard Features and Capabilities
Display Adapter	S3 Savage 4
Serial Ports	Two (2) 16550 compatible
Parallel Ports	One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional
USB Ports	Two (2) USB 2
I/O Ports and buses	Two (2) PCI Slots;
Host Bus Adapter	IDE
Network Interface	Intel® i82557/i82558 Pro 10/100
Audio Chipset / Sound Card	None
Optical Drive	40X ATAPI IDE
Hard Drive	One (1) IBM® PSG DNES-309170W
Floppy Drive	Standard 1.44MB
Keyboard	Standard 101 Keyboard
Pointing Device	Logitech® PS/2 Mouse
Miscellaneous Hardware	Three (3) 64 bit PCI slots

Testing Results

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

Tests and determinations are available for reference in ASCII format for immediate viewing.

Test Comment Result
Installation Testing
CD-ROM Installation PASSED
NFS/FTP Installation PASSED
Device Auto Probing PASSED
Base System Testing
Kernel Compatibility PASSED
GRUB/LILO Compatibility PASSED
Heavy I/O Test PASSED
Network Test PASSED
Network Load Test (Not required on workstation test) PASSED
SMP Test (Only required multiprocessor systems) PASSED
Display Adapter
Console Compatibility PASSED
X Server Compatibility PASSED
Stand Alone Monitor (Laptop Test Only) NA
Simultaneous Display CRT/LCD (Laptop Test Only) NA
Sound Adapter
Basic Sound Compatibility PASSED
Advanced Sound Availibility PASSED
Advanced Sound Compatibility PASSED
Serial Ports
Kernel Detection PASSED
Compatibility Testing PASSED
Throughput Testing PASSED
Parallel Ports
Kernel Detection PASSED
Compatibility Testing PASSED
Mouse
Kernel Detection PASSED
Compatibility Testing PASSED
Keyboard
Compatibility Testing PASSED

Notes and Observations:

Caldera eServer 2.3 Notes:
1. A network install must be completed using a DHCP server. See the Caldera Support Site for detailed information on setting one up for use with Caldera.

SuSE 6.4 Notes:

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