This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the installation of Caldera eServer 2.3, SuSE 6.4 and TurboLinux Server 6.0 Japanese on the IBM Netfinity 3500 M20.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the IBM Netfinity 3500 M20 to be compatible with Caldera's eServer2.3, SuSE 6.4 and TurboLinux Server 6.0 Japanese. The IBM Netfinity 3500 M20 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
IBM Netfinity 4500R
The BIOS revision	SurePath BIOS, ILKT11AUS; Date: 1/15/2000

Testing Results

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

Items marked with an asterisk (*) indicate notes exist below which talk to issues concerning the testing.

Test	Comment	Result
Installation Testing
CD-ROM Installation		PASSED
NFS Installation		PASSED
Device Auto Probing		PASSED
System Setup
Kernel Compatibility		PASSED
LILO Compatibility		PASSED
XWindows Compatibility	See notes below.	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		PASSED
USB Interfaces		N/A
Serial Ports
Kernel Detection		PASSED
Setserial Compatibility		PASSED
Throughput Testing		PASSED
Parallel Ports
Kernel Detection		PASS
Compatibility Testing		PASS
Mouse Ports
Kernel Detection		PASSED
Compatibility Testing		PASSED
Other
Pointing Device		PASSED
Keyboard		PASSED

Hardware Details

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

Hardware Configuration Information
Motherboard and Processor	The system has an IBM main board with two Intel Pentium III processors clocked at 800 MHz.
Display Adapters	There is an onboard S3 Savage 4 display chip with 4 MB video RAM.
I/O Busses	The system includes a standard 1.44 MB floppy drive. There are PS/2 style keyboard and mouse ports (one each.) The tested system included one (1) IBM PSG DNES-309170W hard drive. There is no ISA slot; 2 32 bit PCI slots and 3 64 bit PCI slots; no AGP slot; two USB ports.
Network Interface	This system contains one (1) onboard Intel i82557/i82558 Pro 10/100.
Included Peripherals	The included CD-ROM drive is an 40X 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 parallel port.

Related Notes

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.

Caldera Systems.

SuSE 6.4 Notes:

1. dmesg will report the serial ports as ttyS00 and ttyS01 but there are no such devices made. The user will need to create symbolic links to ttyS0 and ttyS1 for these in /dev.