This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the installation of Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3, TurboLinux Server 4.0 and SuSE 6.3 on the IBM Netfinity 5500.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the IBM Netfinity 5500 to be compatible with Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3, TurboLInux Server 4.0, and SuSE 6.3. The IBM Netfinity 5500 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
IBM Netfinity 5500
The BIOS revision	IBM SurePath BIOS, Revision 9

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	User must download and install IBM's patch immediately after the linux install or the system will not boot. SEE NOTES	PASSED
NFS Installation		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	The system motherboard is a IBM . This system contains two Intel Pentium II processors. The processors as tested were clocked at 450Mhz.
Display Adapters	There is an S3 Trio 64 display adapter. There is one megabyte of video memory present.
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 three (3) Seagate ST39102 LC Cheetah hard drives. There is one ISA slot; 6 PCI slots; no AGP slot; two USB ports.
Network Interface	This system contains a PCnet Fast (79c971) 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 three serial ports present. Two regular and one management There is one bi-directional parallel port present. There is one 1.44 megabyte floppy drive present.

Related Notes

Caldera eServer 2.3 Notes:

1. To do a network install, the user will need to set up a DHCP server providing NFS services. Caldera provides a webpage describing the process. See the Caldera website for more information.

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