This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the installation of Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3, SuSE 6.3 and TurboLinux 6.0 Japanese on the IBM Netfinity 8500R.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the IBM Netfinity 8500R to be compatible with Caldera OpenLinux eServer 2.3, SuSE 6.3 and TurboLinux 6.0 Japanese. The IBM Netfinity 8500R is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
IBM Netfinity 8500R
The BIOS revision	IBM SurePath BIOS, Rev. 0

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		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
Processor Testing
SMP Test	Floating point load test	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 tested contained eight (8) Intel Pentium II Xeon processors clocked at 550 MHz and 2 MB cache each. System was tested with 512 MB RAM.
Display Adapters	There is an S3 Trio 3D with 4 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 two (2) IBM ST39103LC hard drives. There are Zero (0) ISA slots; six (6) 64-bit PCI slots; no AGP slot; and, two USB ports. There is one (1) external SCSI connector.
Network Interface	This system was tested with a PCI Intel Ethernet 10/100 Pro NIC.
Included Peripherals	The included CD-ROM drive is an Atapi-type 40X 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 standard 16550A serial ports. There is one bi-directional parallel port. There is one 1.44 megabyte floppy drive. There is one management port each for NIC, phone, and a third serial port.

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