AppLabs
July 27, 2001
This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the installation of
Redhat 7.1 on the SuperMicro 6011L SuperServer.
Exodus Performance Labs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the 6011L SuperServer to be compatible with Redhat 7.1. The 6011L is awarded the Exodus Performance Labs' Linux Compatibility mark.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by Exodus Performance Labs.
| System Configuration |
| SuperMicro 6011L SuperServer | |
| The BIOS revision | AwardBIOS v7.00 |
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 | | PASSED |
| LILO Compatibility | | PASSED |
| XWindows Compatibility | | PASSED |
| I/O Sanity |
| Heavy disk I/O Testing | Eight+ hours load time | PASSED |
| Network Server Load Testing | Three+ hours load time | PASSED |
| SMP Multi-Processors |
| SMP Testing | | PASSED |
| Display Adapter |
| Console Compatibility | | PASSED |
| X Display Compatibility | | PASSED |
| USB Interfaces | | N/A |
| Serial Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Setserial Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Throughput Testing | | PASSED |
| Parallel Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | N/A |
| Compatibility Testing | | N/A |
| 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 tested contained two (2) Intel Pentium processors clocked at 1 GHz. System was tested with 512 MB RAM.
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| Display Adapters | There is an ATI Rage XL AGP onboard video chip.
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| I/O Busses |
The system includes a standard 1.44 MB floppy drive interface.
There are ports for PS/2 style keyboard and mouse.
The tested system included two (2) Quantum Atlas 9SCA SCSI hard drives on an Adaptec AIC-7899 controller.
There is one (1) 64-bit PCI slot on a horizontal-to-vertical riser board. |
| Network Interface | There are two (2) onboard Intel i82557/i82558 NIC interfaces. |
| Included Peripherals | The included CD-ROM drive is a Matshita CR-177 24X IDE CD/DVD-ROM drive. The system was tested with a Dell Quietkey keyboard (101-key standard) and a generic 3-button PS/2 mouse.
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| Miscellaneous Hardware |
There is one standard 16550A serial port.
This machine has no parallel port.
There is one 1.44 megabyte floppy drive.
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