This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test, which included the installation of Redhat 6.1 on the SuperMicro Super Server 8050.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the Super Server 8050 to be compatible with Redhat 6.1. The Super Server 8050 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

System Configuration
Super Server 8050
The BIOS revision	AMI BIOS Version 1.18 Date: 2/23/2000

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
SMP Multi-Processors
SMP Testing		PASSED
Display Adapter
Console Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
X Display 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 four (4) Intel Pentium II Xeon processors clocked at 550 MHz. System was tested with 512 MB RAM.
Display Adapters	There is an ATI 264 Rage Pro PCI video card with 8 MB video RAM.
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 five (5) Quantum Atlas10K 9.1 GB hard drives. There are Zero (0) ISA slots; eight (8) 64-bit PCI slots; no AGP slot; and, two USB ports. There is one (1) external SCSI connector.
Network Interface	This system contains an i82557/i82558 10/1000 NIC interface built into the main board.
Included Peripherals	The included CD-ROM drive is an 14X 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 standard 16550A serial ports. There is one bi-directional parallel port. There is one 1.44 megabyte floppy drive.

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