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Caldera Systems OpenLinux 1.3
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Red Hat Linux 5.2
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SuSE Linux 5.3 and SuSE Linux 6.0
The testing selected a default software configuration so that a minimum amount of software was
included in the installation.
Hardware Overview
The three different servers included in the testing for this guide were the Compaq ProLiant
1850R, the ProLiant 1600R, and the Prosignia Server 720.
Note: The ProLiant 1850R is only available in a rack-mount configuration.
The ProLiant 1600R, the rack-mounted model, is also available in a tower model, the
ProLiant 1600. The ProLiant 1600 includes tower server hardware rather than the rack-
mounting hardware of the ProLiant 1600R.
The Prosignia 720 is not rack mountable.
Compaq Hardware Basics
Configuration for the Prosignia Server and the three ProLiant servers is outlined in Table 1. All
four of the servers used in the testing come equipped with standard bus-interface devices for
which drivers already exist for Linux. All bus-interface devices detailed use the PCI bus. Detailed
information on each particular bus-interface device can be found in a subsection of the
appropriate software. Only the installation and configuration details that are necessary to clarify
the hardware explanation are provided in this section. Detailed setup and configuration
instructions for a particular Linux vendor’s distribution can be found in the section, “Installation
Briefs”.
Table 1. ProLiant and Prosignia Server Configurations
Prosignia 720
ProLiant 1600
ProLiant 1600R
ProLiant 1850R
Processor Speeds
350, 400, 450 MHz 350, 400, 450, 500
MHz
350, 400, 450, 500
MHz
400, 450, 500 MHz
SMP Support
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
L2 Cache
512 KB
512 KB
512 KB
512 KB
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