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Adapters and Peripherals
Add-in adapter card and peripheral compatibility and stress testing will only be performed
with the latest version of an operating system at the time the validation testing occurred.
The following table shows the operating system and base system configurations used to
validate each device. The adapters are divided into categories based on their functionality.
All integrated on-board devices are tested by default and are therefore not included in the
following tables.
Note that not all adapter cards were tested under all operating systems. The following
notations are used in the tested adapters and peripherals table below to indicate the
support level that Kontron provides for a particular adapter under a particular operating
system:
Number (i.e. 1)
This adapter or peripheral has been tested and is supported under the specific
configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section 2 of this
document.
Number in brackets (i.e.
[1])
This adapter or peripheral has been tested, but is NOT supported under the specific
configuration identified in the Base System Configurations Table in Section 2 of this
document.
NT
This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system and is
not supported under this operating system.
ND
This adapter or peripheral has not been tested under this operating system due to
limitations in driver availability, and is not suported under this operating system.
SA (Similar Adapter)
Referenced in the
“Comments” column for
each adapter that is
supported but not tested.
This adapter is supported, but not tested. This adapter model has not been tested
with this server board, but Kontron will support it based on successful testing of a
similar adapter from the same adapter family. Kontron has high confidence that
this adapter will function correctly with the server board. This adapter uses the
same firmware and drivers, and has a nearly identical system interface to another
adapter of the same family that has been successfully tested with this server board.
Customers should always test adapters as part of the final system configuration
prior to deployment. All installation guidelines for the tested adapter also apply to
the similar adapter.
Any variations to the standard adapter installation process or to expected adapter
functionality are documented in the Installation Guidelines section of this document. If
there are installation guidelines affecting a particular adapter and operating system
combination, these are referenced in the following table. If there are no installation
guidelines noted in the following table, then the adapter installed and functioned as
expected using manufacturer’s installation instructions or Kontron’s best-known methods.
Testing of adapters cards normally is performed with unused add-in adapters and
onboard controller expansion ROMs disabled in BIOS Setup. Kontron
recommends that customers disable the option ROM for add-in controllers and/or
the on-board controllers when not booting from the controller or needing to use
its built in utilities.