LinuxQuestions.org - RH9 on a 64bit platform

Hi Guys,

Has anyone tried to install RH9 with kernel 2.4.x on the following machine.

Spec:

Processor

· Third generation XA-64e chipset
· Intel Xeon MP up to 3.66GHz/1MB L2 Cache
· Intel CT 64-bit extensions
· 667 MHz front side bus

Memory

· Active Memory with Memory ProteXion and memory mirroring support
· Up to 2GB of high-speed PC2-3200 double data rate (DDR) memory;
expandable to 64GB (with 4GB DIMMs)
· Advanced third generation Chipkill ECC memory controller to help
correct single, two, three, and four-bit memory errors

Hard drive

· Support for up to twelve 3.5 inch Serial Attach SCSI (SAS) hard
drives + optional integrated RAID 0, 1 and 5. Twelve 3.5 inch SAS hot-swap
bays for flexible installation of hard drives, supporting up to 3,600GB
internal data storage

Networking

· Integrated Broadcom 5704 dual-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
· Optional integrated Remote Supervisor SlimLine Adapter II supporting
out-of-band systems management and remote POST, setup, and diagnostics,
without utilizing a PCI slot

· Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) which complies with
the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Version 1.5 (IPMIv1.5)

Video

· ATI Radeon 7000M embedded
· 16MB SDRAM standard/maximum video memory
· 128-bit graphics engine with 8, 16, and 32 bpp mode acceleration
· 32 bpp (4G colors/True Color) support digital 24-bit TMDS digital
video signal to the optional RSA-2 SlimLine
· DDC2 ci monitor communications support

Power supply

· Up to three 775W, voltage sensing, hot-swap redundant power
supplies.

RAID support

· The ServeRAID 8i SAS Controller is a high-performance RAID
controller that works with the onboard SAS controller of selected xSeries
servers to provide RAID-5 capability for SAS hard drives.

My company is looking at buying four of these machines but they have to work with our in house software which runs on RH9. I will appreciate any info you can give.