From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Yaoping Ruan <yruan@CS.Princeton.EDU>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux on Intel Server Board SE7501WV2
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 19:46:20 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1063305980.3605.7.camel@dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.55.0309111338120.28288@oakley.CS.Princeton.EDU>
On Iau, 2003-09-11 at 18:39, Yaoping Ruan wrote:
> We plan to install Linux (2.4.21 and later with epoll patch) on an Intel
> Server Board SE7501WV2 with 1 XEON 2.4GHz CPU, 4GB PC2100 DDR memory, and
> a Seagate 120GB ATA 7200RPM harddisk, and use the server box for high
> demand SpecWeb99 tests. Does anyone have any experience on this Server
> Board, and see any compatibility problem here?
It ought to run Specweb99 nicely if you load a tux enabled kernel and
tux enabled web servers on it. The lack of a real disk I/O subsystem may
well hurt a lot though
> An other question about this box is the two on-board Gigabit Network
> Controller. Do they work fine on Linux?
I believe so. Make sure the chips on the board support zero copy and
also interrupt mitigation, preferably also that NAPI capable drivers are
used if you are benching.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-09-11 18:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-09-11 17:39 Yaoping Ruan
2003-09-11 18:31 ` Samuel Flory
2003-09-11 18:46 ` Alan Cox [this message]
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