User`s guide

Hardware Installation and User’s Guide 21
Hardware Specifications and Features
3.2 Operating System Support
The following operating systems are fully validated and supported:
• Microsoft* Windows* XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2003 (Enterprise) Server
• Novell* NetWare* 6.0
• SCO* Openserver* 5.0.6a
• Red Hat* Linux* 7.3 (2.4 Kernel)
• SCO UnixWare* 7.1.3
• SuSe* Linux 8.0 Professional
The following operating systems are supported with limited compatibility validation:
• Windows 2000 Server
• Novell NetWare 5.x/6.5
• Red Hat Linux 7.2
• Debian* Linux 3.0
• Caldera Linux 3.1.1
• Mandrake* Linux 8.2
• TurboLinux* 7.0 Server
• FreeBSD* 4.5, 4.6 und 5.x
3.3 Supported Hard Drive Technology
The RAID controller supports up to 4/8 hard disk drives connected to the 4/8 SATA ports.
These hard drives must be compliant with the SATA specification 1.0.
3.4 Array Roaming Compatibility
Array Roaming allows the user the ability to move a complete RAID array from one
computer system (for example, computer #1) to another computer system (computer #2)
and preserve the RAID configuration information and user data on that RAID array.
Computer #2 must also have an GDT85x6RZ controller installed. RAID arrays set up with
an GDT85x6RZ controller cannot roam to computers that use other controllers.