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Technology
Information Services - Server and Storage Engineering
Server
Management Service Level Agreement
Revised
9/4/2003
Appendix
C – Standard Linux Configuration
We support the following Linux operating systems for supported
servers*
- Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS (Advanced Server)
- Red Hat Enterprise
Linux ES (Enterprise
Server)
* The
Linux operating system must be supported by the EMC EDM network backup
client.
Linux
will only be supported on Dell hardware and our support will track Dell’s
support for the Enterprise
version for servers. A list of
official Red Hat releases certified by Dell is here: http://www.dell.com/us/en/esg/topics/linux_004_technical.htm
All Linux servers
will have the following standard load set**:
- Host-based intrusion
detection system
- EMC EDM network backup
client
- SNMP will be enabled and
restricted to ITS personnel
- Perl
- Tcl/Tk
- Scotty
- Expect
- Chet’s Editor (ce)
- Emacs
- Gcc
- Open SSL/Open SSH
- BZIP
- GZIP
- TCP wrappers
- Sudo
- Netscape 7
web browser
- Oracle
9iR2 Client (full developer/manager version)
Linux servers
used for network or server management will have the following additional
standard load set**:
- Snmp utilities (snmpget,
snmpset, snmpwalk)
- nmap
** Note:
Not all of these software options may be installed today, but this is our
direction.
More
information about Red Hat Linux is available at the following web site:
http://www.redhat.com/
More
information about Red Hat Linux on Dell hardware is available at the
following web site:
http://www.dell.com/
There
are two key points to keep in mind with Linux servers.
Red Hat
has two product families for Red Hat Linux: one for the
Enterprise/datacenter and another for the desktop. The Enterprise/datacenter family are based on mature technologies, have a long
beta cycle, have a long product lifecycle, have very good support, and are
targeted for the commercial market.
The desktop family is based on the latest technologies, have a short
beta cycle,
stability is defined as “wherever easy”, have short support
lifetimes, and are targeted for the desktop environment. An overview of the Red Hat Linux
Enterprise familty is available here:
http://www.redhat.com/whitepapers/rhel/ASESWS_Family_Overview.pdf. Red Hat’s end of life errata maintenance
for desktop familty is here: http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/errata/.
Dell
computer has positioned Linux as a tier-1 operating system ( http://www.dell.com/us/en/hied/topics/linux_000_products.htm)
and therefore this is positioned as
a low-end server. This type of
server is typically used as a low-end web server or in a cluster of web
servers.
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Typical
Hardware Configurations for Linux Servers
A
typical 2-rack unit Linux production or testing server as of August 20, 2003 will
have the following configuration. It
will be a Dell 2650 2-processor system with 4 gigabytes of memory. The system drive will have two physical
drives using RAID 1. This uses 50%
of the physical drive space. The
data drive will be three physical drives using RAID 5. This uses one of the physical drives for
redundancy so the effective utilization is 66%. The system will have a built-in DVD/CD-RW
drive.
Front
View
2U Chassis (PowerEdge 2650)
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Base
Unit:
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PowerEdge
2650,2.8GHz/512K Cache/533MHz FSB Xeon (221-2654)
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Processor:
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2nd Processor,
Xeon, 2.8GHz, 512K Cache ,533MHz FSB, PowerEdge 2650 (311-2724)
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Memory:
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4GB DDR SDRAM
266MHZ (4X1GB) PowerEdge (311-2736)
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Keyboard:
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No Keyboard
Option (310-3281)
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Monitor:
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No Monitor
Option (320-0058)
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Hard
Drive:
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18GB, 15K RPM,
Ultra U320 SCSI Hard Drive, PowerEdge (340-8723)
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Hard Drive
Controller:
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Raid on
Motherboard,PERC3-DI 128MB,with Documentation,for Dell PowerEdge 2650
(340-3943)
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Floppy Disk
Drive:
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1.44MB,3.5
in,Floppy Drive Dell PowerEdge Servers (340-3961)
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Operating
System:
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No Operating
System for Dell PowerEdge Servers,No OTHER (420-4106)
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Operating
System:
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Dell
OpenManage Kit,32-Bit (310-1261)
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Mouse:
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Mouse Option
None (310-0024)
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NIC:
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Dual On-Board
NICS ONLY (430-8991)
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:
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24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive for PowerEdge Servers
(313-1999)
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Sound
Card:
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Bezel Option
for Dell PowerEdge 2650 (310-1487)
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Speakers:
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5 Bay SCSI
Hard Drive Backplane,2+3,(1 in only) PowerEdge 2650 (340-3933)
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Cable:
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Front Keyboard
Mouse Y-cable (310-5567)
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Documentation
Diskette:
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No Hard Copy
Documentation (310-1989)
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Additional
Storage Products:
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18GB, 15K RPM,
Ultra U320 SCSI Hard Drive, PowerEdge (340-8723)
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Feature
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MR1R5,ROMB
RAID 1/RAID 5,C12 for Dell PowerEdge 2650 (340-3955)
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Feature
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RapidRails for
Dell Rack (310-1482)
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Service:
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Premier
Enterprise Support - Advanced Software Support Quantity 3 Resolutions
(950-0227)
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Service:
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Type 2
Contract Same Day 4 HR Parts and Labor On-Site Response , Initial Year
(960-4130)
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Service:
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Type 2
Contract Same Day 4 HR Parts and Labor On-Site Response , Two Years
(960-4132)
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Service:
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Premier
Enterprise Silver Spt.Level Two Technician Server Three Years
1-866-410-3355 (960-4119)
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Installation:
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On-Site
Installation Declined (900-9997)
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Misc:
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Redundant AC
Power Supplies PE2650 533FSB, 125V (310-4324)
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Misc:
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73GB 15K RPM
Ultra 320 SCSI Hard Drive, PowerEdge (340-8582)
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Misc:
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73GB 15K RPM
Ultra 320 SCSI Hard Drive, PowerEdge (340-8582)
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Misc:
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73GB 15K RPM
Ultra 320 SCSI Hard Drive, PowerEdge (340-8582)
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A
typical 1-rack unit Linux production or testing server as of August 20,
2003 will have the following configuration.
It will be a Dell 1750 2-processor system with 4 gigabytes of
memory. The system will have three
physical drives using RAID 5. This
uses one of the physical drives for redundancy so the effective utilization
is 66%. The system drive and a data
drive will be carved out of the RAID5 space. The system will have a built-in DVD
drive.
Front
View
1U Chassis (PowerEdge 1750)
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Base
Unit:
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PowerEdge
1750,2.8GHz/512K Cache Xeon, 533MHz Front Side Bus (221-2098)
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Processor:
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2nd
Processor,Xeon,2.8GHz, 512K Cache, PowerEdge 1750 (311-2436)
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Memory:
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4GB
DDR,266MHz,4X1GB DIMMS, PowerEdge Rack (311-2446)
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Keyboard:
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No Keyboard
Option (310-3281)
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Monitor:
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No Monitor
Option (320-0058)
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Video Memory:
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2X64/133MHz
PCI-X, Riser for PE1750 (320-0623)
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Hard
Drive:
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73G,U320,SCSI,1"
15K, for PowerEdge 1750 (340-8361)
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Hard Drive
Controller:
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PERC4-DI,
128MB Battery Backed Cache, 1 Int 1 ext Ch-Embedded Raid PE1750
(340-8156)
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Floppy Disk
Drive:
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1.44MB,3.5in,Floppy
Drive,for Dell PowerEdge Servers (340-3612)
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Operating
System:
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No Operating
System for Dell PowerEdge Servers,No OTHER (420-4106)
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Mouse:
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Mouse Option
None (310-0024)
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NIC:
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Dual On-Board
NICS ONLY (430-8991)
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:
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Digital Video
Disk Drive,4.7GB,IDE,Internal, No Controller/No Cables (313-2010)
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Sound
Card:
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Active Bezel
Option for Dell PowerEdge 1750 (313-1702)
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Documentation
Diskette:
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Electronic
Documentation on CD (310-0438)
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Additional
Storage Products:
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73G,U320,SCSI,1"
15K, for PowerEdge 1750 (340-8361)
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Feature
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MR1,ROMB
5,C3,for Dell PowerEdge 1750 (340-8166)
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Feature
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Rapid Rails
for Dell Rack, PowerEdge 1750 (310-3955)
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Service:
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Premier
Enterprise Support - Advanced Software Support Quantity 3 Resolutions
(950-0227)
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Service:
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Type 2
Contract Same Day 4 HR Parts and Labor On-Site Response , Initial Year
(960-4130)
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Service:
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Type 2
Contract Same Day 4 HR Parts and Labor On-Site Response , Two Years
(960-4132)
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Service:
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Premier
Enterprise Silver Spt.Level Two Technician Server Three Years
1-866-410-3355 (960-4119)
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Installation:
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On-Site
Installation Declined (900-9997)
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Misc:
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73G,U320,SCSI,1"
15K, for PowerEdge 1750 (340-8361)
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