========================================================= The purpose of this list is to give you some help and information about hardware to be used with Astaro Security Linux. We would appreciate if you contribute to this subject and could give us feedback. Please send your email to hardware@astaro.com. Introductory note: ================== There will be usually no problems with detecting harddisks, CPU's and motherboards while installing the firewall. To help you deciding which Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbit), RAID and SCSI Controller devices you can use, we have compiled a Hardware Compatibility List, where some recommended Hardware is listed and where additionally some help is given regarding recommended Hardware. List of supported and unsupported Controllers --------------------------------------------- t = 'tested' with Astaro Security Linux 6.1: we support these controllers e = 'expected to work': we expect that these controllers works, but we didn't tested those, nor did we did we receive reports that those controllers work --> looking forward for YOUR contribution u = 'unsupported': we or a customer have tested and it doesn't work h = linkbeat can be checked for High Availibility v = VLAN Support * = This Server uses Software Raid. Astaro Security Linux can not handle this special kind of emulated Raid. In this case, Astaro Security Linux will detect two Harddrives and will use only the first one. Tested Servers ============== -Compaq-----------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ DL 320 (G2) P III 1,26 GHz SCSI HDD 36GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ DL 320 (G3) P III 1,26 GHz SCSI HDD 36GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ ML 330 (G2) Xeon 2,4 GHz Smart Array 5i or 532, SCSI-HDD 36GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ ML 350 (G2) Xeon 2,4 GHz Smart Array 5i or 532, SCSI-HDD 36GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ ML 370 (G2) Xeon 2,8 GHz Smart Array 5i or 532, SCSI-HDD 36GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ ML 330 (G3) Xeon 2,4 GHz Smart Array 5i or 532, SCSI-HDD 3*72GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ ML 350 (G3) Xeon 2,4 GHz Smart Array 5i or 532, SCSI-HDD 3*72GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ ML 370 (G3) Xeon 2,8 GHz Smart Array 5i or 532, SCSI-HDD 3*72GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ DL 360 (G3),2*Xeon 3,0 GHz Smart Array 5i/6i Raid 0/1 SCSI 2*72GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP COMPAQ DL 360 (G4),2*Xeon 3,0 GHz Smart Array 5i/6i Raid 0/1 SCSI 2*72GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP/COMPAQ DL 380 (G3) 2*Xeon 2,8 GHz Smart Array 5i+, HDD 2*72GB | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| HP/COMPAQ DL 380 (G4) 2*Xeon 3,2 GHz Smart Array 6i+, HDD 36GB (Raid) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Dell-------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 420SC, 2,53 GHz Intel Celeron, SATA-HDD 160GB, C3 Software | Raid*, Onboard NIC 10/100/1000 Broadcom | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 430SC, 2,8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 HT, 512 MB RAM, SATA 80GB, | Onboard NIC DELL 10/100/1000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 750, 2,8 GHz, 1GB RAM, the CERC/PERC 1.5 6 channel PCI | SATA RAID card (Bios v4.1-0, build 7403), 2x 73 GB HDD | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 1425SC,Dual 3,2 GHz XEON, 2xSATA-HDD 40 GB RAID 1, | 2x onboard NIC 10/100/1000 Intel | Raid Controller Cerc SATA 2S V.2.1-11 2026 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 1600SC,Dual 2,8 GHz XEON, IDE-HDD 80GB, Onboard NIC 10/100/1000| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 1750, 2,8 GHz XEON, 2xSCSI-HDD 36GB, 2xOnboard NIC 10/100/1000 | Raid Controller Perc 4/Di Rev. 4.12W | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 1850, Dual 2,8 GHz XEON, PERC 4e/Si SCSI RAID Controller, | onboard Intel 82541GI/PI (10/100/1000) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 2650, 2,8 GHz XEON, SCSI-Raid1 36GB, Onboard NIC 3x 10/100/1000| Raid Controller Perc 3/Di (only the LSI Version) | Dell has two Models for the Perc 3/Di | LSI Device: pci 0x0013 | Adaptec Device: pci 0x00a | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| DELL PowerEdge 2850, 3.6 GHz XEON, SCSI-Raid5 3x 73GB, Onboard NIC 10/100/1000| Raid Controller Perc 4/DC | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Hitachi----------------------------------------------------------------------| GSA110DA-CN1CN30, P4 3,0 GHz, 2xSATA-HDD 120GB, Onboard NIC 1x 10/100, | 1x 10/100/1000, (SATA controller 6300ESB will only work in | legacy mode) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Nexcom-----------------------------------------------------------------------| EBS1563, VIA CPU 800 MHz, 256 MB SDRAM, 3xIntel 10/100 MBit, 20 GB HDD | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NSA1080, Intel PIII 1,2 GHz, 512 MB SDRAM, 8xIntel 10/100 MBit, 20 GB HDD | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| NSA1080, Intel P4 2,8 GHz, 1024 MB DDR, 40 GB HDD, 8xIntel 10/100 MBit, | 4xIntel 10/100/1000 MBit | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Hewlett Packard--------------------------------------------------------------| ML 150 G2, Intel Xeon 3 GHz, SATA-HDD, Marvel MV88SX6041 4 Port SATA-CTRL | onboard NIC Broadcom 5721 10/100/1000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -IBM--------------------------------------------------------------------------| IBM x206, Intel P4 2,8 GHz, SATA-HDD 80 GB, IBM 6300ESB Software Raid*, | onboard NIC INTEL 82547GI 10/100/1000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| IBM x346 2*Xeon 3,2 GHz, IBM ServeRAID-7K Ver.: 7.12.02 (RAID 1), | 2*146 GB HDD, 2*IBM Ethernet Controller (bcm5700) onboard | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Sun--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Sun LX50, 2x 1,4 GHz Pentium III, 2xIntel Pro 100 10/100 MBit | 1x 36 GB (onboard AIC-7889 SCSI Controller) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Sun Fire V20z, 2x 1,8 GHz Opteron, 2 GB RAM, 2x10/100/1000 MBit, 1x 36 GB | Ultra 320 SCSI (onboard LSI 53C1030 SCSI Controller) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Unsupported tested Servers ========================== -IBM--------------------------------------------------------------------------| IBM x306m, Intel P4 2,8 GHz, SAS Raid Controller IBM ServeRaid 6i | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Please also check our website for appliance and OEM solutions http://www.astaro.com/php/partner.php?action=aoempartner&lang=gb Mainboards Intel P3/P4/Celeron ============================ | t | e | u | -Abit---------------------------------------------|---|---|---| AA8XE (chipset Intel 925XE) | X | | | -Asus---------------------------------------------|---|---|---| P4G8X-Deluxe (chipset Intel E7205) | X | | | P4PE (chipset Intel 845PE) | X | | | P4PE-X (chipset Intel 845PE) | X | | | P4P800-E (chipset Intel 865PE) | X | | | -Supermicro---------------------------------------|---|---|---| E7230 (chipset Intel E7230 / Intel ICH7R) | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Mainboards AMD AMD64/Athlon/Athlon/Duron =================================== | t | e | u | -Asrock-------------------------------------------|---|---|---| K7VT2 | X | | | K7S8XE (chipset SIS748) | X | | | -Asus---------------------------------------------|---|---|---| A7N8X-E Deluxe (chipset nForce2) | X | | | -Gigabyte-----------------------------------------|---|---|---| GA-K8NXP-9 (chipset nForce4 & SIL 3114) | X | | | -Elitegroup---------------------------------------|---|---|---| K7S5A Pro | X | | | K7S5A | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Mainboards AMD Athlon MP (SMP) ============================== | t | e | u | -Gigabyte-----------------------------------------|---|---|---| GA7DPXDW+ | X | | | -TYAN---------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Tiger MPX S2466 | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Mainboards Intel Dual CPU (SMP) =============================== | t | e | u | -Asus---------------------------------------------|---|---|---| PP-DLW (chipset Intel E7505) | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| CPU's ===== | t | e | u | -AMD----------------------------------------------|---|---|---| AMD64 (32 Bit) | X | | | AMD64 FX (32 Bit) | X | | | Athlon | X | | | Athlon XP | X | | | Athlon MP | X | | | Duron | X | | | Sempron | | | | Opteron (32 Bit) | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| | t | e | u | -Intel--------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Pentium II | X | | | Pentium III | X | | | Pentium IV | X | | | Celeron | X | | | Xeon | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| | t | e | u | -Via----------------------------------------------|---|---|---| C3 Nehemiah | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Uninterruptible Power Supply: ============================= | t | e | u | -APC----------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Back-UPS CS 350 | | X | | Back-UPS CS 500 | X | | | Back-UPS CS 650 | | X | | -MGE----------------------------------------------|---|---|---| MGE Pulsar Evolution 500 | X | | | MGE Pulsar Evolution 800 | | X | | MGE Pulsar Evolution 1100 | | X | | MGE Pulsar Evolution 1500 | | X | | MGE Pulsar Evolution 2200 | | X | | MGE Pulsar Evolution 3000 | | X | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Virtualization software: ======================== | t | e | u | h | v | -VMware-------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| GSX Server v.3.2 | X | | | | | Vlance network driver | X | | | X | X | VMXnet network driver | | | X | | | ESX Server v.2.5 | X | | | | | Vlance network driver | X | | | X | X | VMXnet network driver | | | X | | | Workstation v.5.5 | X | | | | | Vlance network driver | X | | | X | X | VMXnet network driver | | | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| Ethernet 10/100 Mbit: ==================== | t | e | u | h | v | -3Com Corporation---------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| 3c905B-TX [Fast Etherlink] | X | | | X | X | 3c905c-TX-M | X | | | X | X | 3c905CX-TX-M | X | | | X | X | -Adaptec------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| ANA620xx/ANA69011A | | | X | | | ANA-64044LV 4-Port | | | X | | | -Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]---------------------|---|---|---|---|---| 79c970 [PCnet LANCE] | X | | | | | -Compaq Computer Corporation----------------------|---|---|---|---|---| ProLiant Integrated Netelligent 10/100 | | X | | | | NC3143 onboard, INTEL OEM | | X | | | | -D-Link System Inc--------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| DFE-530TX | X | | | X | X | DFE-570TX | X | | | X | X | DFE-580TX | X | | | | | -Digital Equipment Corporation--------------------|---|---|---|---|---| DECchip 21040 [Tulip] | | X | | | | DECchip 21041 [Tulip Pass 3] | | X | | | | DECchip 21140 [FasterNet] | | X | | | | DECchip 21142/43 | X | | | X | | -Intel Corp.--------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| 21145 | | X | | | | 82550 PRO/100S Dual Port | X | | | X | X | 82556 EtherExpress PRO/100 Smart | | X | | | | 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] | X | | | X | X | 82559ER | X | | | X | X | 82559GD | X | | | X | X | 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller | | X | | | | 82865 EtherExpress PRO/100A | | X | | | | EtherExpress PRO/100 Intelligent Server | | X | | | | -Linksys------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| Fast Ethernet 10/100 | | X | | | | Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 | | X | | | | -NForce-------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| NForce4 onboard NIC | | | X | | | -Pyramid------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| 3-Port 10/100BaseT based on INTEL 82559ER | X | | | X | X | -Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.------------------|---|---|---|---|---| RTL-8139 A/B/C/D | X | | | X | X | -Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]-----------------|---|---|---|---|---| SiS900 10/100 Ethernet | X | | | X | X | -VIA Technologies, Inc.---------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| VT85C100A [Rhine II] | X | | | X | X | VT86C100A [Rhine 10/100] | X | | | X | X | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| Ethernet Gigabit: ================= | t | e | u | h | v | -BROADCOM Corporation-----------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| NetXtreme BCM5700 Gigabit Ethernet | X | | | X | X | NetXtreme BCM5701 Gigabit Ethernet | X | | | X | X | NetXtreme BCM5702 Gigabit Ethernet | X | | | X | X | NetXtreme BCM5703 Gigabit Ethernet | X | | | X | X | NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet | X | | | X | X | -Intel Corp.--------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| 82541 Gigabit Ethernet Controller | X | | | X | X | 82542 Gigabit Ethernet Controller | | X | | | | 82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller (0x1001) | | X | | | | 82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller (0x1004) | | X | | | | 82544EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (0x1008) | | X | | | | 82544EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (0x1009) | | X | | | | 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller | | X | | | | 82546EB PRO/1000MT Dual Port Adapter (rev 01) | X | | | X | X | 82546EB PRO/1000MT Quad Port Adapter (rev 01) | X | | | X | X | 82546GB PRO/1000MT Dual Port Adapter (rev 01) | X | | | X | X | 82546GB PRO/1000MT Quad Port Adapter (rev 01) | X | | | X | X | 82546GB PRO/1000MT Dual Port Adapter (rev 03) | X | | | | | 82546GB PRO/1000MT Quad Port Adapter (rev 03) | X | | | | | 82547GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller | X | | | X | X | -NForce-------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| NForce4 onboard NIC | | | X | | | -Realtek------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| RTL-8169 | X | | | X | X | -Silicom------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| PXG4U BCM5704-CKFB 4 Port Server Adapter | X | | | X | X | PXG4IG 82546GB 4 Port Server Adapter | X | | | X | X | PXG6 82546EB 6 Port Server Adapter | X | | | X | X | PXG6I BCM5704-CKRB 6 Port Server Adapter | X | | | X | X | -Syskonnect (0x1148) -----------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| SK 9843 SX | | | X | | | SK 9821 V2.0 | | | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---| SCSI: ===== | t | e | u | -Adaptec------------------------------------------|---|---|---| 78902 | | X | | AHA-1030 | | X | | AHA-29160 | X | | | AHA-29320 | X | | | AHA-39160 | X | | | AHA-39320 | X | | | AHA-2930 | | X | | AHA-2930CU | | X | | AHA-2930U2 | | X | | AHA-2930UW / AIC-7888 | | X | | AHA-2940 | | X | | AHA-2940/2940W / AIC-7871 | | X | | AHA-2940U/UW / AHA-39xx / AIC-7895 | | X | | AHA-2940U/UW/D / AIC-7881U | | X | | AHA-2940U2/U2W | | X | | AHA-2940U2/U2W / 7890/7891 | | X | | AHA-2940UW Pro / AIC-788x | | X | | AHA-2944 | | X | | AHA-2944/2944W / AIC-7874 | | X | | AHA-2944UW / AIC-7884U | | X | | AHA-294x / AIC-7870 | | X | | AHA-3940 | | X | | AHA-3940/3940W / AIC-7872 | | X | | AHA-3940U/UW / AIC-7883U | | X | | AHA-3940U/UW/UWD / AIC-7882U | | X | | AHA-3940U2x/395U2x | | X | | AHA-3944/3944W / AIC-7875 | | X | | AHA-3944U/UWD / AIC-7885 | | X | | AHA-3950U2D | | X | | AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m | | X | | AHA-3980 | | X | | AHA-3985 / AIC-7873 | | X | | AHA-4844W/4844UW | | X | | AHA-4944UW / AIC-7886 | | X | | AHA-4944W/UW | | X | | AHA-4944W/UW / AIC-7876 | | X | | AHA-7850 | | X | | AIC-1480 / APA-1480 | | X | | AIC-3860 | | X | | AIC-5800 | | X | | AIC-755x | | X | | AIC-7810 | | X | | AIC-7821 | | X | | AIC-7850 | | X | | AIC-7851 | | X | | AIC-7852 | | X | | AIC-7855 | | X | | AIC-7856 | | X | | AIC-7860 | | X | | AIC-7861 | | X | | AIC-786x | | X | | AIC-7870 | | X | | AIC-787x | | X | | AIC-7880P | | X | | AIC-7880U | | X | | AIC-7890 | | X | | AIC-7892A U160/m | | X | | AIC-7892B U160/m | | X | | AIC-7892D U160/m | | X | | AIC-7892P U160/m | | X | | AIC-7896 SCSI Controller | | X | | AIC-7896U2/7897U2 | | X | | AIC-7899B U160/m | | X | | AIC-7899D U160/m | | X | | AIC-7899P U160/m | | X | | AIC-789x | | X | | AIC-7901 U320 | X | | | AIC-7902W U320 | X | | | ASR-2010S U320 | X | | | AVA-2930 | | X | | -Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]---------------------|---|---|---| 53c974 [PCscsi] | | X | | -Advanced System Products, Inc--------------------|---|---|---| ABP940-U / ABP960-U | | X | | ABP940-U2W | | X | | ABP940-UW | | X | | ASC1100 | | X | | ASC1200 [ Fast SCSI-II] (0x1200) | | X | | -IBM----------------------------------------------|---|---|---| AIC7901 (SCSI U320) | X | | | -LSI Logic / Symbios Logic (0x1000)--------------|---|---|---| 53c1010 66MHz Ultra3 SCSI Adapter | | X | | 53c1010 Ultra3 SCSI Adapter | | X | | 53C1030 (onboard SUN V20z, Dell 1600SC) | X | | | 53c1510 | | X | | 53c810 | | X | | 53c815 | | X | | 53c820 | | X | | 53c825 | | X | | 53c860 | | X | | 53c875 | | X | | 53c875J | | X | | 53c885 | | X | | 53c895 | | X | | 53c895a | | X | | 53c896 | | X | | -QLogic Corp.-------------------------------------|---|---|---| ISP10160 Single Channel Ultra3 SCSI Processor | | X | | ISP1020 Fast-wide SCSI | | X | | ISP1080 SCSI Host Adapter | | X | | ISP12160 Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI Processor | | X | | ISP1240 SCSI Host Adapter | | X | | ISP1280 | | X | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| RAID: ===== | t | e | u | -3ware Inc----------------------------------------|---|---|---| 3ware 7000-series ATA-RAID | | X | | 3ware ATA-RAID | | X | | -Adaptec------------------------------------------|---|---|---| ASR-2010S RAID | X | | | -American Megatrends Inc.-------------------------|---|---|---| MegaRAID | | X | | MegaRAID 428 Ultra RAID Controller | | X | | MegaRAID 434 Ultra GT RAID Controller | | X | | -Compaq Computer Corporation----------------------|---|---|---| Smart-2/P RAID Controller | | | X | Smart Array 5i | | X | | -IBM----------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Netfinity ServeRAID controller | | X | | ServeRAID-3x | | X | | ServeRAID-4LX, min. V5.10.21 | | X | | -ICP Vortex Computersysteme GmbH------------------|---|---|---| GDT 4x13RZ | | X | | GDT 4x23RZ | | X | | GDT 6519RD/6619RD | | X | | GDT 6529RD/6629RD | | X | | GDT 7519RN/7619RN | | X | | GDT 7529RN/7629RN | | X | | GDT 8x13RZ | | X | | GDT 8x23RZ | | X | | GDT 8x33RZ | | X | | GDT 8x43RZ | | X | | GDT 8x53RZ | | X | | GDT 8x63RZ | | X | | GDT 6114RS | | X | | GDT Raid Controller | | X | | -LSI Logic / Symbios Logic (0x1000)--------------|---|---|---| RAID LSI1030 MPTBIOS-IM-5.02.00 | | X | | RAID Controller 320-0/1/2 | | | X | -Mylex Corporation--------------------------------|---|---|---| DAC960P | | | X | DAC960PD | | | X | DAC960PX | | | X | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| SATA: ===== | t | e | u | -3Ware--------------------------------------------|---|---|---| 3Ware Escalade 8600-2LP | X | | | 3Ware 9500S-4LP | X | | | -Adaptec------------------------------------------|---|---|---| 21610SA | | | X | 1210SA | | | X | -ICP----------------------------------------------|---|---|---| ICP GDT8546RZ | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| SATA onboard: ============= | t | e | u | -Dell---------------------------------------------|---|---|---| CERC SATA 2S V2.1-11 2024 on Dell 420SC | X | | | CERC 6-Channel SATA RAID Controller (SAS) on -IBM----------------------------------------------|---|---|---| IBM 6300ESB | X | | | -Intel--------------------------------------------|---|---|---| ICH5R | | X | | ICH6R (Intel 925XE) | X | | | -Marvel-------------------------------------------|---|---|---| Marvel on HP Proliant 150 T2 | | | X | -nVidia-------------------------------------------|---|---|---| nForce4 | | | X | -SiliconImage-------------------------------------|---|---|---| Sil 3112 | X | | | Sil 3114 | X | | | --------------------------------------------------|---|---|---| $Id: HCL-ASL-V6.txt,v 1.22 2008/01/18 10:46:50 rlaborius Exp $