 ALTUSEN SN0108 Serial over the NET
Linux Compatibility Testing Results
November, 2, 2004
ALTUSEN SN0108 is awarded the KeyLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
KeyLabs'
www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the
following Linux distributions compatible with this system.
This document presents the these compatibility testing results.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by KeyLabs.
| Console Server Hardware Tested |
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The ALTUSEN SN0108 is a eight-port serial console server.
This document covers the setup and testing of the ALTUSEN SN0108 console server unit in the context of a Linux environment. The testing
attempts to ensure that the unit will function as advertised when used with the Linux OS.
All testing of the SN0108 console server was done in a mixed OS environment.
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| Other Hardware |
Video Monitor: Dell UtlraScan P780 color monitor
Mouse: IBM PS/2 mouse
Keyboard: IBM standard keyboard
CPU 1, Generic Pentium IV 2.4GHz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive for Linux distributions.
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Testing Results
The following table provides the pass/fail result for the hardware as tested in this system by KeyLabs.
| Connections and Setup |
| Install Linux on one or more CPUs and access machines through the SN0108 console server. | PASS |
| Notes: All four distributions worked after systems were configured to use their serial port as the console.
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| Multiple Systems Verification |
| Verify that multiple systems can be acessed via telnet. | PASS |
| Notes: All distributions tested were avaliable.
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| Large Data Transfer |
| Send and receive large (10MB+) files and compare their contents. | PASS |
| Notes: All files were sent and received without errors through an ftp connection.
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| System Stability |
| Verify the systems are accessable after rebooting the systems. | PASS |
| Notes: Boot loader menu must be defaulted to output console to the serial port.
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| With Microsoft Windows 2000 |
| Verify the continued functionality of the connected CPUs when running different operating systems on one or more of the connected CPUs | PASS |
| Notes: The console server showed no adverse effects when switched between the various OSes and remained functional.
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Notes and
Observations:
None.
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