This document presents the results of the Linux Compatibility test of the TrippLite SmartPro 700, model 3000 and Caldera 2.3 eServer on an IBM Netfinity server.

AppLabs' Linux compatibility testing of this system showed the TrippLite SmartPro 700 to be compatible with Caldera 2.3 eServer. The TrippLite SmartPro 700 model 3000 is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

System Configuration

The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

Test System Configuration
Test Computer	IBM Netfinity 6000R
The BIOS revision	IBM ARE108AUS dated 2/11/2000
CPU	Quad Xeon 700 MHz processors
RAM	512 MB
Drive Space	19 GB
OS Tested	Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 eServer
UPS Tested	TrippLite SmartPro 700, Model 3000
Software Used	TrippLite Paplus, Version 10.1; driver tlspro; driver version 2.81; driver date 7/15/99

Testing Results

The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by AppLabs, and provides the pass/fail results.

Test	Comment	Result
Setup Issues
UPS is Smart/Dumb		Smart
Cables Provided?		Yes
Manufacturer's Software or OSS?	Paplus	TrippLite
Setup Instructions/Scripts?		Yes
Instructions/Scripts work as described?		Yes
Serial Ports
Kernel Detection	N/A	PASSED
Setserial Compatibility	N/A	PASSED
Throughput Testing	N/A	PASSED
Communcation Testing
Power Loss		PASSED
Power Return		PASSED
Computer Shutdown		PASSED
Hot Testing
Power Loss/Shutdown		PASSED

Hardware Details

The following table defines the hardware configuration details for the tested system.

Hardware Configuration Information
Motherboard and Processor	The system tested contained four (4) Intel Pentium II Xeon processors clocked at 700 MHz and 2 MB cache each. System was tested with 512 MB RAM.
Display Adapters	S3 Savage 4 integrated display chip.
I/O Busses	The system includes a standard floppy drive interface. There are PS/2 style keyboard and mouse ports present. The tested system included one (1) IBM ST39103LC hard drive. There are Zero (0) ISA slots; five (5) 64-bit PCI slots and one (1) 32-bit PCI slot; no AGP slots; and, two USB ports.
Network Interface	An onboard AMD PCI Net32 NIC interface.
Included Peripherals	The included CD-ROM drive is an Atapi-type 40X IDE drive. The system was tested with a Dell Quietkey keyboard (101-key standard) and a generic 3-button PS/2 mouse.
Miscellaneous Hardware	There are two standard 16550A serial ports and one management serial port. There is one bi-directional parallel port. There is one 1.44 megabyte floppy drive. There are two RS485 ports.

Related Notes

1. Computer used in testing (IBM Netfinity 6000R) was recently tested and has proven serial ports.

2. Users should use the software/install procedure in the Unix directory on the CD-ROM and not use the RedHat-specific .rpm file unless they are using RedHat OS.

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