Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 5.4 with Xen* - Intel® Server Board S3420GP

This Intel® ESAA recipe details a certified installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux* 5.4 with Xen* on Intel® Server Board S3420GP. This RHEL* 5.4 version features enhancements in virtualization, storage/filesystem, security and developer tools. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 provides the first commercial-strength implementation of KVM, which is developed as part of the upstream Linux kernel. The application binary interface (ABI) consistency offered by Red Hat Enterprise Linux means that applications certified to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux on physical machines are also certified when run in virtual machines. This recipe contains the hardware and software components required for Red Hat Pass-Through Certification. Pass-Through Certification refers to the ability for third-party systems to be granted the same certification status as models previously certified by Intel Corporation. Currently, Pass-Through Certification is only available to vendors who purchase Intel® Server Boards and/or Systems and Red Hat Ready Business Partner, Advanced & Premier Program with Red Hat, Inc.

The Intel® Server Board S3420GP is an entry server board with essential server-class features. Growing businesses need a reliable server solution for web servers, file and print servers, e-mail servers, storage servers and vertical-specific business applications. A general-purpose entry server platform plays a fundamental role in the success of a workgroup, department, small- to medium- sized business or high performance computing (HPC). The Intel® Server Board S3420GP provides server-class performance without sacrificing cost-effectiveness or reliability.