Server Quality Control

=Server Quality Control Checklist=


 * remove sata drives
 * check that it boots from CD
 * check that it boots without keyboard
 * automatically boots after power loss
 * test USB ports (front and back)
 * test video ports (front and back)
 * run printme
 * boot from network
 * select fat client (printme)
 * click log in as guest
 * open a terminal
 * run printme
 * put tower or rackmount size (1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, etc.) in printme notes
 * ensure server specs label contains accurate information:
 * put system id on server specs sticker
 * processor speed (GHz) and type (Xeon, Opteron)
 * number of physical processors and number of cores per processor
 * number and type (DDR, DDR2) of ram slots
 * number, size (MB or GB), and type (i.e. PC2100 ECC Registered) of individual ram sticks
 * total ram included (i.e. 6GB)
 * number of hard drive bays
 * types of hard drive ports (ide, sata, scsi)