Difference between revisions of "Server Quality Control"

Latest revision as of 16:04, 16 June 2011

this has been merged into Server Build Checklist

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-=Server Quality Control Checklist=
+this has been merged into [[Server Build Checklist]]
-* Check the motherboard for blown caps,
-* Confirm that the battery (CMOS) is at least 3 volts,
-* Confirm that it boots without keyboard,
-* Confirm that the server can boot from the local disk(s),
-* Remove SATA (but not IDE or SCSI) drives,
-* Check that it boots from CD,
-* Check that it automatically boots after power loss,
-* Test any USB ports (front and back),
-* Test the video ports (front and back),
-* Run printme:
-** Boot from network,
-** Select fat client (printme),
-** Log in as guest,
-** Open a terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T),
-** Run printme,
-** Record whether it's Tower or Rackmount and its size (1U, 2U, 3U, etc.), the RAM size and speed, and anything else noteworthy.
-* 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).
-<noinclude>[[Category:Server_Build]]</noinclude>