Server Quality Control
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Server Quality Control Checklist
- check for blown caps
- check battery (should be at least 3 volts)
- check that it boots without keyboard
- check 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 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 and 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)