| If you use Windows Server 2000 or 2003, the easiest way to determine whether a particular I/O or other component is compatible with your operating system is to visit the Windows Server Catalog site at www.microsoft.com/windows/catalog/server/. After you select the Hardware tab, you can browse or search the major categories and subcategories listed in Table 8.10. Table 8.10. Windows Server Hardware CategoriesMajor Category | Subcategories |
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Cameras and Video | Analog TV Tuners Digital TV Tuners Motherboard Video Chipsets Video/Web Cameras Video Capture Cards Video Cards | Cluster Solutions | Cluster Solution Geographically Dispersed Cluster Solution | Input Devices | Keyboards (USB, Wireless, PS/2) Mice (USB, Wireless, PS/2) Pressure-Sensitive Pens SmartCard Readers Touch Pads Trackball | Monitors | CRT LCD Flat Panel | Networking and Modems | ATM Adapters Cable Modems Datacenter Driver Tested DSL Modems External Modems ISDN Modems LAN Cards Modem Cards Modem Motherboard Chipsets Motherboard LAN Chipsets WAN Devices | Printers | Dot Matrix Laser Solid Ink | Scanners | Flatbed Scroll Fed | Servers | Datacenter Server Server | Sound | Sound Cards (includes chipset-integrated and discrete motherboard-based audio) | Storage | CD-DVD Drives[1] Hard Disk Drives Media Changer Devices RAID Storage[1] Removable Media Drives Storage Adapters and Controllers[1] Tape Drives | Other Hardware | 1394 Controllers Biometrics Cardbus/PCMCIA Controllers Keyboard Video Mouse Switches Miscellaneous Multiport Serial Adapters UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) USB Controllers USB Hubs |
[1] Includes one or more subcategories.
To see listings of iSCSI hardware that is compatible with Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, click the iSCSI Hardware Devices link on the Hardware tab. Note that the Windows Server listing for each supported hardware item is very specific about which Windows Server 2000 or 2003 version(s) is supported by a particular hardware device and the driver and ROM BIOS (when applicable) versions tested. To ensure trouble-free operation, you should follow the recommendations given there. Although the decentralized nature of Linux (multiple vendors publishing multiple distributions) makes a "one-stop" listing of compatible hardware difficult to achieve, some individual Linux vendors are making an attempt to list compatible hardware: For general help with Linux hardware compatibility, see these sites: The Linux-drivers.org website offers a page of links to various compatibility lists (most are in English, but a few are in German), at www.linux-drivers.org. The Linux Online, Inc., "Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO" listing at www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Hardware-HOWTO/ is a collection of links, organized by hardware categories, that help you configure and troubleshoot various types of hardware for all types of Linux distributions.
To save time, you should also visit the Linux Incompatibility List at http://leenooks.com/1, particularly if you are attempting to configure an existing server as a Linux platform. |
