Can I install Debian on Supermicro SuperServer 6017R-72RFTP?I was investigating Supermicro webpage and at some point it got confusing because I was not sure do I and for I have all necessary drivers, e.g. Ubuntu 12.04 Server ...
Is a SuperServer 6017R-72RFTP Debian-compatible?
linux;debian;hardware compatibility
I have several Supermicro Servers that are running Debian Squeeze (6.x) and Wheezy(7.x). I have never had any problems with hardware compatibility. Honestly these days, with modern Debian releases, I haven't found much that I can't get it to run on.The actual server motherboard and embedded hardware (NICs, Root Ports, RAM controller, SATA I/O, etc.) should be fine.  When checking out basic compatibility some things that you may want to verify are:CPURAID controllersVideo Card(s)These are usually specified and are things that could provide compatibility issues. Several of my Supermicro Debian servers do have RAID controllers and I had no problems with the factory drivers.I think you should be pretty safe with a new server and Debian Wheezy.