Hardware Qualification for loong64
Page to explain how loong64 meets Teams/DSA's hardware requirements for buildds and porter boxes, as explained on parent page HardwareQualification containing links to the actual requirements.
Requirements for individual hosts: Must have
Out of band management with dedicated network port, preferably a BMC
Provide Loongson 3C5000 Server machines to Debian with BMC support.
LS3C5000 Specification, please visit https://www.loongson.cn/EN/product/show?id=3.
Loongson 3C5000 Server, please visit https://www.loongson.cn/EN/application/list?id=3.
Debian DSA can manage the LoongArch machines via BMC, and the following BMC features are supported,
- BMC WebUI (support English interfaces).
- IPMI interface.
- Server power remote control and remote console.
- Support virtual KVM (Keyboard, Video and Mouse).
- Virtual media, and so on.
Alternatively, we can provide a manual for BMC.
Rackmount
Shipped with rack by default, supplied with Server machine.
No human intervention to power on
The Server machines can be managed via BMC Remote Power Management.
Warranty or post-warranty hardware support, preferably provided by the sponsor
Yes.
If DSA team encounters any problem, can contact us anytime. We will face and solve the problem together with Debian DSA.
- We can provide remote technical support.
- If the problem cannot be solved remotely, you can send it back for repair.
- If there is a serious problem with the machine, it will be replaced with a new one.
Under the 'ownership' of Debian (a long-term loan can also work)
Yes.
Requirements for individual hosts: Would like to have
Production quality rather than pre-production hardware
Compliant ex-factory products that meet production and quality requirements.
Support for multiple drives (so we can do RAID)
- Support for SSD (Solid State Drives): M.2 NVME, M.2, etc.
- Support HHD (Mechanical Hard Disk).
- Support RAID storage.
Requirements for ports: Must have/be
At least two machines to act as buildds
We will mail the appropriate number of machines (4 ~ 6 LoongArch Server machines) according to the needs expressed by the DSA.
At least one machine to act as a porter box
We have sent a LoongArch Server machine (Loongson 3C5000 dual-way server) to Salzburg as a porter box for loong64.
The Server machine will be hosted in Salzburg, Austria at Conova and set up by glaubitz@d.o.
Hosted in two different locations
We will be mailing LoongArch Server machines (used as Official Port buildds) to different locations as recommended by Debian DSA and DDs.
Decision based on communication results and actual situation.
Supported in Debian stable [...]
[... Waived for ports approved by ftp-masters and the release team for inclusion in a future stable release.]
It is not supported in Debian stable as being managed by DSA is a pre-requisite to supported in Debian stable.
We are confident that with the support of Debian teams，DDs and Loongson's member, loong64 will be included in future stable release.
The machine's architecture has an actively-maintained stable kernel in the archive
Yes.
Members of loongson team will continue to maintain the linux upstream and Debian kernel.
Packages critical for DSA operations available: puppet, samhain, syslog-ng, ferm/pf, etc
//To be confirmed in the porter box of loong64.
Requirements for ports: Would like to have
Hosted in two different legal jurisdictions
See "Hosted in two different locations".