Developers Guide

• Microsoft Windows 2012 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
• VMware ESXi 5.1 U2
• VMware ESXi 5.1 U3
• VMware ESXi 5.5 U2
• VMware ESXi 6.0
• Citrix XenServer 6.5
• CentOS 6.5*
• CentOS 7*
* — iDRAC Service Module can be installed on CentOS version 6.5 and 7.0. Dell provides only limited
support for CentOS. For more information or support on CentOS, contact the CentOS community.
For information on supported operating systems, see the Systems Software Support Matrix at dell.com/
support/home.
Supported platforms
iDRAC Service Module 2.1 supports Dell’s 12
th
generation of PowerEdge or later servers. Servers are
classified based on the type, performance, generation, and the processor used.
Type of Server
Specifics
Overall Performance Generation Processor
Rack = R
1 to 5 — Low End Server
5–10 — High End Server
2 — 12
th
generation
3 — 13
th
generation
0 — Intel processor
5 — AMD processor
Tower = T
Modular = M
For example: M820 is a Dell’s 12
th
generation PowerEdge modular high-end server which uses an Intel
processor.
The following is the list of supported platforms for iDRAC Service Module.
Dell 13
th
generation PowerEdge servers Dell 12
th
generation PowerEdge servers
R730, R730 XD, R630, T630, R430, R530, T430,
M630, M830, FC430, FC630, FC830, C4130
M820, M620, M520, M820, M820, M620, M520,
M420, R220, R320, R420, R520, R620, R720, R720
XD, R820, R920, T320, T420, T620
System requirements
• One of the supported operating systems. For more information on supported operating systems, see
Supported operating systems.
• Minimum 2GB RAM.
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