Reference Guide

Introduction 13
Supported Operating Systems
Server Administrator supports major operating systems offered by Microsoft, Novell
®
, and Red Hat.
See the tables in "Server Administrator Supported Applications and Systems" to find the operating
system that matches the configuration of system and applications that you are installing or upgrading.
NOTE: Each Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD supports specific operating system versions,
service packs, support packs, and kernels.
NOTE: For Dell OpenManage information specific to VMware
®
, see the latest Installation Guide, Release Notes, and
the Dell–VMware Compatibility Matrix at www.dell.com/vmware, under the Dell/VMware Resource Center section.
For precise operating system, application, firmware, and other requirements, see the table that lists the
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD (or Systems Management CD) version for the
system that you are configuring. The tables in the following sections of this guide are a good place to begin:
• Server Administrator Supported Applications and Systems
• Server Agent Supported Applications and Systems
• Hardware Instrumentation Package Supported Applications and Systems
Operating system version numbers, support packs, service packs, and kernel versions can vary with each
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD
(or Systems Management CD) version and
cannot be accurately generalized. For example, a particular Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server
Management CD
(or Systems Management CD) may support only a version of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating system with a specific kernel. Some systems management applications are available only
on specific operating systems.
NOTE: To address any Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) security vulnerabilities associated with an
operating system, see the appropriate website for your system's operating system (for example,
www.microsoft.com, www.redhat.com, or www.novell.com).
Table 1-1. Systems Management Product Name and Corresponding Version Numbers
Instrumentation Product Names CD Version Section in This Guide
Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator
4.3 or later
(Installation and Server
Management CD)
3.0 through 4.2
(Systems Management CD)
Server Administrator Supported
Applications and Systems
Server Administrator Supported
Applications and Systems
Dell OpenManage Server Agent 2.0 through 2.2
(Applications CD)
Server Agent Supported
Applications and Systems
Dell OpenManage Hardware
Instrumentation Package (HIP)
1.2 through 1.7
(Applications CD)
Hardware Instrumentation
Package Supported Applications
and Systems