Compatibility Guide

12 Introduction
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 your Dell system and applications that you are installing or
upgrading.
NOTE: Each systems management software 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 VMware Software Compatibility Matrix for
Dell systems at www.dell.com/vmware, under the Dell|VMware Resource Archive
section.
Table 1-2. Systems Management Product Name and Corresponding
Version Numbers
Instrumentation Product
Names
Media Version Section in This Guide
Dell OpenManage
Server
Administrator
•5.3 and later
(
Dell Systems Console
and Agent
CD or Dell
Systems Management
Tool s a nd
Documentation
DVD)
•4.3 through 5.2
(
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
• 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