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Introduction: Dell Systems Software Support Matrix Version 6.4
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Introduction
Dell Systems Management Software Support Matrix Version 6.5 A02
What's New for This Release
Where Can I Find The Server Administrator Application?
Structure of This Guide
Supported GUI Languages
The Dell Systems Management Software Support Matrix helps identify Dell OpenManage software and other Dell components supported on various Dell systems.
This guide is intended for system administrators and technicians who want to obtain information about the various Dell systems available, the operating systems supported by
these systems, and the Dell OpenManage components that can be installed on these systems.
What's New for This Release
The following is the change in Dell OpenManage for this release:
Support for SLES 10 SP4, RHEL 6.1, RHEL 5.7 x32 and RHEl 5.7 x64
Support for ESX 4.1 U2, ESXi 5.0, and Citrix XenServer 6.0
Where Can I Find The Server Administrator Application?
Depending on the version of Dell OpenManage you are using, the Server Administrator is available on different media. See Table 1-1 for more information.
Table 1-1. Server Administrator and Corresponding Media
Dell OpenManage Version Available on Media
5.4 and later Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
5.3–5.3.2 Dell Systems Console and Agent CD or the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD
4.3–5.2.3 Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD
3.0–4.2 Systems Management CD
2.2 and earlier Applications CD
Structure of This Guide
This guide is organized on the basis of the Dell OpenManage suite of products and the operating systems on which these products are supported.
This guide contains the following chapters:
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software
This chapter contains information about Dell OpenManage systems management software on Dell systems running supported operating systems. Dell OpenManage systems
management software includes:
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software
This chapter contains information about Dell OpenManage change management software on Dell systems running supported operating systems. Dell OpenManage change
management software includes:
Dell Update Packages
Server Update Utility
Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles
This chapter contains information about Dell OpenManage systems management consoles on Dell systems running supported operating systems. Dell OpenManage systems
management consoles include:
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
Dell Management Console
DRAC tools that include RACADM and VMCLI