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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix

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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix

Supported Microsoft Windows Operating

Systems

Supported Linux Operating Systems

Supported Remote Access Controllers and

Solutions

Supported Microsoft Windows Operating

Systems

Supported Linux Operating Systems

Supported Remote Access Controllers and

Solutions

Supported Microsoft Windows Operating

Systems

Supported Linux Operating Systems

Supported Remote Access Controllers and

Solutions

The Dell PowerEdge Software Support Matrix allows you to identify operating systems and Dell OpenManage™ software that your

PowerEdge system supports.

This support matrix offers support information for the following operating systems.

Microsoft® Windows® Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 (Web, Standard, Enterprise, x86 and x64 editions)

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Standard and Premium editions)

Microsoft Windows 2000 (Server and Advanced Server)

Microsoft Windows Storage Server x64 (Express, Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise editions)

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Linux Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9), x86-64

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10), x86-64

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 3 (RHEL 3) AS, ES, and WS editions; x86 and x86-64 versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL 4) AS, ES, and WS editions; x86 and x86-64 versions

NOTE: For Dell OpenManage information specific to VMware®, see the latest Installation Guide, Release Notes, and the

VMware Software Compatibility Matrix for Dell Servers at www.dell.com/vmware, under the Dell|VMware Resource Archive

section.

NOTE: In addition to operating system support information, this document also offers information on supported Dell

Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) and Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).

Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

Supported Dell OpenManage Installation and Systems Management Software

Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software

Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles

Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions

Supported Windows Operating Systems for BMU

Summary of content (13 pages)

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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported Linux Operating Systems Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported Linux Operating Systems Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions Supported Linux Operating Systems The Dell PowerEdge So
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix Supported Linux Operating Systems Supported Dell OpenManage Installation and Systems Management Software Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles Supported Linux Operating Systems for BMC Management Utility (BMU) Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported Dell OpenManage Installation and S
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix SP1 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 SP4 SP4 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2900 X X X X X X X X 1955 X X X X X X X X X X X X 1900 X X X X X X 6850 X X X X X X 6800 X X X X X X X X X X X X 2800 X X X X X X 1855 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 6950 2950 1950 2850 1850 X X X X 1800 860 X X X 850 X X X 840 X X 830 X X 800 X 1750 X X 750 X X R2 X X X X R2
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix SC1430 A A A A SC1420 A A A A SC440 A A A A SC430 A A A A SC420 A A A SC1425 A A A * Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software Dell Update Packages support is indicated by D. Server Update Utility support is indicated by S. NOTE: Server Update Utility is meant for server updates and may not work on newly released PowerEdge platforms that do not receive any server updates. Table 2.
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix 1855 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 1850 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 1800 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 860 D, S D, S D, S D, S 850 D, S D, S D, S D, S 840 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 830 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 800 D, S D, S D, S D, S 1750 D, S D, S D, S D, S 750 D, S D, S D, S 700 D, S 6650 D, S D, S D, S D, S 6600 D, S D, S D, S D, S 4600 D, S D, S D, S D, S 2650
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix S SC1420 SC440 SC430 SC420 Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles Table 3.
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix Windows Server 2003 32-bit Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Server 2003 IA64 Windows Small Business Server 2003 Windows Storage Server 2003 x64 Windows 2000 SP1 R2 R2 R2 R2 SP1 SP1 SP1 R2 SP4 SP4 SP4 Rollup Rollup SP1/ SP2 X X X X X X X X X R2 R2 R2 X Windows Windows 2000 2000 Professional Professional X Supported Linux Operating Systems Supported Dell OpenManage Installation and Systems Management Software This section illustrates suppor
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix 6950 X X X 2950 X X X X X 2900 X X X X X 1955 X X X X X X X X 1950 X X X X X X X X 1900 X X 6850 X X X X X 6800 X X X X X X X X 2850 X X X X X X X X 2800 X X X X X X X X 1855 X X X X X X X X X X X X 1850 X X X X X X X X X X X X 1800 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 860 X X X 850 840 X X 830 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix 7150 * 3250 * PowerEdge SC systems SC1435 A SC1430 A A A A A SC1425 A SC1420 SC440 A A A A A A A A A A A A A SC430 SC420 A A A A A A A A Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software Dell Update Packages support is indicated by D. Server Update Utility support is indicated by S.
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix 2850 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 2800 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 1855 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 1850 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 1800 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S 860 D, S D, S D, S 850 840 D, S D, S 830 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S D,
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix SC1435 D D D D D D, S D, S D, S D, S SC1430 SC1425 D, S D, S D, S D, S D, S SC1420 SC440 SC430 SC420 Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles Table 8. Supported Linux Operating Systems For Remote RACADM SLES x86-64 RHEL 3 x86 RHEL 3 x86-64 RHEL 3 IA64 RHEL 4 x86 RHEL 4 x86-64 RHEL 4 IA64 Remote RACADM X X X X X X X X X X X X X X An X in the operating system column indicates Remote RACADM support. Table 9.
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions Supported Remote Access Controller versions and firmware, as well as supported BMC IPMI protocol versions, are listed in Table 10.
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Dell PowerEdge™ Software Support Matrix III/XT 6650 DRAC III 3.35 6600 DRAC III 3.35 4600 DRAC III 3.35 2650 ERA 3.35 2600 ERA/O 3.35 1655MC ERA/MC 1.44 1650 ERA/O 3.35 1600SC ERA 3.35 DRAC III 3.35 650 600SC 64-bit systems 7250 7150 3250 PowerEdge SC systems SC1435 X 1.0 or later 2.0 X 1.30 or later 1.5 SC1430 SC1425 SC1420 SC440 SC430 SC420 * DRAC 5 support on SLES10 is limited to the managed system and to the CLI only.