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 Introduction
Dell™SystemsSoftwareSupportMatrix5.3
What's New for 5.3
Structure of This Guide
Supported Operating Systems
TheDell™Systems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 5.3
The following are the changes in Dell OpenManage version 5.3:
l Support for Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
Server 4.5 (x86_32), (x86_64), and (IA-64).
l Support for Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2008 Web, Standard, and Enterprise Edition for 32 bit x86.
l Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Standard, and Enterprise Edition for 32 bit x86.
l Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and DataCenter Edition for x64.
l Support for Microsoft Windows Vista
®
Business and Enterprise Edition.
l Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Standard and Datacenter (x64) Editions
l Added support for the following Dell systems: T105, M600, R805, R200, R900, and M605.
l AddedsupportforthefollowingDellPowerVault™systems:100,500,and600.
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:
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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:
l Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
l Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
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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:
l Dell Update Packages
l Server Update Utility
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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:
l Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is scheduled to be available in the first half of 2008. For latest information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.
NOTE: R805, M600, and M605 are scheduled to be available in Q4 CY07 - Q1 CY08.