Reference Guide

l DRAC tools that include RACADM
l BMC Management Utility (BMU) and IPMItool out-of-band
l IPMItool in-band
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Supported Remote Access Controllers and Solutions
This chapter contains information about Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers (iDRAC) versions and firmware,
as well as supported Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC) and Chassis Management Controllers (CMC) IPMI protocol versions.
Supported Browsers
This appendix lists supported browsers on various operating systems for Dell systems.
Supported Operating Systems
This Software Support Matrix offers support information for the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
l Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Web, Standard, and Enterprise (32-bit x86) Editions
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) Editions
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and DataCenter (x64) Editions
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core Standard and Datacenter (x64) Editions
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web, Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) Editions with SP2
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, and DataCenter (x64) Editions with SP2
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise (IA-64) Editions with SP2
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise (32-bit x86) Editions with SP2
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and DataCenter (x64) Editions with SP2
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP2 for Itanium®-based Systems
l Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server with SP4
l Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard and Premium Editions with SP1 and SP2
l Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Express, Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise x64 Editions with SP2
l Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise x64 Editions
l Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2 (32-bit x86)
Linux Operating Systems
l SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)
l SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with SP3 (x86_64)
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (x86_32)
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (x86_64)
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, ES, and AS (Version 4.5) (x86_32)
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, ES, and AS (Version 4.5) (x86_64)
l Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS and AS (Version 4.5) (IA-64)
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NOTE: For Dell OpenManage information specific to VMware®, see the latest Installation Guide, Release Notes, and the Dell–VMware Compatibility
Matrix under the Resources ® Support Documents section at www.dell.com/vmware.