Users Guide

68 Using Systems Build and Update Tools to Install an Operating System
Before You Begin
Installation Requirements
The following sections describe the managed system general requirements.
Operating system-specific installation prerequisites are listed as part of the
installation procedures.
Supported Operating Systems (Minimum Levels)
• Windows 2000 Server SP4 (Server and Advanced Server)
• Windows Server® 2003 x86 SP2 (Standard, Enterprise, and Web editions)
• Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 (Standard, Enterprise, and DataCenter
Editions)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Gold and SP2 (Standard and Enterprise
editions)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Gold and SP2 (Standard, Enterprise, and
DataCenter Editions)
• Windows SBS 2003 R2 (Standard and Premium editions)
• Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64 (Express, Standard, Workgroup, and
Enterprise Editions)
• Windows Server 2008 x86 Gold (Web, Standard, and Enterprise Editions)
NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is scheduled to be available in the
first half of 2008. For the latest information, see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.
• Windows Server 2008 x64 Gold (Standard and DataCenter Editions)
• Windows Server 2008 Core (x86) Standard and Enterprise editions
• Windows Server 2008 Core (x64) Standard and Datacenter editions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, (version 4.5) (x86 and x86_64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version 5) (x86 and x86_64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 9) SP4 (x86_64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (version 10) Gold, (x86_64)