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Introduction
Dell™SystemsSoftwareSupportMatrixVersion6.1
What's New for this Release
Where Can I Find The Server Administrator Application?
Structure of This Guide
Supported Operating Systems
Supported GUI Languages
TheDell™SystemsSoftwareSupportMatrixhelpsidentifyDellOpenManage™softwareandotherDellcomponentssupportedonvariousDellsystems.
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 are the changes in Dell OpenManage for this Release:
l Support for Microsoft®Windows Server®2008 with service pack (SP) 2
l Support for Windows Server 2008 Foundation
l Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8.0
l Support for VMware®ESXi version 4.0 HDD and Flash editions (patch 1)
l Support for Suse®Linux Enterprise Server 11
l Support for Red Hat®Enterprise Linux®5 server with update 3
l Support for following Dell Systems: T710, T410, and R410
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 Table1-1 for more information.
Table 1-1. Server Administrator and Corresponding Media
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:
l Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
l Dell Systems Build and Update Utility
NOTE: For more information about when Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 will be available, see www.microsoft.com.
NOTE: For more information about when VMware®ESXi version 4.0 (patch 1) will be available, see www.dell.com/vmware.
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