Reference Guide

Supported Virtualization Operating Systems for Server Administrator
Table 4-4. Supported Virtualization Operating Systems Server Administrator on your system
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Supported Operating Systems for Server Administrator Web Server on your managed system (servers)
For information on supported operating systems on managed systems, see Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software.
Supported Systems for Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant provides a central point of access to monitor and manage systems on a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN).
By allowing an administrator a comprehensive view across the enterprise, IT Assistant can increase system uptime, automate repetitive tasks, and prevent
interruption to critical business operations.
For more information on IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
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Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for IT Assistant
Table 4-5.SupportedMicrosoftWindowsOperatingSystemsforITAssistant
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Supported Linux Operating Systems for IT Assistant
IT Assistant cannot be installed on Dell systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating systems. These systems can,
however, launch IT Assistant through supported browsers (Firefox version 3.0). For more information on supported browsers, see the Supported Browsers
section.
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Supported Virtualization Operating Systems
IT Assistant can be installed on guest operating systems installed on the virtualization operating systems listed in Table4-6.
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Table 4-6. Supported Virtualization Operating Systems on Physical System
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 VMware
 VMware
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Microsoft
Citrix
Edition
ESXi
ESXi
ESX
ESX
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4.0 Update 1
Flash/HDD
4.1 Flash/HDD
4.0
Update 1
4.1
Hyper-V
XenServer
5.6 (HDD)
Physical System
Support
X
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: ServerAdministratorWebServercomponentcannotbeinstalledonDellsystemsrunningESXiopera ngsystems.
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Windows Server 2003 R2 x86
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Windows Server 2008 x86
 Windows XP
x86
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Windows Vista x86
Windows 7.0
x86
Edition
Web
Standard
Enterprise
Web
Standard
Enterprise
Professional
Business
Enterprise
Professional
Service
Pack
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP3
SP2
SP2
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IT
Assistant
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: IT Assistant cannot be installed on Dell systems running Windows 2008 R2 opera ngsystems.
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 VMware
 VMware
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Microsoft
Citrix
Edition
ESXi
ESXi
ESX
ESX



4.0 Update 1
Flash/HDD
4.1 Flash/HDD
4.0
4.1
Hyper-V
XenServer
5.6 (HDD)
Physical System
Support
X
X
X
X
X
X