Reference Guide

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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 4-12. Supported Virtualization Operating Systems on Physical System
Table 4-13. Supported Operating Systems on Virtual System
Supported Systems for RACADM
RACADM is a command-line utility that enables administrators to configure and replicate settings across multiple Dell remote access controllers (DRACs). The
RACADM utility supports operations through the use of command-line parameters, switches, and a configuration file that contains all data required to configure
a DRAC.
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Windows Server 2003
x86
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Windows Server 2003 R2
x86
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Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2008
R2 x64
 Windows
XP x86
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Windows Vista x86
Edition
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Web
Standard
Enterprise
Web
Standard
Enterprise
Standard
Enterprise
Professional
Business
Enterprise
Service
Pack
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
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SP3
SP2
SP2
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IT
Assistant
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NOTE: IT Assistant can be installed on Dell systems running Windows 2008 R2 x64 and Windows 7.0 x64 operating systems with WOW64 component enabled.
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 VMware
 VMware
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Microsoft
Citrix
Edition
ESXi
ESXi
ESXi
ESX
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ESX
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4.0 Update 1
Flash/HDD
4.0 Update 2
Flash/HDD
4.1 Update 1
Flash/HDD
4.0 Update
1
4.0 Update
2
4.1
4.1
Update 1
Hyper-V
XenServer
5.6 (HDD)
Physical
System
Support
X
X
X
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X
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X
X
Operating System on Physical System
Supported Guest Operating System
VMware ESXi
For the latest list, see http://www.vmware.com.
l Microsoft Windows Vista x86 Enterprise Edition
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x86 SP2 Enterprise
Edition
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86 R2-SP2 Family
l Microsoft Windows XP Professional x86 SP3
l Microsoft Windows 7.0 x86 Professional Edition
l Microsoft Windows 7.0 x64
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
VMware ESX
For the latest list, see http://www.vmware.com.
l Microsoft Windows Vista x86 Enterprise Edition
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x86 SP2 Enterprise
Edition
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86 R2-SP2 Family
l Microsoft Windows XP Professional x86 SP3
l Microsoft Windows 7.0 x86 Professional Edition
l Microsoft Windows 7.0 x64
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
Micorsoft Hyper-V
For the latest list, see http://www.microsoft.com.
l Microsoft Windows Vista x86 Enterprise Edition
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x86 SP2 Enterprise
Edition
l Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86 R2-SP2 Family
l Microsoft Windows XP Professional x86 SP3
l Microsoft Windows 7.0 x86 Professional Edition
l Microsoft Windows 7.0 x64
l Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64