Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software
- This chapter contains information about Dell OpenManage systems management software, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, on Dell systems running supported operating systems.
- Supported versions of Server Administrator are available at support.dell.com and also on the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD.
- Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles
- This chapter contains information about Dell OpenManage systems management consoles on Dell systems running supported operating systems. Dell OpenManage systems management consoles include:
- Dell OpenManage Power Center 1.1
- This chapter contains information about Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC), Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers (iDRAC) versions and firmware, Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC) and IPMI prot...
- Supported Browsers
- This chapter lists the supported browsers on various operating systems for Dell systems.
- Network Interface Controllers and Supported Operating Systems
- This chapter contains information about Network Interface Controllers (NICs) and supported operating systems.
- RAID Controller Supported Servers, Operating Systems, Firmware, and Driver Versions
- 2. Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software
- Documentation Conventions for Dell Systems
- The following table lists the documentation conventions followed for Dell systems.
- Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Windows Operating Systems
- Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Linux Operating Systems
- Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Virtualization Operating Systems
- An X in the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system columns indicates that the Server Administrator and Dell Systems Build and Update Utility are supported on that operating system for the corresponding Dell system.
- An asterisk (*) in the intersection of the operating system and the Dell system columns indicates operating system support for Dell systems that do not support Dell OpenManage software.
- The following table lists the supported Dell OpenManage 7.1 installation and systems management software on systems running supported Virtualization operating systems.
- Table 2-4. Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Software on Systems Running Supported Virtualization Operating Systems
- 3. Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software
- Dell Yellow Dog Update Modified (YUM) Repository - The Dell Linux Community Repository helps distribute Dell-developed open-source software. It allows Dell user-community to contribute its open-source modules. It is available at http://linux.dell.co...
- Supported Change Management Software on Virtualization Operating Systems
- 4. Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles
- 5. Dell OpenManage Systems Management Tools/Utilities
- Supported Microsoft Windows Pre-installation Environment for Deployment Toolkit
- Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for VMCLI and iVMCLI
- IPMITool In-Band
- Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for IPMITool In-Band
- IPMITool Out-of-Band
- Supported Linux Operating Systems for IPMITool
- Supported Virtualization Operating Systems for IPMITool
- 6. Supported Dell Remote Access Controllers and Solutions
- 7. Supported Browsers
- 8. Network Interface Controllers and Supported Operating Systems
- 9. RAID Controller Supported Servers, Operating Systems, Firmware, and Driver Versions
- Linux Driver Included in RPM*
- PERC 5/E Adapter
- PERC 5/i Adapter and Integrated
- SAS 5/i Integrated
- SAS 5/E Adapter
- PERC 6/i Adapter, Integrated, and Modular
- CERC 6/i Integrated
- PERC 6/E Adapter
- SAS 6/iR Integrated and Adapter
- SAS 6/int Modular
- SAS 6 Gbps HBA
- LSI Logic 1020/1030 Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
- PERC H700 Adapter, Integrated, and Modular
- PERC H800 Adapter
- PERC H200 Adapter, Integrated, and Modular
- PERC H310 Adapter, Mini Blade, and Mini Monolithic
- PERC H710 Adapter, Mini Blade, and Mini Monolithic
- PERC H710P Adapter, Mini Blade, and Mini Monolithic
- PERC H810 Adapter
- PERC S100
- PERC S110
- PERC S300
- Dell PowerEdge PCIe Express Flash SSD
- Internal Tape Adapter (ITA)
- Linux Driver Included in RPM*
- 10. Lifecycle Controller — Supported Dell Systems and Operating Systems
Supported Linux Operating Systems for Power Center 1.1
Power Center cannot be installed on Dell systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating systems. However, Power Center supports monitoring and controlling such
systems via the iDRAC and Power Center can be accessed from those systems via supported web
browser.
The following table lists the supported Virtualization operating systems for the physical system.
Table 4-2. Supported Virtualization Operating Systems on Physical System
VMware
Microsoft
Citrix
Edition
ESX
4.1 U2
ESXi
4.1 U2
(HDD)
ESXi
4.1 U2
(Flash)
ESXi
5.0 U1
ESXi
5.1
Hyper-V for
Windows
2008
Hyper-V
R2 SP1 for
Windows
2008
XenServer
6.0
Physical
System
Support
X X X X X X X X
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server allows you to remotely manage and monitor
your entire network of managed systems from your system (which maybe a laptop, desktop, or
server). You have to install Server Administrator Web Server on your system and install server
instrumentation on the managed systems.
Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems for Server
Administrator and Server Administrator Web Server
The following table lists the supported Microsoft Windows operating systems for the Server
Administrator and Server Administrator web server.
Table 4-3. Supported Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems for Server Administrator
and Server Administrator web server.
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 R2 (64-
bit)
Microsoft Windows
XP (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows
Vista (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows
Vista (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows
7.0 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows
7.0 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 R2 (64-
bit)
Service
Pack
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP2
SP1
SP3
SP2
SP2
SP1
SP1
SP1
Server
Administrat
or
X X X X X
Server
Administrat
or Web
Server
X X X X X X X X X X X