Support Matrix
Table 2. Server Hardware Manager supported operating systems(continued)
Operating System Latest supported version of SHM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 2.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 2.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2.2
Ubuntu 16.04 2.2
Ubuntu 14.04 2.2
VMware ESXi
3
ESXi 6.7 2.2
ESXi 6.5 2.2
ESXi 6.0 2.2
1. Ensure that you apply the latest Windows updates. Server Core installations are also supported.
2. Ensure that you apply the latest Linux updates.
3. Only the Server Hardware Manager CLI (shmcli) command is supported on ESXi hosts.
Supported SAS host bus adapters
The following host bus adapters (HBAs) are supported with the Dell EMC storage enclosures:
Table 3. Supported HBA components
Vendor Model PowerEdge Server
Generation
Component Minimum version
required
Dell EMC 12 Gbps SAS HBA
Support for three
MD1400, MD1420, or
ME484 enclosures only
13th generation and 14th
generation
Firmware 03.09.00.00
Windows driver 2.50.75.01
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1
driver
30.00.00.00
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7
driver
30.00.00.00
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
driver
4.00.01.00
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
driver
4.00.01.00
Dell EMC
PowerEdge RAID
Controller (PERC)
H310/H710/H810 12th generation Firmware H310 - 20.13.3-0001
H710 - 21.0.2-0001
H810 - 21.0.2-0001
Windows driver 6.803.21.00
Red Hat Enterprise Linux driver 6.902.01.00
Dell EMC
PowerEdge RAID
Controller (PERC)
H730/H830 13th generation Firmware 25.2.2-0004
Windows driver 6.602.07.00
Red Hat Enterprise Linux driver 6.901.04.00
LSI 9207-8e 12th generation and 13th
generation
Firmware 20.00.00.00
Windows driver 2.00.69.01
Red Hat Enterprise Linux driver 18.00.00.00-1
6 Supported software and firmware