Owners Manual

Installation instructions and important information
Overview
This document provides the following information:
• Instructions for installing and reinstalling the operating system on your Dell EMC system.
• Sources of additional information.
Latest available operating system
The latest update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux is 6.10. This update provides xes for certain issues that are found in the previous releases.
System conguration requirements
Operating system architecture
Dell EMC supports the x86_64 version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on all Dell EMC PowerEdge systems. To check if your PowerEdge
system supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, see the operating systems support matrix at Dell.com/ossupport.
NOTE
: If you require the x86 version of the operating system, Dell EMC recommends that you run it as a VM on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6 x86_64 or an equivalent host. For information about installing a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 virtualized guest,
go to www.access.redhat.com/documentation.
Memory
The following table lists the system memory requirements on the x86_64 architecture of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, as recommended by
Red Hat.
Table 1. Memory Requirements on x86_64 Architecture
Memory Size
Minimum 1 GB
Recommended 2 GB
Maximum certied system memory 6 TB
Maximum certied system memory on an x86 virtual machine 6 GB
NOTE: The maximum system memory that kernel supports may be greater than the value listed in this table. For more
information, see www.redhat.com/rhel/compare.
NOTE: PowerEdge R910 systems support up to 2 TB of memory.
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