Support Matrix

Table 22. Windows operating system and recommended OMSA version
PowerEdge server
generation
Operating system running on the device Recommended
OMSA version
Windows 2016 Storage Server Standard 9.2
Windows 2016 Storage Server Work Group 9.2
yx1x Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, and Datacenter 9.1
Windows Server 2012 Standard, Essentials, and Datacenter 9.2
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter
● 9.5
● 9.4
Windows Server Core 2012 9.2
Windows Server Core 2012 R2 9.2
Windows Server Core 2016 9.1
Windows 2012 Storage Server Standard 9.2
Windows 2012 Storage Server Work Group 9.2
yx0x Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit) Standard, Enterprise, and
Datacenter
8.5
Windows Server 2012 Standard, Essentials, and Datacenter 8.5
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter 8.5
x9xx Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) 7.4
Windows Server 2008 SP1 7.4
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit) 7.4
Windows Server 2008 SP2 7.4
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 7.4
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 SP2 7.4
Windows Server 2012 7.4
Windows Server 2012 R2 7.4
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) 7.4
Linux and ESXi
The following table lists the recommended OMSA version for devices running Linux or ESXi operating system:
Table 23. Linux and ESXi operating systems and recommended OMSA version
PowerEdge server
generation
Operating system running on the device Recommended
OMSA version
yx5x ESXi 7.0 U1 9.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2* 9.5
Ubuntu 20.04 9.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 9.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 9.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 9.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 9.4
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