Linux OS Support on Dell PowerEdge Servers

UpdatedJuly25,2012

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Linux versionsaresupportedonOSSupportMatrix

Dell PowerEdgeServers.  ItwillbemonitoredhasextensiveLinuxexpertisethrough ourdedicatedLinuxengineering and modifiedbytechnicalsupportteams.  Thefollowing Linux ProductMarketingdistributionsaresupportedthroughcollaborativesupportagreementsbetweenDell and ourrespective Linux Engineeringcloselypartners.

[    Please notethatthedell.com/ossupportsiteistemporarilydownseeoursupportoverviewpage here.  Thissitewillconstantlybeupdatedwhilethatsite  AdditionalLinuxinformation is down]foundonourDell Linux OSMatrixpageshere.

• ·         Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Dell PowerEdge Servers
• ·         SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on Dell PowerEdge Servers
• ·         Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on Dell PowerEdge Servers
• ·         UbuntuServeronDellPowerEdgeServers

Partner Hardware Compatibility Lists

Wealsocollaboratewithourpartnerstoensure

Many3^rdpartyvendorspublishhardware compatibility andenablementforliststodocument the entiresolutionHWplatformsthattheirproductsarecertifiedfor. Pleaseseebelowthecertificationandcompatibility  LinkstothoseHCL lists areprovidedbelow for therespectiveLinuxdistributionreference. These  Forthosedistributionsthat are supportednotcovered by thepartnerProSupport,vendorsupportagreementsandsubscriptionsareavailablethroughour SoftwareandPeripherals(foundhere) organization(exceptforAsianux).

• ·         Please click here to view Red Hat’s Hardware Compatibility List for Dell PowerEdge servers.
• ·         Please click here to view SUSE’s Hardware Compatibility List for Dell PowerEdge servers.
• ·         Please click here to view Oracle's Hardware Compatibility List for Dell PowerEdge servers.
• ·         Please click here to view Canonical Ubuntu's Hardware Compatibility List for Dell PowerEdge servers.
• ·         Please click here to view Asianux's Hardware Compatibility List for Dell PowerEdge servers.

DellPowerEdge12^thGenerationServers

Dellhaslaunchedandwillcontinuetorollout12thgenerationserversofourPowerEdgeproductline.

Note:  We haveworkedcloselyandcollaboratedwithbothRedHatandSUSE(formerlycalledNovell)toensurecertificationandvalidationforRedHatEnterpriseLinux(RHEL)andSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer(SLES). 

ThefollowingOSversionsarefullysupportedandtested. Withacknowledge the exceptionwideuse of afew12thgenerationservers(pleaseverifyyourOSminimuminthelinkedfilesabove),thesearetheminimumOSversionsforallCentOSon Dell 12thgenerationPowerEdgeservers.

• RedHatEnterpriseLinux6.1(64-bitonly)systems and higherunderstandthatit'sa communitydevelopedderivativeoftheDell-supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux5.7(32-bitand64-bit)andhigher
• SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11SP2(64-bitonly)andhigher
• SUSE LinuxEnterpriseServer10SP4(64-bitonly)andhigher

I'mhappytoreceiveanydirectfeedbackthroughTwitter@leauanaeor.  SupportforthisOSisavailable directly tomyemailfromtheCentOScommunutyat theirwebsitehere.

TuiLeauanae

Tui_Leauanae@dell.com

LinuxProductMarketingManager