HP Insight Control for Linux 7.1 Update 1 Support Matrix
3 Managed system requirements
Managed systems are HP ProLiant servers monitored and managed by Insight Control for Linux.
Table 3 Managed system requirements
RequirementComponent
Processor architecture
• x86
• x86_64 (Intel and AMD)
HP ProLiant c-Class blade servers, DL series servers, ML series, and SL series servers are
supported for use as managed systems. See Chapter 4 (page 12) for specific hardware
model numbers and minimum firmware versions.
HP server model
File system type
• JFS• ext2
• •ext3 ReiserFS
•• XFSext4
• •Logical Volume Manager (LVM) Extended partitions of types 0x5, 0xf, and
0x85
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES):Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL):Linux OS
• SLES 10 SP3
1
• RHEL 5 Update 3 (Server)
• RHEL 5 Update 4 (Server)
• SLES 10 SP4
1
• RHEL 5 Update 5 (Server)
• SLES 11 SP1
2
• RHEL 5 Update 6
• SLES 11 SP2
2
• RHEL 5 Update 7
• RHEL 5 Update 8
• RHEL 6
• RHEL 6 Update 1
• RHEL 6 Update 2
• RHEL 6 Update 3
IMPORTANT: Not all operating systems listed in this table are supported on all ProLiant
G6 and G7 series servers. Additionally, some operating systems, although supported, require
a customized initrd file, which HP provides, to modify the drivers for specific operating
systems. See the table entry for your server in Chapter 4 (page 12) for exceptions to OS
support on G6, G7, and Gen8 series servers.
VMware ESXi:
5
VMware ESX
3
:Virtualization OS
• ESXi 4.0 Update 2• ESX 4.0 Update 2
• •ESX 4.0 Update 3 ESXi 4.0 Update 3
•• ESXi 4.0 Update 4
4
ESX 4.0 Update 4
4
• •ESX 4.1 Update 1 ESXi 4.1 Update 1
•• ESXi 4.1 Update 2ESX 4.1 Update 2
• •ESX 4.1 Update 3
4
ESXi 4.1 Update 3
4
• ESXi 5.0 (stateful mode only)
6,7,8
• ESXi 5.0 Update 1 (stateful mode only)
KVM on:
10
Xen on:
• RHEL 5 Update 3
• RHEL 5 Update 4
• RHEL 5 Update 4
• RHEL 5 Update 5
• RHEL 5 Update 5
• RHEL 5 Update 6
9