User Manual

Overview 7
Operating System Support
The 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards support the following
operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 family, including Hyper-V Virtualization
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 update 7 and version 6 Service Pack 1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 Service Pack 4 (64-bit only), and
version 11 Service Pack 2 (64-bit only)
• VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 and ESXi 5.0.
NOTE: For the latest list of supported operating systems and driver installation
instructions, see the system documentation on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals. For specific operating system service pack
requirements, see the Drivers and Downloads section on the Dell Support website
at support.dell.com.
Related Documentation
• To read and download product specific documentation, go to
support.dell.com/manuals , and follow the instructions on the screen. You
can either type in your Service Tag, choose your product from the list of
models, log in to your account, or click on any of the individual
components.
• For storage controller specific documentation, go to
support.dell.com/manuals and click Storage Controllers .