Compatibility Guide
10 Introduction
Purpose of This Guide
Server Administrator operates on many Dell hardware platforms (hereafter called systems) with operating
systems such as Microsoft Windows, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server, and Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux.
To use the systems management features of Server Administrator fully, you must understand which
features of Server Administrator match your system's hardware configuration and operating system.
Update of Compatibility Guide
The Server Administrator Compatibility Guide is updated each business quarter. It summarizes all
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD releases that precede the current release date.
Always consult the readme.txt file on your Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD for
each release for the most current information on compatible systems management elements.
NOTE: You can find systems management software on the Systems Management CD for Dell OpenManage
versions prior to version 4.3 of the CD. You can find systems management software on the Applications CD prior to
version 3.0 of the CD. The systems management software was relocated to the Systems Management CD beginning
with version 3.0. For the purposes of this guide, some references to the Systems Management CD may also include
the Applications CD.
Supported Instrumentation
Each supported Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD contains instrumentation for
your Dell PowerEdge system. Three sections of this guide are organized around the primary
instrumentation product names and show the relationship among the following variables:
•
Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management
CD version number (or the
Systems Management
CD
or
Applications
CD)
• Supported operating systems
• Instrumentation service
• Dell PowerEdge system product name (for example, PowerEdge 1600SC)
In Table 1-1, instrumentation product names are associated with a range of the Applications CD or
Systems Management CD version (prior to Dell OpenManage version 4.3) or Dell PowerEdge Installation
and Server Management CD numbers.