Compatibility Guide

Introduction 13
Supported Operating Systems
Server Administrator supports major operating systems offered by Microsoft,
Novell
®
, and Red Hat. See the tables in "Server Administrator Supported
Applications and Systems" to find the operating system that matches the
configuration of your Dell system and applications that you are installing
or upgrading.
NOTE: Each systems management software CD supports specific operating
system versions, service packs, support packs, and kernels.
Table 1-2. Systems Management Product Name and Corresponding
Version Numbers
Instrumentation Product
Names
Media Version Section in This Guide
Dell OpenManage
Server
Administrator
• 5.4 through 5.5
(
Dell Systems
Management Tools and
Documentation DVD)
• 5.3 through 5.3.2
(
Dell Systems Console
and Agent CD or Dell
Systems Management
Tools and
Documentation
DVD)
• 4.3 through 5.2
(
Installation and Server
Management
CD)
• 3.0 through 4.2
(
Systems Management
CD)
• Server Administrator
Supported Applications and
Systems
• Server Administrator
Supported Applications and
Systems
• Server Administrator
Supported Applications and
Systems
• Server Administrator
Supported Applications and
Systems
Dell OpenManage
Server Agent
2.0 through 2.2
(Applications CD)
Server Agent Supported
Applications and Systems
Dell OpenManage
Hardware
Instrumentation
Package (HIP)
1.2 through 1.7
(Applications CD)
Hardware Instrumentation
Package Supported Applications
and Systems