Release Notes
What is Supported 
Hardware Requirements 
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Minimum of 2 GB RAM 
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Minimum of 512 MB free hard drive space 
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Administrator rights 
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Monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600. The recommended screen 
resolution is at least 1024 x 768 
Software Requirements 
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Supported operating system and web browser. 
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TCP/IP connection on the managed system and the remote system to facilitate remote 
system management. 
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Supported systems management protocol standard. For more information, see "Supported 
Systems Management Protocol Standards". 
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The Server Administrator Remote Access Controller service requires remote access 
controller (RAC) to be installed on the managed system. For more information on the 
software and hardware requirements, see the relevant Remote Access Controller User’s 
Guide. 
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NOTE: The RAC software is installed as part of the Typical Setup installation option 
provided the managed system meets all of the RAC installation prerequisites.  
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The Server Administrator Storage Management Service requires Server Administrator to be 
installed on the managed system. For more information on the software and hardware 
requirements, see the Server Administrator Storage Management User’s Guide.  
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Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) version 3.1 or later. 
NOTE: Server Administrator software detects the MSI version on your system. If the version is earlier than 3.1, the 
prerequisite checker prompts you to upgrade to MSI version 3.1. After upgrading the MSI to version 3.1, you may have 
to reboot the system to install other software applications such as Microsoft SQL Server. 
What’s New  
Added support for the following operating systems: 
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (32-bit and 64-bit) 
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64-bit) 
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials 
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VMware ESXi 5.1 U1 
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VMware ESXi 5.0 U2 
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Citrix Xenserver 6.2 
NOTE: Microsoft Windows 2003 is not supported on 12G systems.
Deprecated the following operating systems: 
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 
New Features: 
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