Deployment Guide

Installing Managed System Software On

Supported Linux And VMware ESXi

The following table explains the operating system installation matrix for Systems Management.

Table 4. Operating System Installation Matrix

Operating System Architecture 32-bit Architecture 64-bit Architecture

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Not Supported Install

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Not Supported Install

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Not Supported Install

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Not Supported Install

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

(SLES) 12

Not Supported Install

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

(SLES) 11 SP3

Not supported Install

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

(SLES) 11 SP4

Not Supported Install

ESXi 6.0 Not supported Install

ESXi 6.0 U1 Not Supported Install

ESXi 5.5 U1 Not supported Install

ESXi 5.5 U3 Not Supported Install

NOTE: On a Systems Management upgrade, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest open

source components available on the Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD or from

dell.com/support/home.

NOTE: If you are upgrading the operating system to a major version, uninstall the existing version of

Systems Management and install the supported version.

NOTE: Before you migrate to a 64-bit version of Systems Management software, make sure to

uninstall the 32-bit Systems Management and other open source components (openwsman-server,

openwsman-client, libwsman1, sblim-sfcb, sblim-sfcc, libcmpiCppImpl0, libsmbios2, smbios-

utils-bin) installed as part of the 32-bit Systems Management.