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Appendix A: Using the Linux Operating System
Quantum RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System
A.1 Overview
This document describes the use of RDX removable disk docking stations on Linux operating
systems. There are two models of the RDX docking station: an internal SATA version and an
external USB version. Both the SATA and USB models support Linux.
A.2 Linux Compatibility
There are a large number of possible Linux distributions that will natively support the RDX
docking stations natively. The Linux distributions listed in the table below have been tested and
found compliant (see Table 1).
Table 1: Compatibility
Linux Distribution
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RDX Internal SATA RDX External USB
RHEL 3.0 Update 7
Supported Supported
RHEL 4.0 Update 3
Supported Supported
RHEL 5.0 Update 3
Supported Supported
RHEL 6.1/SP1
Supported Supported
SLES 9 Service Pack 3 x64
Not Supported Supported
SLES 10 x64
Supported Supported
SLES 11 SP1
Supported Supported
SLES – SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (Novell)
RHEL – Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SLES 9 Service Pack 3 does not support SATA ATAPI devices and therefore does not support
the RDX Internal SATA product.
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Only the newest Linux versions are fully compatible with the USB 3.0 docks. All other older versions of
Linux will support the USB 3.0 dock at USB 2.0 speeds.
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