Software Support Matrix for Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems

This document helps you identify operating systems and Dell OpenManage™ software that are supported on your PowerEdge system.

This support matrix offers support information for the following operating systems:

Microsoft® Windows® Operating Systems:

Linux Operating Systems:

NOTE: For Dell OpenManage information specific to VMware®, see the latest Installation Guide, Release Notes, and the Dell–VMware Compatibility Matrix at www.dell.com/vmware, under the Dell/VMware Resource Center section.
NOTE: In addition to operating system support information, this document also offers information on supported Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) and Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).

The following is a list of Dell OpenManage software supported on Microsoft Windows operating systems:

The following is a list of Dell OpenManage software supported on Linux operating systems:


Supported Dell OpenManage Software on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

Supported Dell OpenManage Installation and Systems Management Software

Table 1 lists the supported Dell OpenManage installation and systems management software on systems running a supported Windows operating system.

Table 1. Supported Dell OpenManage Installation and Systems Management Software on Systems Running Microsoft Windows Operating Systems 

PowerEdge System

 

Windows Server
2003 x86

Windows Server
2003 x64

Windows Server
2003
IA64

Windows Small
Business Server 2003

Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2 x64

Windows 2000

 

 

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

 

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP4

SP4

600SC

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

650

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

700

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

750

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

800

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

830

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

840

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

850

 

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

860

 

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

1600SC

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

1650

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

1655MC

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

1750

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

1800

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

1850

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

1855

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

1900

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

1950

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

1955

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

2600

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

2650

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

2800

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

2850

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

2900

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

2950

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

4600

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

6600

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

6650

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

6800

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

6850

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

64-bit
systems

3250

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7150

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7250

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PowerEdge SC
systems

SC420

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

A

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC430

 

 

A

 

A

 

 

A

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC440

 

 

A

 

A

 

 

A

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC1420

 

 

A

 

A

 

 

A

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC1425

 

A

A

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

SC1430

 

 

A

 

A

 

 

A

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software

Table 2 lists the supported Dell OpenManage change management software on systems running a supported Windows operating system.

NOTE: Server Update Utility is used for server updates and may not work on newly released Dell PowerEdge systems that do not receive any server updates.

Table 2. Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software on Systems Running Windows Operating Systems 

PowerEdge
System

 

Windows Server
2003 x86

Windows Server
2003 x64

Windows Server
2003
IA64

Windows Small
Business
Server 2003

Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2 x64

Windows 2000

 

 

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP4

SP4

600SC

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

650

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

700

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

750

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

800

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

830

 

 

D, S

 

D, S

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

D, S

 

840

 

 

D

 

D

 

 

D

D

D

D

 

 

D

 

850

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

860

 

D

D

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

1600SC

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

1650

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

1655MC

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

1750

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

1800

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

1850

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

1855

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

1900

 

 

D

D

D

D

 

D

D

 

 

D

D

D

D

1950

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

1955

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

2600

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

2650

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

2800

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

2850

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

2900

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

2950

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

4600

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

6600

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

6650

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

6800

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

6850

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

PowerEdge SC
systems

SC1425

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles

Table 3 lists the systems that support Dell OpenManage IT Assistant on Windows operating systems.

An X in the operating system column indicates operating system support for IT Assistant.

Table 3. Supported Windows Operating Systems for Dell OpenManage IT Assistant

 

Windows Server
2003 x86

Windows Server
2003 x64

Windows  Server
2003
IA64

Windows Small
Business
Server
2003

Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2 x64

Windows 2000

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP
Professional

 

 

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP4

SP4

SP4

SP2

IT Assistant

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Table 4 lists the systems that support Remote RACADM on Windows operating systems.

An X in the operating system column indicates Remote RACADM support.

Table 4. Supported Windows Operating Systems for Remote RACADM 

 

Windows Server
2003 x86

Windows
Server 2003 x64

Windows Server
2003
IA64

Windows Small
Business
Server 2003

Windows Storage
Server 2003
R2 x64

Windows 2000

Windows 2000
Professional

Windows XP
Professional

 

 

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP4

SP4

SP4

SP2

Remote
RACADM

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

Table 5 lists the systems that support BMC Management Utility (BMU) on Windows operating systems.

An X in the operating system column indicates BMU support.

Table 5. Supported Windows Operating Systems for BMU

 

Windows Server
2003 x86

Windows Server
2003 x64

Windows Server
2003
IA64

Windows Small
Business
Server 2003

Windows Storage
Server 2003
R2 x64

Windows 2000

Windows 2000
Professional

Windows XP
Professional

 

 

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP1

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

R2

SP4

SP4

SP4

SP1/ SP2

BMU

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

X


Supported Dell OpenManage Software on Linux Operating Systems

Supported Dell OpenManage Installation and Systems Management Software

Table 6 lists the supported Dell OpenManage installation and systems management software on systems running a supported Linux operating system.

Table 6. Supported Dell OpenManage Installation and Systems Management Software on Systems Running Linux Operating Systems

PowerEdge System

 

SUSE Linux
Enterprise
Server EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 IA32

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 IA64

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 IA32

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 IA64

 

 

 

600SC

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

830

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

840

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

850

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

860

 

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

1600SC

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1650

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

1655MC

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

1750

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

1800

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

1850

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

1855    XX XX XX   XX XX XX  

1900

 

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

1950

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

1955

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

2600

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

2650

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

2800

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

2850

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

 

2900

 

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

2950

 

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

4600

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

6600

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

6650

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

6800

 

X

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

6850

 

X

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

64-bit
systems

3250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

7250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

PowerEdge SC
systems

SC420

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

A

A

 

 

SC440

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

A

 

 

 

SC1420

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

A

 

 

 

SC1425

 

 

 

A

A

 

A

A

 

 

 

A

A

 

A

A

A

 

 

SC1430

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

A

 

 

 

Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software

Table 7 lists the supported Dell OpenManage change management software on systems running a supported Linux operating system.

NOTE: Server Update Utility is used for server updates and may not work on newly released Dell PowerEdge systems that do not receive any server updates.

Table 7. Supported Dell OpenManage Change Management Software on Systems Running Linux Operating Systems 

PowerEdge
System

 

SUSE Linux
Enterprise
Server EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 IA32

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 IA64

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 IA32

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4
IA64

 

 

600SC

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

650

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

830

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

840

 

D

D

 

D

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

D

 

D

D

 

 

850

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

860

 

D

D

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

D

 

D

D

 

 

1600SC

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1650

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

1655MC

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

1750

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

1800

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

1850

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

1855

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

1900

 

D

D

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

D

 

 

 

1950

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

1955

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

2600

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

2650

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

2800

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

2850

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

2900

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

2950

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

4600

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

6600

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

6650

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

6800

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

D, S

 

 

6850

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

D, S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D, S

 

 

D, S

 

 

PowerEdge SC
systems

SC1425

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

 

 

 

D, S

D, S

 

D, S

D, S

D, S

 

 

Supported Dell OpenManage Systems Management Consoles

Table 8 lists the systems that support Remote RACADM on Linux operating systems.

An X in the operating system column indicates Remote RACADM support.

Table 8. Supported Linux Operating Systems for Remote RACADM

 

SUSE Linux
Enterprise
Server EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux IA32

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3
IA64

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 IA32

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 IA64

Remote RACADM

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

Table 9 lists the systems that support BMU on Linux operating systems.

An X in the operating system column indicates BMU support.

Table 9. Supported Linux Operating Systems for BMU

 

SUSE Linux
Enterprise
Server EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 IA32

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3 EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 3
IA64

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 IA32

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 EM64T

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 IA64

BMU

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 


Supported Dell Remote Access Controllers and Baseboard Management Controllers

Table 10 lists the DRAC and BMC support for the PowerEdge systems.

Table 10. Supported Dell Remote Access Controllers and Baseboard Management Controllers

PowerEdge System

Supported DRAC

BMC

650

DRAC III

 

700

DRAC III

 

750

DRAC III

 

1600SC

DRAC III

 

1650

DRAC III

 

1655MC

DRAC III

 

1750

DRAC III

 

2600

DRAC III

 

2650

DRAC III

 

4600

DRAC III

 

6600

DRAC III

 

6650

DRAC III

 

1850

DRAC 4

X

2800

DRAC 4

X

2850

DRAC 4

X

800

DRAC 4

X

1800

DRAC 4

X

1855

DRAC/MC

X

6800

DRAC 4

X

6850

DRAC 4

X

830

DRAC 4

X

840

DRAC 4

X

850

DRAC 4

X

860

DRAC 4

X

1950

DRAC 5

X

2900

DRAC 5

X

2950

DRAC 5

X

1955

DRAC/MC

X

1900

DRAC 5

X

SC1425

 

X

Table 11 lists the supported firmware and software for DRAC.

Table 11. Supported Firmware and Software for DRAC

DRAC Version

Firmware Version

DRAC III

3.35

DRAC 4

1.4

DRAC 5

1.0

DRAC/MC

1.3

ERA/MC

1.44