Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel For Linux - Oracle X5-2 Installation Manual

Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux

Linux OS Version
SUSE
Additionally, you can install any other supported operating system or virtual machine software
on your server. Refer to the latest version of the Oracle Server X5-2 Product Notes at
www.oracle.com/goto/X5-2/docs.
The Linux Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) identifies the latest operating system versions
supported on Oracle hardware. To find the latest Linux versions supported for the Oracle Server
X5-2, go to the following sites and search using your server model number:
Oracle Linux –
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux –
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server –
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Note -
BIOS. If you choose to boot the server in UEFI Boot Mode, the preinstalled image is not
accessible. Therefore, if you want to use the Oracle Linux 6.5 OS with the UEFI/ BIOS Boot
Mode set to UEFI, you must perform a fresh installation of Oracle Linux 6.5 OS.
Related Information
"Installing a Linux Operating System " on page 31
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Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux
Release 3 of the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux is supported in this release
of the server software. Release 3 is installed by default on Oracle Linux 6.5, 6.6, and 7 OS and
can be installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, 6.6, and 7 OS. Release 3 is based on the 3.8.x
mainline Linux kernel and contains improvements and new features that have been incorporated
into mainline Linux since Release 2 of the kernel.
Related Information
Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3 for Linux: For the latest information about
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operating system compatibility and pointers to installation information, refer to Oracle
Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3 Release Notes at:
10 Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Guide for Linux Operating Systems • October 2016
http://linux.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=117:1:3991604960223967
If the Oracle Linux 6.5 OS was preinstalled, it was installed with the server set to Legacy
Edition
Note - Optionally, the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux
Release 3 can be installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, 6.6, and 7
OS for x86 (64-bit).
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP3 (64-bit), and SLES 12
https://access.redhat.com/certifications
https://www.suse.com/yessearch/Search.jsp
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