Supported Operating Systems; Supported Virtualization - Dell PowerEdge T320 Technical Manual

The Dell PowerEdge T320 supports a wide range of industry-standard operating systems and
virtualization software.
Table 20 lists the primary operating systems supported on the T320. For the latest information on
supported operating systems, see
Operating System
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 SP8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1
1 Not validated for use with GPUs
One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge T320 is the support for a fail-safe
hypervisor. By running a hypervisor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on the
other mirrored SD card, you can protect against hardware failure and maximize virtualization uptime.
Table 21 highlights the virtualization support for the T320.
Operating systems
VMware*
Citrix
FI = factory install; DIB = drop in box
*vSphere Fault Tolerance is supported with these versions
Dell.com/OSsupport.
1
.
vSphere v4.1 U2
vSphere v4.1 U2
vSphere v4.1 U2
vSphere v5.0 U1
XenServer 6.0
Platform
x32
x64
x64
x64
x64
x64
x64
(with Hyper-V role
enabled)
Version
ESX Classic
ESXi Installable
ESXi Embedded
ESXi (one version)
N/A
Edition
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Standard
Premium Add-on
Web
Standard
Enterprise
Options
DIB
DIB
FI
FI/DIB
DIB