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Support and certifications listed for the servers below do not necessarily apply to all model configurations. Please click on the server name to obtain detailed product information, downloads, documentation, and specific certification information.

If the server or version of Linux is not located on this matrix, please refer to the "OS Certification Archives".

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BL series » SLES 101 » OES5 » SLES 96
x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN2,3,4 x86 x86 AMD64/
EM64T
BL20p G4
BL25p G2
BL35p  
BL45p G2
BL2x220c G5
BL260c G5
BL460c
BL465c  
BL465c G5
BL480c
BL680c G5
BL685c
BL685c G5
DL series » SLES 101 » OES5 » SLES 96
x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN2,3,4 x86 x86 AMD64/
EM64T
DL120 G5
DL140 G3  
DL145 G3  
DL160 G5    
DL165 G5  
DL180    
DL180 G5  
DL185 G5  
DL320 G4  
DL320 G5  
DL320 G5p
DL320s  
DL360 G4p  
DL360 G5
DL365
DL365 G5
DL380 G5
DL385  
DL385 G2
DL385 G5
DL580 G4
DL580 G5
DL585 G2
DL585 G5
DL785 G5
ML series » SLES 101 » OES5 » SLES 96
x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN2,3,4 x86 x86 AMD64/
EM64T
ML110 G4  
ML110 G5  
ML115  
ML115 G5  
ML150 G3  
ML150 G5  
ML310 G4  
ML310 G5
ML350 G5  
ML370 G5
ML570 G4

Support and certifications listed for the servers above do not necessarily apply to all model configurations. Please click on the server name in the matrix above to obtain detailed OS requirements.
1 SLES 10 = SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10
Call for certification and support plans of SLES 10 XEN.
2 SLES 10 XEN = HP supports SLES10 XEN as a technology preview for early adoptors. HP has certified and will support these servers with the following caveats:
  • No SAN support
  • No HP agent support
  • Para-virtualized SLES10 guest OS support only in all three XEN kernels
3 HP certified SLES 10 SP1 XEN using Novell's para-virtualized drivers available in Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack. HP strongly recommends using Novell's para-virtualized drivers with XEN. HP has certified and will support these servers with the following caveats:
  • No SAN support
  • No HP agent support
4 HP management Agent support is now available with SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP2 and the HP Linux ProLiant Support Pack version 8.10.
5 OES = OES is Novell Open Enterprise Server (currently shipping version 2.0). OES is a bundle which includes both SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (32-bit and 64-bit versions) and also NetWare (32-bit only), as well as a variety of add-on proprietary and open source networking utilities.
6 SLES 9 = SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
For servers with dual core processors, SP1 (2.6.5-7.139 kernel) or greater is required.
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