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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 115 » SLES 101 » OES6
x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN2,3,4 x86
BL2x220c G5
BL2x220c G6
BL260c G5
BL280c G6
BL460c
BL460c G5
BL460c G6
BL465c  
BL465c G5
BL465c G6
BL480c
BL490c G6
BL495c G5
BL495c G6
BL680c G5
BL685c
BL685c G5
BL685c G6
DL series » SLES 115 » SLES 101 » OES6
x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN2,3,4 x86
DL120 G5
DL120 G6
DL140 G3  
DL145 G3  
DL160 G5    
DL160 G5p  
DL160 G6    
DL165 G5  
DL165 G5p  
DL165 G6  
DL170h G6
DL180    
DL180 G5  
DL180 G6    
DL185 G5  
DL320 G5  
DL320 G5p
DL320 G6
DL320s  
DL360 G4p  
DL360 G5
DL360 G6
DL365
DL365 G5
DL370 G6
DL380 G5
DL380 G6
DL385 G2
DL385 G5
DL385 G5p
DL385 G6
DL580 G4
DL580 G5
DL585 G2
DL585 G5
DL585 G6
DL785 G5
DL785 G6
ML series » SLES 115 » SLES 101 » OES6
x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN2,3,4 x86
ML110 G5  
ML110 G6  
ML115 G5  
ML150 G5  
ML150 G6    
ML310 G4  
ML310 G5
ML310 G5p
ML330 G6
ML350 G5  
ML350 G6
ML370 G5
ML370 G6
SL series » SLES 115 » SLES 101 » OES6
x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN x86 AMD64/
EM64T
XEN2,3,4 x86
SL160z G6
SL170z G6
SL2x170z G6

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 the SLES 10 XEN Kernel on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP2 and the HP Linux ProLiant Support Pack version 8.10.
5 SLES 11 = SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11
SLES11 will be supported with the HP ProLiant Support Pack for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 version 8.25 which will release in the June 2009 timeframe.
6 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.
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