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Table 9. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems (continued) Editions of Windows for 64-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (supports Service Pack 2 and later) X X X Table 9. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Versions of Linux for 32-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 3.0 (supports Update 9 and X X X X earlier) Level-2 and Level-1 support only: For systems that contain an AMD Opteron or Athlon64 processor, Update 5 or later is required. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, version 3.0 (supports Update 9 and earlier) Level-2 and Level-1 support only: For systems that contain an AMD Opteron or Athlon64 processor, Update 5 or later is required. X X Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 4.0 (supports Updates 6, 5, X X X X and earlier) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, version 4.0 (supports Updates 6, 5, and earlier) X X Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux with X X X X Xen Kernel, version 5.0 (supports Update 2 and earlier) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 (supports Service Pack 4, Service X X X X Pack 3 Update 1, and earlier) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server X X X X 10 with Xen Kernel (supports Update 2 and earlier) VMware ESX Server (console), versions 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.2 Update 1, 3.0.3, 3.5, 3.5.1, and 3.5.2 X X VMware ESX Server (guest operating systems), versions 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, X X X X 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.2 Update 1, 3.0.3, 3.5, 3.5.1, and 3.5.2 Note: Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware product documentation for a list of supported operating systems. VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, host operating systems Note: Supported host operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware product documentation for a list of supported operating systems. X X VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, guest operating systems Note: Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware product documentation for a list of supported operating systems. X X Chapter 3. Supported operating systems and software 23

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Table 9. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based
systems (continued)
Editions of Windows for 64-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems
Operating system
IBM
Director
Console
IBM
Director
Server
IBM
Director
Agent
IBM
Director
Core
Services
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (supports Service Pack 2 and later)
X
X
X
Table 9. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems
Versions of Linux for 32-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems
Operating system
IBM
Director
Console
IBM
Director
Server
IBM
Director
Agent
IBM
Director
Core
Services
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 3.0 (supports Update 9 and
earlier)
Level-2 and Level-1 support only:
For systems that contain an AMD
Opteron or Athlon64 processor, Update 5 or later is required.
X
X
X
X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, version 3.0 (supports Update 9 and earlier)
Level-2 and Level-1 support only:
For systems that contain an AMD
Opteron or Athlon64 processor, Update 5 or later is required.
X
X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 4.0 (supports Updates 6, 5,
and earlier)
X
X
X
X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, version 4.0 (supports Updates 6, 5, and
earlier)
X
X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux with
Xen Kernel, version 5.0 (supports Update 2 and earlier)
X
X
X
X
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 (supports Service Pack 4, Service
Pack 3 Update 1, and earlier)
X
X
X
X
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 with Xen Kernel (supports Update 2 and earlier)
X
X
X
X
VMware ESX Server (console), versions 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5,
3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.2 Update 1, 3.0.3, 3.5, 3.5.1, and 3.5.2
X
X
VMware ESX Server (guest operating systems), versions 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2,
2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.2 Update 1, 3.0.3, 3.5, 3.5.1, and 3.5.2
Note:
Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by
both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware
product documentation for a list of supported operating systems.
X
X
X
X
VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, host operating systems
Note:
Supported host operating systems are those that are supported by
both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware
product documentation for a list of supported operating systems.
X
X
VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, guest operating systems
Note:
Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by
both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware
product documentation for a list of supported operating systems.
X
X
Chapter 3. Supported operating systems and software
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