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Archived Products | Current Products
| Product | Minimum Required RHEL Version | Installation Notes |
| 5.9 6.4 7.0 | * This server supports only 64-bit. |
| Product | Minimum Required RHEL Version | Installation Notes |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1 6.1 2,3 7.0 3 | 1 AMD Opteron™ 6300 Series Processors require minimum of RHEL 5.8. 2 AMD Opteron™ 6300 Series Processors require minimum of RHEL 6.3, RHEL 7.0. 3 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | * This system supports only 64-bit. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-4600v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-4600v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.8 1 6.2 2 7.0 | * This system supports only 64-bit. 1 This server is not Red Hat certified but HPE supported on RHEL 5. 2 This server is not Red Hat certified but HPE supported on RHEL 6. |
| Product | Minimum Required RHEL Version | Installation Notes |
| 6.9* 1 7.3* 1 | * This server is not Red Hat certified. Only the OS versions listed are tested: RHEL 6.9, RHEL 7.3, RHEL 7.4. 1 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family requires minimum of RHEL 6.9, RHEL 7.3 kernel 3.10.0-514.6.1.el7.x86_64 (see Red Hat RHSA-2017:0086) | |
| 6.9* 1 7.3* 1 | * This server is not Red Hat certified. Only the OS versions listed are tested: RHEL 6.9, RHEL 7.3, RHEL 7.4. 1 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family requires minimum of RHEL 6.9, RHEL 7.3 kernel 3.10.0-514.6.1.el7.x86_64 (see Red Hat RHSA-2017:0086) | |
| 6.9* 2,3 7.4* 1,2,3 | *This server is not Red Hat certified on RHEL 6. Only the OS versions listed are tested: RHEL 6.9, RHEL 6.10. 1 This server is Red Hat certified on RHEL7 but HPE OEM Red Hat licenses are not available for this server. 2 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family requires minimum of RHE L6.9, RHEL 7.4. 3 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family requires minimum of RHEL 7.6 (no RHEL 6). For RHEL 7.6, see Red Hat Kbase on "Warning: Intel Processor..." error message. | |
| 6.9* 2,3 7.4* 1,2,3 | *This server is not Red Hat certified on RHEL 6. Only the OS versions listed are tested: RHEL 6.9, RHEL 6.10. 1 This server is Red Hat certified on RHEL7 but HPE OEM Red Hat licenses are not available for this server. 2 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family requires minimum of RHEL 6.9, RHEL 7.4. 3 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family requires minimum of RHEL 7.6 (no RHEL 6). For RHEL 7.6, see Red Hat Kbase on "Warning: Intel Processor..." error message. | |
| 7.3* 1 | * This server is not Red Hat certified. Only the OS versions listed are tested: RHEL 7.3, RHEL 7.4. 1 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family requires minimum of RHEL 7.3 kernel 3.10.0-514.6.1.el7.x86_64 (see Red Hat RHSA-2017:0086) | |
| 7.4 1 | 1 This server is Red Hat certified but HPE OEM Red Hat licenses are not available for this server. | |
| 7.3* 1 | * This server is not Red Hat certified. Only the OS versions listed are tested: RHEL 6.9, RHEL 7.3, RHEL 7.4. 1 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processor Family requires minimum of RHEL 7.3 kernel 3.10.0-514.6.1.el7.x86_64 (see Red Hat RHSA-2017:0086) | |
| 7.2* | * This server is not Red Hat certified. Only the OS versions listed are tested: RHEL7.2, RHEL7.5. |
| Product | Minimum Required RHEL Version | Installation Notes |
| 5.7 1 6.1 2,3 7.0 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HP. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. 1 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL5.7 x86, RHEL5.7 x86_64 or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. 2 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL6.1 x86, RHEL6.1 x86_64, or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4,5 7.0 3,4 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA. 1 Intel® Pentium® G630 Processor require minimum of RHEL 5.7. 2 Intel® Pentium® Processor G2100 Series/ Intel® Core® Processor i3-3200 Series/ Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1200V2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.8.3 Intel® Pentium® G630 Processor require minimum of RHEL 6.1, RHEL 7.0. 4 Intel® Pentium® Processor G2100 Series/ Intel® Core® Processor i3-3200 Series/ Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1200V2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.2, RHEL 7.0. 5 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.9 6.4 7.0 | | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2,3 6.1 4,5,6 7.0 4 | 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL5.7 x86, RHEL5.7 x86_64 or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. 3 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 4 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 5 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. 6 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL6.1 x86, RHEL6.1 x86_64, or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2,3 6.1 4,5,6 7.0 4 | 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL5.7 x86, RHEL5.7 x86_64 or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. 3 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 4 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 5 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. 6 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL6.1 x86, RHEL6.1 x86_64, or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. | |
| 5.7 1 6.1 2,3 7.0 2 | 1 AMD Opteron™ 6300 Series Processors require minimum of RHEL 5.8. 2 AMD Opteron™ 6300 Series Processors require minimum of RHEL 6.3, RHEL 7.0. 3 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | * This system supports only 64-bit. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-4600v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-4600v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.9 1 6.4 7.0 | * This system supports only 64-bit. 1 Driver update for the HPE Smart Array Adapter is required for RHEL 5.9. Driver is available from Red Hat Network for RHEL5.9 x86_64 or use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. |
| Product | Minimum Required RHEL Version | Installation Notes |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4,5 7.0 3,4 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. 1 Intel® Celeron® G540 Processor/ Intel® Pentium® G860 Processor require minimum of RHEL 5.7. 2 Intel® Pentium® Processor G2100 Series/ Intel® Core® Processor i3-3200 Series/ Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1200V2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.8. 3 Intel® Celeron® G540 Processor/ Intel® Pentium® G860 Processor require minimum of RHEL 6.1, RHEL 7.0 4 Intel® Pentium® Processor G2100 Series/ Intel® Core® Processor i3-3200 Series/ Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1200V2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.2, RHEL 7.0. 5 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.9 6.4 7.0 | | |
| 5.7 6.1 1 7.0 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. 1 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.3 | | |
| 6.3 7.0 | |
| Product | Minimum Required RHEL Version | Installation Notes |
| m300 Server Cartridge | 6.5 1 7.0 | 1 This server supports only 64-bit and requires minimum of kernel 2.6.32-431.1.2.el6.x86_64 from Red Hat. This update is available to active subscribers as an errata from the Red Hat Network. Please see RHSA-2013-1801 for more details. |
| m350 Server Cartridge | 6.5 1 7.0 | 1 This server supports only 64-bit and requires minimum of kernel 2.6.32-431.1.2.el6.x86_64 from Red Hat. This update is available to active subscribers as an errata from the Red Hat Network. Please see RHSA-2013-1801 for more details. |
| m700 Server Cartridge | 6.5 1 7.0 | 1 This server supports only 64-bit and requires minimum of kernel 2.6.32-431.1.2.el6.x86_64 from Red Hat. This update is available to active subscribers as an errata from the Red Hat Network. Please see RHSA-2013-1801 for more details. |
| m710 Server Cartridge | 6.5 1 7.0 | 1 This server supports only 64-bit and requires minimum of kernel 2.6.32-431.1.2.el6.x86_64 from Red Hat. This update is available to active subscribers as an errata from the Red Hat Network. Please see RHSA-2013-1801 for more details. |
| m710p Server Cartridge | 6.7 1 7.2 | 1 This server supports only 64-bit and requires minimum of kernel 2.6.32-431.1.2.el6.x86_64 from Red Hat. This update is available to active subscribers as an errata from the Red Hat Network. Please see RHSA-2013-1801 for more details. |
| 6.4 1 | 1 This server supports only 64-bit. |
| Product | Minimum Required RHEL Version | Installation Notes |
| 5.9 1 6.4 7.0 | * This server supports only 64-bit. 1 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2,3 6.1 4,5,6 7.0 4 | * This server supports only 64-bit. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL5.7 x86, RHEL5.7 x86_64 or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. 3 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 4 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 5 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. 6 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL6.1 x86, RHEL6.1 x86_64, or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. | |
| 5.7 1,2,3 6.1 4,5,6 7.0 4 | * This server supports only 64-bit. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL5.7 x86, RHEL5.7 x86_64 or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. 3 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 4 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 5 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. 6 Driver Update for the Broadcom 57810S 2x10GB Adapter is required. Driver available from Red Hat Network for RHEL6.1 x86, RHEL6.1 x86_64, or you can use the HPE drivers from Support & Drivers on hpe.com. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. This server supports only 64-bit. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. | |
| 5.7 1,2 6.1 3,4 7.0 3 | * The HPE Dynamic Smart Array B110i/B120i/B320i controller requires a close source driver from HPE. The RHEL certification was completed in native SAS/SATA mode. This server supports only 64-bit. 1 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL5.9. 2 RHEL5.9 will panic during boot when "intel_iommu=on" is set as kernel parameter. Refer to RHEL5.9 Customer Advisory for more details. 3 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2400v2 Series require minimum of RHEL 6.4, RHEL 7.0. 4 There are kdump issues with RHEL 6.1 which is fixed in RHEL 6.2. Refer to the HPE Smart Array Customer Advisory and RHEL 6.1 Customer Advisory for more details. |
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