Red Hat Enterprise Linux Certification Matrix for Dell EMC ...

1 Red Hat Enterprise LinuxCertification MatrixforDell EMC PowerEdge ServersFebruary 26, 2018 Dell EMC Linux Team2 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 This set of matrices attempt to represent the Certification status between different versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Dell EMC PowerEdge servers Dell EMC s policy is to offer validation support for a new release of RHEL at the moment it is GA from Red Hat Customers with an existing Dell EMC ProSupportcontract who purchased their RHN subscription with their Dell EMC server may download and install the new release onto their server and will continue to be covered by their ProSupportcontract.

2 Please note that only the contents of the distribution ISO are supported. No other software. Please note the Red Hat CPU support policy here : EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 There are three levels of status : Not Supported : The absence of an icon indicates that this release is not supported or certified for the referenced platform. Validated: The release has been successfully certified and tested and will appear on the Red Hat hardware Certification page. The contents of the distribution ISO are supported by Dell EMC for their RHEL OEM customers and the ISO contains functioning drivers for the hardware platform.

3 In the following matrices, Validated is indicated by : Fully Supported : The contents of the distribution ISO are ValidatedAND the Dell EMC Systems Management tools are available for this combination of RHEL release and the hardware. In the following matrices, Fully Supported is indicated by :Support levels for a platform/release combination4 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 The owner of a valid RHN subscription may download other versions of RHEL at no charge. If the combination of the platform and the OS release are marked as at least Validated, this is supported.

4 Customers with a current Dell EMC ProSupportcontract who purchased their RHN subscription from Dell with their server are able to download and use those RHEL 7 extensions (such as RH Atomic or Real Time) and continue to be covered by their support contract. Other Red Hat products such as RHEV are not included but the Certification for RHEL also certifies that product which can be purchased directly from Red Hat ES 7 downgrade and extensionsRHEL , 13th, 12thand 11thGeneration Support6 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 14G RackServers, Towers.

5 Blades & PE-C* is the minimum kernel version that supports the 4 socket R94014G RackR440XR2R540R640R740R740xdR940*64 Bit OnlyRHEL Rack AMDR6415R7415R742564 Bit OnlyRHEL PE-CC6420C414064 Bit OnlyRHEL TowerT440T64064 Bit OnlyRHEL BladeStd BladeFX2 BladeVRTX BladeM640FC640M64064 Bit OnlyRHEL EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018** is the minimum kernel version that supports the Intel Xeon Phi processor 72XX product familyRHEL , 13G Rack, Blades, Tower and PE-C8 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 12G Rackand Blades 9 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 12G Blades, Towers and PE-C10 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 11G Rack11 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 11G Blades and TowersRHEL 14th, 13th, 12thand 11thGeneration Support13 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 14G Rack Servers, Towers, Blades and PE-CNote.

6 RHEL 6 is in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle which means no new hardware enablement and no new functionality are planned. The following are not supported with RHEL 6; Intel OPA NVMe on 14G (NVMe on 13G is supported) NVDIMM Qlogic Bavaria and Arrowhead NVMe over Fabric14G RackR440XR2R540R640R740R740xdR94064 Bit OnlyRHEL PE-CC642064 Bit OnlyRHEL TowerT440T64064 Bit OnlyRHEL BladeStd BladeFX2 BladeVRTX BladeM640FC640M64064 Bit OnlyRHEL EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 13G Racks and Blades15 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 13G Tower and PE-C16 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 12G Racks17 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL.

7 12G Blades and Towers18 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 12G PE-C19 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 11G Racks20 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 11G Blades21 RHEL/Dell EMC Matrix published on February 26, 2018 RHEL , 11G Towers