The following tables show the Linux and Solaris distributions that are supported by each application and listed by hardware platform.
The following requirements are covered in this section:
Table 2–4, Supported Channels for the 32-bit x86
Table 2–5, Supported Channels for 32-bit S/390 Systems
Table 2–6,Supported Channels for 64-bit S/390 Systems
Table 2–7, Supported Channels for AMD64
Table 2–8, Supported Channels for 64-bit on POWER
Table 2–9, Supported Channels for the 64-bit x86 (Itanium)
Table 2–10, Supported UNIX Versions on SPARC
Table 2–11, Supported Microsoft Windows Versions
The bare-metal installation (BMI) server automates Linux distributions and operating system installation on a bare-metal system. For more information, see Sun Update Connection - Enterprise Bare Metal Installation Guide.
Distributions that support an application are marked with a plus sign (+), while distributions that do not support an application are marked with a minus sign (–).
A channel is a combination of distributions and architecture.
For example, a channel would be one of the following:
A Solaris 10 distribution on the SPARC architecture
A Solaris 10 distribution on the x86 architecture
A Linux - RHEL WS 3.0 distribution on the AMD64 architecture
The latest list can also be found at http://www.sun.com/service/sunupdate/enterprise/knowledge.html.
Table 2–4 Supported Channels for the 32-bit x86
Operating System or Channel |
Operating System Version |
System Dependency Server |
Agent |
Console |
BMI Server |
BMI Provision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Hat |
7.2, 7.3, 8.0, or 9.0 |
Not Recommended |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
Fedora Core |
2 |
Not Recommended |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server |
2.1 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
+ |
3.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
4.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Server |
2.1 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
+ |
3.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
4.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Server |
2.1 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
3.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
4.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
|
SUSE Professional |
9.0 or 9.1 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
9.2 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
+ |
|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
8 or 9 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
+ |
Novell Linux Desktop |
9 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
+ |
Novell SLSS |
8 |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
– |
Solaris Operating System |
10 |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
– |
Table 2–5 Supported Channels for 32-bit S/390 Systems
Table 2–6 Supported Channels for 64-bit S/390 Systems
Operating System /Channel |
Operating System Version |
System Dependency Server |
Agent |
Console |
BMI Server |
BMI Provision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server |
3.0 or 4.0 |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
– |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
8 or 9 |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
– |
Table 2–7 Supported Channels for AMD64
Operating System /Channel |
Operating System Version |
System Dependency Server |
Agent |
Console |
BMI Server |
BMI Provision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server |
3.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
+ |
4.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Server |
3.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
+ |
4.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Server |
4.0 |
+ |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
SUSE Professional |
9.0 |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
+ |
9.1 |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
– |
|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
8 or 9 |
+ |
+ |
– |
– |
+ |
Table 2–8 Supported Channels for 64-bit on POWER
Operating System /Channel |
Operating System Version |
System Dependency Server |
Agent |
Console |
BMI Server |
BMI Provision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server |
3.0 |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
– |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
9 |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
+ |
Table 2–9 Supported Channels for the 64-bit x86 (Itanium)
Operating System /Channel |
Operating System Version |
System Dependency Server |
Agent |
Console |
BMI Server |
BMI Provision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Server |
3.0 |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
– |
Table 2–10 Supported UNIX Versions on SPARC
Operating System /Channel |
Operating System Version |
System Dependency Server |
Agent |
Console |
BMI Server |
BMI Provision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solaris Operating Environment |
8 |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
+ |
9 |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
– |
|
10 |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
+ |
Table 2–11 Supported Microsoft Windows Versions
Operating System /Channel |
Operating System Version |
System Dependency Server |
Agent |
Console |
BMI Server |
BMI Provision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows |
2000 |
– |
– |
+ |
– |
– |
XP |
– |
– |
+ |
– |
– |