Supported Operating Systems

The following Hardware Compatibility Lists (HCLs) identify the latest operating system versions supported on Oracle hardware. To find the latest operating system version supported for the Sun Blade X4-2B, go to the following sites and search using your server model number:

Oracle Solaris -- http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/hcl/index.html
Oracle Linux -- http://linux.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=117:1:3991604960223967
Oracle VM -- http://linux.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=117:1:3991604960223967
Windows -- http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/
VMware ESXi -- http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
Red Hat Enterprise Linux -- https://access.redhat.com/certifications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server -- https://www.suse.com/yessearch/Search.jsp

You can find the operating systems supported on the Sun Blade X4-2B at: https://wikis.oracle.com/display/SystemsComm/Sun+Blade+Systems+Products#tab:Operating-Systems

At this site, click the tab for x86 System Options and Downloads, then click the link for the Sun Blade X4-2B. On the Sun Blade X4-2B page, click the tab for Operating Systems.

The following table lists the supported operating systems and virtual machine software for the Sun Blade X4-2B. Supported operating systems and software are cumulative with each release; that is, later software releases contain all components of earlier software releases.

Platform Software Release	Supported Operating Systems
1.2	Oracle Linux 6.5 and 7.0 for x86 (64-bit) with both Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK3) for Linux and Red Hat compatible kernels Oracle Linux 6.3 for x86 (64-bit) with Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK2) for Linux, Oracle Linux 5.9, 5.10, 6.4 for x86 (64-bit) with both Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK2) for Linux and Red Hat compatible kernels Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Oracle Solaris 11.1, 11.2 (also available as a preinstalled option) Oracle VM Server 3.3, 3.2 (3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8) (3.2.1 available as a preinstalled option.) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 RHEL 5.9, 5.10, 6.4, 6.5, 7.0 SLES 11 SP2 and SP3 VMware ESXi 5.5, 5.5 update 1, 5.0 update 2, 5.0 update 3, 5.1 update 1, 5.1 update 2 Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
1.1	Oracle Linux 6.5 for x86 (64-bit) with both Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK3) for Linux and Red Hat compatible kernels Oracle Linux 6.3 for x86 (64-bit) with Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK2) for Linux Oracle Linux 5.9, 5.10, and 6.4 for x86 (64-bit) with both Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK2) for Linux and Red Hat compatible kernels Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Oracle Solaris 11.1 (also available as a preinstalled option) Oracle VM Server 3.2 (3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.6) (3.2.1 available as a preinstalled option.) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 RHEL 5.9, 5.10, 6.4, 6.5 SLES 11 SP2 and SP3 VMware ESXi 5.5, 5.0 update 2, 5.0 update 3, and 5.1 update 1 Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
1.0.1	Oracle Linux 6.3 for x86 (64-bit) with Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK2) for Linux Oracle Linux 5.9 and 6.4 for x86 (64-bit) with both Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK2) for Linux and Red Hat compatible kernels Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Oracle Solaris 11.1 (also available as a preinstalled option) Oracle VM Server 3.2 (3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.6) (3.2.1 available as a preinstalled option.) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 RHEL 5.9, 6.4 SLES 11 SP2 and SP3 VMware ESXi 5.0 update 2 and 5.1 update 1 Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012
1.0	Oracle Linux 6.3 for x86 (64-bit) with the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux Oracle Linux 5.9 and 6.4 for x86 (64-bit) with the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux or the Red Hat Compatible Kernel Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Oracle Solaris 11.1 (also available as a preinstalled option) Oracle VM 3.2 (3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4) (3.2.1 available as a preinstalled option.) RHEL 5.9, 6.4 SLES 11 SP2 VMware ESXi 5.0 update 2 and 5.1 update 1 Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012

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