The following lists the minimum operating system and virtual machine software version support at the initial release of the Sun Server X4-4.
Oracle Solaris 11.1 SRU12 (also available as a preinstalled system option)
Oracle Linux 6.5 for x86 (64-bit). Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK3) for Linux and Red Hat compatible kernels (also available as a preinstalled system option)
Oracle Linux 5.10 for x86 (64-bit). Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK2) for Linux and Red Hat compatible kernels
Oracle VM Server 3.2.7 (also available as a preinstalled system option)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.10, 6.5
VMware ESXi 5.5 and 6.0
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operating system support for your system is updated frequently.
The Hardware Compatibility Lists (HCLs) identify the latest operating system versions supported on Oracle hardware. To find the latest operating system version supported for your system, go to the following sites and search using your server model number:
Oracle Solaris: https://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
Microsoft 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