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System z hardware. Managed systems are a subset of managed objects that use
different levels of IBM Director support. This task can be used on Level-2 managed
systems only. These systems must be System x, xSeries, and Netfinity servers.
Table 1. Operating systems supported by System x servers and third-party Intel-based
systems
Operating system Level 2
Editions of Windows for 32-bit systems:
v Windows 2000, Advanced Server and Server Editions
v Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Yes
v Windows 2000 Professional Edition
v Windows 2000 Datacenter Edition
v Windows XP Professional Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
No
Editions of Windows for 64-bit systems:
v Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Yes
v Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Web x64 Edition
v Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
v Windows Server 2003, Datacenter and Enterprise 64-bit Itanium
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Editions
No
Versions of Linux for 32-bit systems:
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 3.0
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 4.0
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86
v VMware ESX Server, versions 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, Console
v VMware ESX Server, versions 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, guest operating systems
Yes
v VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, Console
v VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, guest operating systems
No
Versions of Linux for 64-bit systems:
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 3.0, for AMD64 and
EM64T
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, and WS, version 4.0, for AMD64 and
EM64T
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and EM64T
Yes
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 3.0, for Intel Itanium
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for Intel Itanium
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for Itanium Processor Family
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for Itanium Processor Family
No
Other operating systems supported by System x servers:
Microsoft Virtual Server (guest operating system) No
NetWare, version 6.5 Yes
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