Oracle Server X7-2 Operating Systems

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X7-2 Oracle Operating Systems

(All OSes are 64-bit, unless specified)

Operating Systems	Minimum Version Supported
Oracle Solaris	Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU23
Oracle Linux	Oracle Linux 6.9, 7.3
Oracle VM	Oracle VM Server 3.4.4

3rd Party Operating Systems

(All OSes are 64-bit, unless specified. All Window Server certifications include the Hyper V related certifications)

Operating Systems	Minimum Version Supported
Microsoft Windows Server	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows 2016
VMware	VMware ESXi 6.5 U1

Oracle Linux combined with Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel brings the latest Linux innovations to market, delivering extreme performance, advanced scalability, and reliability for enterprise applications.

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Shall I understand that the third party Operating Systems can Install on Bare Metal ?

User_87K1M

Does this mean that the X7-2/2L are not certified for RHEL? Yes, Oracle has the RHCK but the X6-2/2L spells out RedHat.

This could be a sale stopper for certain customers.

From X6-2 3rd Party Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

VMware ESXi 6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7, 7.2

Ed_W-Oracle

Shall I understand that the third party Operating Systems can Install on Bare Metal ?

Hello.

I apologize that your comment has gone so long without a response.

In order for an x86 machine to be classified as an x86 machine, it is expected that the hardware can have some 3rd party x86 operating systems installed. Oracle does work with some 3rd party OS developers to qualify x86 machines for those OS's. The 3rd party OS's listed here are what Oracle Tech Support can provide installation assistance with.

Regards,

Ed_W-Oracle

Ed_W-Oracle

Does this mean that the X7-2/2L are not certified for RHEL? Yes, Oracle has the RHCK but the X6-2/2L spells out RedHat.

This could be a sale stopper for certain customers.

From X6-2 3rd Party Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

VMware ESXi 6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7, 7.2

Hello.

Although full certification for Red Hat Linux is not listed for the x7-2 servers, the information on this page does show that Red Hat Linux OS will work on this hardware:

https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/Oracle_Server_X7_2/Oracle_Server_X7_2.html

The Oracle server Development Team publishes OS version information in the "Product Notes" for each server model. For the x7-2 server, the Product Notes are made available with other x7-2 documentation here:

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E72435_01/index.html

When a change is made regarding supported OS's, this document will be updated to reflect the change.

Regards,

Ed_W-Oracle