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OS Compatibility Chart


	X7DBU	X7DB8+	B7DBE	X7DA3	X7DVL-E	X7DAE	X7DBN
32 bit Window OS (There are CPU/Memory limitations, please see legend below)
Windows Server 2000	ADE
Windows XP Pro	ADE	C	D	G	D
Windows 7^[4]						N	N
Windows Server 2003 EE	ADE	C	D	G	E
Windows Vista Ultimate	ADE	A	DE	G	D
Windows Server 2008	ADE	C		D	E
32 bit Linux OS
RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U5	ADE		D
RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U6	ADE	A	D	G	E
RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U7		M			D
RedHat EL Linux 5.0	ADE		D	G	D
RedHat EL Linux 5.1	ADE	C	D	G	D
RedHat EL Linux 5.2		A			D
RedHat EL Linux 5.3		A
Fedora 7	A		D		D
Fedora 8	AD	M	D		D
Fedora 9		A			D
Fedora 10		A
SuSE Linux 10.3	AD		D
SuSE Linux 11		B			D
SuSE SLES 10	D
SuSE SLES 10 SP1	ADE		D	G
SuSE SLES 10 SP2		A			D
Ubuntu 8.0.4				G	D
Ubuntu 8.10		A
FreeBSD 6.3	AD
FreeBSD7.0	AD			D	D
FreeBSD7.1		B
CentOS 5.1	ADE			G
CentOS 5.2		A			D
64 bit Window OS (There are CPU/Memory limitations, please see legend below)
Windows XP Pro	ADE	A	D	G	E
Windows 7^[4]						N	N
Windows Server 2003 EE	ADE	A	D	G	D
Windows Vista Ultimate	ADE	C	DE	G	E
Windows Server 2008	ADE	A		D	D
64 bit Linux OS
RedHat EL Linux 3 U9	AD		D	G	D
RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U5	ADE		D
RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U6	ADE	C	D	G	D
RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U7		A			E
RedHat EL Linux 5.0	ADE		D	G	D
RedHat EL Linux 5.1	ADE	A	D	G	D
RedHat EL Linux 5.2		C			E
RedHat EL Linux 5.3		C
Fedora 6			D
Fedora 7	A		D		D
Fedora 8	AD	A	D		D
Fedora 9		M			D
Fedora 10		M
SuSE Linux 10.3	AD		D
SuSE Linux 11		A			A
SuSE SLES 10	D
SuSE SLES 10 SP1	AD		D	G
SuSE SLES 10 SP2		B			A
Ubuntu 8.0.4				G	D
Ubuntu 8.10		M
Solaris 10 U4	A
Solaris 10 U5					D
Solaris 10 U6		A
FreeBSD 6.3	AD
FreeBSD7.0	AD			D	A
FreeBSD7.1		A
CentOS 5.1	ADE			G
CentOS 5.2		C			E
VMware OS
Vmware ESX 3.5		B

** Minimum OS tested with basic system configuration

LEGEND:

  A. IDE Drive
  B. SCSI Drive (without HostRAID)
  C. SCSI Drive (with HostRAID)
  D. SATA (without RAID, IDE enhance mode)
  E. SATA (w/ RAID, Adaptec / LSI code base /
       MCP55 / Marvell / Dothill)
  F. SAS/SAS2 (IT mode)
  G. SAS/SAS2 (SR/IMR mode)
  H. ZCR
  I. SAS/SAS2 (IR mode)
  J. UIO (Controller: LSI 1068E(SR Mode))
  K. UIO (Controller: LSI 1078)
  L. UIO (Controller:Intel IOP348)
  M. SATA (without RAID, AHCI mode)
  N. SATA (with RAID, Intel code base)
  O. UIO (Controller: LSI 2008(IR Mode))
  P. UIO (Controller: LSI 2008(IMR Mode)
  Q. UIO (Controller LSI 2108(SR Mode))
  R. SAS (w/ RAID, Intel code base)

LEGEND (applies to Windows OS only):

[1]. Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
     SFT-MS-WS08R2FDN: Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation 64bit,limit to 1 CPU/8GB Memory
     SFT-MS-WS08R2STD: Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 64bit,limit to 4 CPUs/32GB Memory
     SFT-MS-WS08R2ENT: Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64bit,limit to 8 CPUs/2TB Memory
     SFT-MS-WSS08R2STD: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Standard, limit to 4 CPUs/32GB Memory

[2]. Windows Server 2012 x64
     SFT-MS-WS12FDN: Windows Server 2012 Foundation 64bit,limit to 1 CPU/32GB Memory
     SFT-MS-WS12ESS: Windows Server 2012 Essentials 64bit,limit to 2 CPUs/64GB Memory
     SFT-MS-WS12STD: Windows Server 2012 Standard 64bit(2CPU/2VMs Per LIC),limit to 64 CPUs/4TB Memory
     SFT-MS-WS12DCT: Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 64bit(2CPU Per LIC),limit to 64 CPUs/4TB Memory

[3]. Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
     SFT-MS-WS12R2FDN: Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation 64bit, limit to 1 CPU/32GB Memory
     SFT-MS-WS12R2ESS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials 64bit, limit to 2 CPUs/64GB Memory
     SFT-MS-WS12R2STD: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64bit (2CPU/2VMs Per LIC),Limit to 64 CPUs/4TB Memory
     SFT-MS-WS12R2DCT: Win Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 64bit (2CPU Per LIC),limit to 64 CPUs/4TB Memory

[4]. Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate
     SFT-MS-W7PRO32: Windows 7 Professional 32bit,limit to 2 CPUs/4GB Memory
     SFT-MS-W7PRO64: Windows 7 Professional 64bit,limit to 2 CPUs/192GB Memory
     SFT-WS-W7UT64: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit,limit to 2 CPUs/192GB Memory

[5]. Windows 8 Professional
     SFT-MS-W8PRO32: Windows 8 Professional 32bit,limit to 2 CPUs/4GB Memory
     SFT-MS-W8PRO64: Windows 8 Professional 64bit,limit to 2 CPUs/512GB Memory

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