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Windows

Server 2012

Windows Server

2012 (x64)

Server 2008

R2 (x64)

SBS 2011

(x64)

Standard

(incl Premium

Add-on bundle)

SBS 2011

Essentials

(x64) (incl

Premium Add-

on Bundle)

Server

2008 R2

SP1 (x64)

Server 2008

SP2 (x86/x64)

SBS SP2

(x64)

Essential Business

Server

(x64)

SP2 (x86/x64) R2 (x86/x64) SBS (x86)

Support Level

M820 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Limited Limited

T320 √ √

Qualified

√ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Limited

T420 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Limited

R520 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Limited

T620 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Limited

R620 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Limited

R820 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Limited Limited

R320 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Limited

R420 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Limited

M420 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Limited Limited

M520 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Limited Limited

M915 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Limited Supported

T110 II √ √ √

Qualified

√ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Supported

R210 II √ √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Supported

M620 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Limited Limited

R720 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Limited

R515 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R415 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R310 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited

Qualified (no

Web)

R510 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

M710HD √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R715 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

R815 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

M910 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

R810 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R910 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

T110 √ √

Qualified

√

Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no SP2

Qualified Qualified Limited

Qualified (no

R210 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

√

Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no SP2

Qualified Qualified Limited

Qualified (no

T310 √ √

Qualified

√ √

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Limited Qualified

R510 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

T410 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R410 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

Qualified

T710 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

M710 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

M610X √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

M610 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

T610 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R710 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

R610 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

M905 √ √

Supported

√ √ √

Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

M805 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

T100 √ √

Qualified

√ √

√

Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no SP2

FDT)

Qualified Qualified Yes (no FDT)

Qualified (no

Web)

Qualified

R200 √ √

Qualified

√ √

√

Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no SP2

FDT)

Qualified Qualified Yes (no FDT)

Qualified (no

Web)

R900 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

T105 √

Qualified

√ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Yes (no SP2 FDT) Qualified Qualified Yes (no FDT)

Qualified (no

Web)

Qualified

T300 √

Qualified

√ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

T605 √

Supported

√ √

Supported

Supported Supported Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R300 √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

M600 √ √

Supported

√ √ √

Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

M605 √ √

Qualified

√ √ 2

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R805v √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

R905v √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE2970 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √ √

Qualified**

Qualified** Qualified** Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

SC1435 √

Supported

√ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

PE2950 √ √

Supported

√ √ √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

PE2900 √ √

Supported

√ √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE1950 √ √

Supported

√ √ √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

PE1900 √

Supported

√ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE6950 √ √

Supported

√ √ √

Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE1955MC √ √

Supported

√ √ √

Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE2950 √ √

Supported

√ √ √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

Qualified

PE2900 √ √

Supported

√ √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE1950 √ √

Supported

√ √ √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

Qualified

SC1430 √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

SC440 √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE840 √

√

Supported Supported Supported Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

Qualified

PE860 √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

Qualified

PE6850-800T √ √ √

Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Legacy Operating Systems

PowerEdge

Server Model

Foundation Edition

Essentials Edition

Standard Edition

Datacenter Edition

Dell Poweredge™ / Microsoft Windows Server® OS Support

Support Level (see definitions below)*

Support Level (see definitions

below)*

Support Level (see definitions below)*

Web Edition

Standard Edition

Enterprise Edition

Datacenter Edition

Foundation

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2

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PE6800-800T √ √

Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE850 √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

PE830 √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE6850 √ √ √

Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE6800 √ √

Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE2850 √ √ √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

PE2800 √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE1850 √ √ √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

Qualified (no

Web)

PE1855MC √ √ √

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

PE1800 √ √

Supported Supported Supported

Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified Qualified

C1100 √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

C2100 √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

C5125 √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

C5220 √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

C6100 √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

C6105 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

C6145 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

C6220 √ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

C8220 √ √

Qualified

√ √ √

Qualified Qualified

Qualified

* Note: Support levels, as defined by Dell, are:

Dell Qualified: Dell™ Engineering has successfully tested and validated

the current and immediately preceding released operating system (OS)

version on Dell PowerEdge™ Servers. Dell adheres to all published

partner test plans to ensure OS compatibility and provides full technical support for the Dell hardware components running on the OS. Dell Qualified systems have OpenManage support.

Note for Windows Customers

Certified for Windows®: This system meets Microsoft standards for compatibility and best practices with the Windows Server® operating system. For more information regarding this certification, please visit http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/content.aspx?ctf=logo.htm

Dell Supported: Dell Engineering has successfully tested and validated only the current operating system (OS) version on Dell PowerEdge Servers. Dell adheres to all published partner test plans to ensure OS compatibility and provides full technical support for the Dell hardware components running on the OS. Dell Supported systems may not have OpenManage support.

Dell Limited: Dell PowerEdge servers™ support of the operating

system (OS) is limited to a virtual environment as a guest OS. Please contact the software vendor for additional support or questions about running the OS in a virtualized environment.