Complete the 0perating System Setup
If you purchased a preinstalled operating system, see the operating system documentation that ships with your system. To install an operating system for the first time, see the installation and configuration documentation for your operating system. Be sure the operating system is installed before installing hardware or software not purchased with the system.
•Citrix® XenServer™ 5.0 with hotfix 1 or later
•Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008
•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web, Standard, and Enterprise
•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64) Gold editions
•Microsoft Window Small Business Server 2008, Standard and Premium (x64) editions.
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web, Standard, and Enterprise
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise (x64) editions with SP2
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter (x64) editions with SP2
•Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Standard and Premium editions with SP2
•Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® ES and AS 4.7 (x86)
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and AS 4.7 (x86_64)
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Server (x86_32)
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Server (x86_64)
•SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (x86_64)
•VMware® ESX Version 4.0 and 3.5, Update 4 (when available)
•VMware ESXi Version 4.0 and 3.5, Update 4 (when available)
NOTE: For the latest information on supported operating systems, see www.dell.com.
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Getting Started With Your System