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Supported operating systems – Dell PowerEdge R900 User Manual

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Getting Started With Your System

Four USB 2.0-compliant connectors (two on the front and two on the
back) capable of external support for a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive,
a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive.

Optional remote access controller (Dell Remote Assistant Card or RAC)
for remote systems management.

An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI ES1000,
33-MHz PCI video controller. This video subsystem contains a minimum
of 16MB of graphics memory with support for 2D graphics. Maximum
resolution is 1600x1200 with 65,536 colors; true-color graphics are
supported in the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768,
1280 x 1024. When the optional RAC is installed, the maximum video
resolution is 1280x1024.

Systems management circuitry that monitors operation of the system
fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. The systems
management circuitry works in conjunction with the systems management
software.

Back-panel connectors include serial, video, two USB connectors,
and four NIC connectors.

Front-panel connectors include a video and two USB connectors.

Front-panel 1x5 LCD for system ID and error messaging.

For more information about specific features, see “Technical Specifications”
on page 11.

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft

®

Windows Server

®

2003

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2

Red Hat

®

Enterprise Linux4 (version 4.5)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SUSE

®

Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86_64)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)