Dell PowerEdge R900: Supported Operating Systems

• 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)

4 Getting Started With Your System