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HPE Servers OS Matrix for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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Welcome to HPE Servers OS Matrix for SUSE Linux Server Operating Systems.
The matrix below outlines the minimum SUSE Server OS version required for installation on HPE Server platforms. Important information needed for OS installation are notated via footnotes when applicable, please click on the Notes hyperlink to view.
Customers looking for SUSE certification bulletins for HPE Server products should visit the SUSE YES Enterprise Certified website found at: https://www.suse.com/yessearch/
PLEASE NOTE: Minimum required version includes all future updates of the indicated release unless a maximum is listed in the Notes.
Current Products | Archived Products
HPE Alletra Storage Server
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 | | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from: https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 | | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from: https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 | | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from: https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP6 | |
Apollo
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel ThunderX2® Processors | SLES12 SP3 for ARM1 SLES15 for ARM | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| Marvel ThunderX2® Processors | SLES12 SP3 for ARM1 SLES15 for ARM | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP2 SLES15 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | ||
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | ||
| Intel® Xeon® Phi™ Processor | SLES12 SP3 | | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7003 Series Processors | SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | ||
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Phi™ Processor | SLES12 SP2 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 SP1 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7002 Series Processors | SLES15 SP2 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7003 Series Processors | SLES15 SP2 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7002 Series Processors | SLES15 SP2 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7003 Series Processors | SLES15 SP2 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | |
BL & WS
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES122 | 1 Support ends at SLES15 SP2 for the following HPE networking adapters: 560M, 560FLB, 650M, and 650FLB. All other HPE networking adapters have support ending at SLES15 SP3. 2 Operating System Support for the HPE ProLiant BladeSystem portfolio is frozen starting from Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2021.10.0, released in October 2021. Starting with March 2022 MSB, there will be no updated firmware nor driver releases across the ProLiant BladeSystem platform. HPE will not be testing new operating systems nor validating existing OS support with newer SPP or MSBs. No updated firmware nor driver releases later than SPP version 2021.10.0 may be applied on HPE ProLiant BladeSystem products. HPE will make best efforts to resolve issues and defects as follows:
| |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 2 SLES15 1,2 | ||
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES121,3 SLES152,3 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. 2 Support ends at SLES15 SP2 for the following HPE networking adapters: 560M, 560FLB, 650M, and 650FLB. All other HPE networking adapters have support ending at SLES15 SP3. 3 Operating System Support for the HPE ProLiant BladeSystem portfolio is frozen starting from Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2021.10.0, released in October 2021. Starting with March 2022 MSB, there will be no updated firmware nor driver releases across the ProLiant BladeSystem platform. HPE will not be testing new operating systems nor validating existing OS support with newer SPP or MSBs. No updated firmware nor driver releases later than SPP version 2021.10.0 may be applied on HPE ProLiant BladeSystem products. HPE will make best efforts to resolve issues and defects as follows:
| |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES123 SLES152,3 | ||
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES121 | 1 Operating System Support for the HPE ProLiant BladeSystem portfolio is frozen starting from Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2021.10.0, released in October 2021. Starting with March 2022 MSB, there will be no updated firmware nor driver releases across the ProLiant BladeSystem platform. HPE will not be testing new operating systems nor validating existing OS support with newer SPP or MSBs. No updated firmware nor driver releases later than SPP version 2021.10.0 may be applied on HPE ProLiant BladeSystem products. HPE will make best efforts to resolve issues and defects as follows:
| |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES121 |
Cray
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Instinct™ MI300a Accelerator APU | SLES15 SP6 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9004 Series Processors | SLES15 SP5 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES15 SP6 | | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP4 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9004 Series Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9004 Series Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9004 Series Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | |
DL
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-v5 Series | SLES121 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-v6 Series | SLES12 SP1 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2100 Series | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2200 Series | SLES15 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® E 2300 Series and Pentium® Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP3 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.1 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® E 2400 Series and Pentium® Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® 6300 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP4 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP7 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| AMD EPYCTM 8004 Series | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP4 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP4 | | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from:https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| DL320 Gen12 SP | 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | |
| AMD EPYC™ 7001 Series Processors | SLES12 SP31 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors | SLES12 SP42 SLES15 SP13 | 2 HPE recommends using kernel version 4.12.14-95.19 or later for full support of AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors. 3 For SLES15 SP1, HPE recommneds using kernel version 4.12.14-197.4.1 or later in support of AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors. | |
| AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP41 SLES15 SP11 SL Micro 6.2 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7003 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.0 | | |
| AMD EPYC 9004 Series Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| DL340 Gen12 SP | 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7002 Series Processors | SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SLE Micro 5.0 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7003 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.0 | | |
| AMD EPYC 9004 Series Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 SLES15 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP2 1 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 2 SLES15 | 2 SLES12 SP4 is the minimum for servers installed with Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory. | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.0 | | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from:https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7002 Series Processors | SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SLE Micro 5.0 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7003 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.0 | | |
| AMD EPYC 9004 Series Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 SLES15 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP32 SLES15 | 2 SLES12 SP4 is the minimum for servers installed with Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory. | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.0 | | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from:https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from:https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper™ Superchip | SLES16 for ARM SLES15 SP5 for ARM QU11 SL Micro 6.2 for ARM SLE Micro 5.5 for ARM | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 for ARM Quarterly Update 1 media available from: https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 for ARM QU1 media. | |
| AMD EPYC™ 7001 Series Processors | SLES12 SP31 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors | SLES12 SP42 SLES15 SP13 | 2 HPE recommends using kernel version 4.12.14-95.19 or later for full support of AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors. 3 For SLES15 SP1, HPE recommneds using kernel version 4.12.14-197.4.1 or later in support of AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors. | |
| AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP41 SLES15 SP11 SL Micro 6.2 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| AMD® EPYC® 7003 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.0 | | |
| AMD EPYC 9004 Series Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| AMD® EPYC® 9005 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 SP1 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP32 SLES15 | 2 SLES12 SP4 is the minimum for servers installed with Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory. | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP4 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-v4 Series | SLES12 SP1 SLES15 SP1 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP32 SLES15 | 2 SLES12 SP4 is the minimum for servers installed with Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory. | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | |
Edgeline
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Xeon® Processor D Series | SLES12 SP1 1 SLES15 | 1 SLES12 SP1 requires the SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 1 Installer Update v2.0. | |
| Intel® Xeon® E3-v5 Processor Series | SLES12 SP1 1 SLES15 | 1 SLES12 SP1 requires the SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 1 Installer Update v2.0. | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SL Micro 6.2 | |
Mission Critical Solutions
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Xeon® E7-v3 Processor Series | SLES121 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Integrity Superdome X Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| Intel® Xeon® E7-v4 Processor Series | SLES12 SP11 SLES15 SP1 | ||
| Intel® Xeon® E7-v4 Processor Series | SLES12 SLES15 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 For optimum system performance HPE recommends updating to kernel update 4.4.74-92.29.1 or later available from download.suse.com. Refer to “Running Linux on HPE Superdome Flex Server” | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP4 SLES15 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.3 | ||
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP2 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.0 | ||
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP41 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.3 | 1 For SLES15 SP4 minimum kernel version is 5.14.21-150400.24.38. Refer to "HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200 Linux Installation Guide". | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP7 SL Micro 6.2 | |
ML & MicroServer
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-v5 Series | SLES12 SP1 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-v5 Series | SLES121 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-v6 Series | SLES12 SP1 | ||
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2100 Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2200 Processors | SLES12 SP5 SLES15 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® E 2300 Series and Pentium® Processors | SLES16 SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP3 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.1 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E-2400 Series and Pentium® Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® 6300 Series Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | ||
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from:https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | ||
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v3 Series | SLES12 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-v4 Series | SLES12 | | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP3 SLES15 | ||
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES15 SP4 SLE Micro 5.3 | 1OS Installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 media available from:https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 SL Micro 6.2 SLE Micro 5.5 | ||
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 SL Micro 6.2 | |
RL
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampere® Altra® Ampere® Altra® Max | SLES16 for ARM SLES15 SP4 for ARM SL Micro 6.2 for ARM SLE Micro 5.3 for ARM | |
Synergy
| Product | Processor Series | Minimum Required SLES Version | Installation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synergy Specific Installation Notes for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are available from: https://support.hpe.com/docs/display/public/synergy-sw-release/index.html | |||
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-v4 Series | SLES12 SP11 SLES152 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. 2The last supported SLES15 version for this server is SLES15 SP3. Please see the HPE Synergy Software Release Information page at: http://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-sw-release-information for more information. | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP11 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP32 SLES15 | 2 SLES12 SP4 is the minimum for servers installed with Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory. | |
| 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP5 SLES15 SP2 | | |
| 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP4 | | |
| 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP5 QU11 | 1OS installation requires use of the SLES15 SP5 Quarterly Update 1 (QU1) media available from: https://scc.suse.com/. Customers who do not have a SUSE Customer Center account will need to create one to obtain the SLES15 SP5 QU1 media. | |
| 6th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES16 SLES15 SP6 | | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-v4 Series | SLES12 SP1 1 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-v4 Series | SLES12 SP1 1 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 1st Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP21 SLES15 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | SLES12 SP32 SLES15 | 2 SLES12 SP4 is the minimum for servers installed with Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory. | |
| Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-v4 Series | SLES12 SP1 1 | 1 This system requires a special SLES kernel for initial install. Please see the HPE Server Installation Kit for details and installation notes. | |
| Synergy Specific Installation Notes for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are available from: https://support.hpe.com/docs/display/public/synergy-sw-release/index.html | |||
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