Overview 7Operating System SupportThe 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards support the followingoperating systems:• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 family, including Hyper-V Virtualization• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2• Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 update 7 and version 6 Service Pack 1• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 Service Pack 4 (64-bit only), andversion 11 Service Pack 2 (64-bit only)• VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 and ESXi 5.0.NOTE: For the latest list of supported operating systems and driver installationinstructions, see the system documentation on the Dell Support website atsupport.dell.com/manuals. For specific operating system service packrequirements, see the Drivers and Downloads section on the Dell Support websiteat support.dell.com.Related Documentation• To read and download product specific documentation, go tosupport.dell.com/manuals, and follow the instructions on the screen. Youcan either type in your Service Tag, choose your product from the list ofmodels, log in to your account, or click on any of the individualcomponents.• For storage controller specific documentation, go tosupport.dell.com/manuals and click Storage Controllers.