Supported operating-systems

XClarity One supports the deployment of specific operating-systems. You can import only supported operating-system versions into XClarity One.

Note

Some operating-systems are supported on only certain servers. You can determine whether an operating system is compatible with a specific server from the Lenovo OS Interoperability Guide website. For OS and Hypervisor related compatibility and support information and resources for Lenovo servers and solutions, see the Server OS Support Center webpage.

The following table lists the operating systems that XClarity One can deploy.

Operating system	Versions	Notes
Microsoft Windows Server	2025	Supported Windows bundles are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center website with proper subscription. Both the retail and volume license copies are supported. You must physically remove the embedded hypervisor key from the target servers before deploying a Windows image.
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL)	9.6	Supported images are available for download from the Download Red Hat Enterprise Linux website.
Ubuntu Server	24.04.x 22.04.5	Supported images are available for download from the Ubuntu download website. The image can be installed on the selected storage option (local disk drive, M.2 drive, or FC SAN volume). The following items are not supported. VLAN tagging Out-of-box drivers OS profile customization
VMware vSphere® Hypervisor (ESXi)	9.0.x 8.0U3 8.0U2	Only Lenovo VMware ESXi custom images are supported. These images are customized for specific hardware to give you online platform management, including updating and configuring firmware, platform diagnostics, and enhanced hardware alerts. Supported images are available for download from the Lenovo VMware Updates Repository webpage. You are responsible for meeting all VMware licensing requirements. If you are deploying ESXi to a server that has vSAN partitions, ensure that you manually clear the partitions in advance.

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