Supported operating systems
The UpdateXpress application is supported on Linux and Windows operating systems.
Windows
The UpdateXpress application is supported on 64-bit operating systems. Use the information in the following table to identify operating systems that are supported by the UpdateXpress application.
| Operating system | Update Local | Update Remote | Local Repository | Remote RAID Configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 10/11 Pro for Workstations (21H2/22H2) | Yesnote | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Linux
The UpdateXpress application is supported on the following versions of Linux operating systems.
| Operating system | Update Local | Update Remote | Local Repository | Remote RAID Configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x (Up to U7) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.x (Up to U1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.x (Up to SP7) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- 500 MB of free disk space is recommended when running the UpdateXpress application on a Linux operating system.
- The UpdateXpress application supports fuzzy operating system check. If the current operating system does not support the firmware packages in a UXSP, the firmware packages might also be listed in the comparison result of the UpdateXpress application.
- Linux device driver updates require specific packages. The following packages are required to be installed:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux: rpm-build, perl, and bash
- SUSE Enterprise Linux: perl and bash
For the following operating systems, users can use UpdateXpress 5.4.0 instead:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x (Up to U10)
For the following operating systems, users can use UpdateXpress 4.4.1 instead:
RedHat 7.6/7.7/7.8/7.9
For the following operating systems, users can use UpdateXpress 4.3.0 instead:
SUSE 12.5
For the following operating systems, users can use UpdateXpress 4.1.0 instead:
RedHat 7.5
SUSE 12.4
For the following operating systems, users can use UpdateXpress 3.4.0 instead:
RedHat 7.0/7.1/7.2/7.3/7.4
SUSE 12.0/12.1/12.2/12.3
Windows 7/8
Windows server 2008R2/2012/2012R2