ProLiant Server Support Matrix

OS certified and supported matrices

Operating Systems & HP

Windows on ProLiant - Supported versions

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If the server or version of Windows is not located on this matrix, please refer to the 'archive' tab below.

• S = Server / Standard Edition
• EE = Enterprise Edition
• TS = Terminal Server Edition
• AS = Advanced Server
• SBS = Small Business Server
• WEB = Web Edition
• CCS = Compute Cluster Server 
• DC = Datacenter
• EMB = Windows Server 2003 R2 for Embedded Systems

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating systems support dual-core processors from Intel and AMD on ProLiant server platforms that offer dual-core processors

• Includes support for the two most recent Microsoft Service Packs.
  Language and server support varies by country and by region

• Windows Catalog doesn't list Windows NT 4.0 results since the OS is being retired

• "Supported" indicates that an operating system has been successfully tested on the server and drivers are available.

(1) Except with HP 6 Port SATA RAID Controller with Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition

(2) It is recommended that installation of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition include Service Pack 1 as "slipstreamed" media. Please see Customer Advisory #11811 and Customer Advisory #EM050425_CW01.

(3) Windows 2000 is in extended support phase from Microsoft. Shown here is the final list of supported ProLiant servers. For more information, review the HP Windows 2000 product page or the Microsoft Windows 2000 support page.

* Microsoft does not deliver a Web Edition for Windows Server 2003 R2