The Oracle Linux and Virtualization Hardware Certification List (HCL) is an Oracle program that provides a list of certified Server Systems, Storage Systems, and Oracle Linux KVM for its customers. Dell Technologies has been a close and longtime partner with the Oracle HCL team and have been participating in the HCL certifications program for over a decade. HCL certifications provide Dell and Oracle customers the confidence of running Oracle Linux on the Dell PowerEdge servers of choice.
New server certifications involve close collaboration between Oracle and Dell to ensure adequate testing and bug resolution has been performed on the target server type. The program entails running and passing a suite of certification tests that validates the functionality and robustness of the server components–CPU, Memory, Disks, and Network–on Oracle Linux running with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK). Test results are reviewed and approved by Oracle and published on the following websites once completed. Through this qualification, Oracle and Dell can help ensure that both parties are equipped to provide collaborative support to customers running Oracle Linux and Virtualization environments.
Dell PowerEdge servers certified with the Oracle HCL program can be found at:
The latest collaboration introduces the following new certifications of Dell’s latest 16th Generation (16G) of the PowerEdge servers running Intel’s latest 4th generation Xeon Scalable processors and AMD’s latest 4th generation EPYC processors:
Dell 16G HCL of OL 9.x running UEK R7
Dell 16G HCL of OL 8.x running UEK R7
Note: 16G Intel and 16G AMD servers running UEK R7 (OL 8.6+ or OL9.x) require minimum 5.15.0-3.60.5.1 kernel or higher.
Dell 16G HCL of OL 8.x running UEK R6
Note: 16G Intel and 16G AMD servers running UEK R6 (OL 8.6+) require minimum 5.4.17-2136.312.3.4 kernel or higher..
