Server Operating Systems and Virtualization Software

At Fujitsu you can choose from a broad selection of virtualization and operating systems from our strategic partners such as Microsoft, VMware, SUSE or Red Hat for your servers. We work very closely with these partners to optimize, certify and support our products. Combine the power of the different operating systems with PRIMERGY and PRIMEQUEST servers to stay agile and responsive in competitive markets and power any workload. Our server systems help you match your computing capabilities to your business priorities.

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CITRIX
Oracle
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With Windows Server you can run your business with confidence. Designed with cloud-inspired technologies intended to help your business reach its full potential and operate with agility while maintaining security, resilience, and performance.

Windows Server 2019
Build your future with Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019, the latest Windows Server OS, is a much anticipated successor to the fastest-adopted, best-selling Windows Server 2016. Windows Server 2019 significantly enhances its functionalities in the four of the most important areas of modern cloud-driven computing.

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Windows Server 2016
Reach your full potential with Windows Server 2016 and Fujitsu

Combine the awesome power of Windows Server 2016 with PRIMERGY Server to stay agile and responsive in competitive markets, and be ready with excellent security for cloud-inspired business strategies.

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Windows Server Downgrade
Downgrade and down-edition rights are an end-user right that Microsoft offers to customers for certain Windows Server OEM or ROK products which meet the technical requirements for a Windows Server software downgrade. Downgrade rights are documented in the Microsoft Software License Terms that customers accept upon first running Windows Server software.

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Datasheet: Windows Server 2019

Brochure: PRIMERGY Server family and Windows Server 2016

Released Operating Systems for Fujitsu Servers

Harness the combined power of Fujitsu and VMware to deliver the high levels of service, flexibility and reliability your infrastructure requires to run your workloads. Several benchmark records of FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY and FUJITSU Server PRIMEQUEST in VMware’s benchmark VMmark underline Fujitsu’s technology leadership in the x86 server market. The management of Fujitsu’s x86 servers is deeply integrated with VMware’s management tools. Likewise, FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX systems and their management are integrated into the VMware vCenter management. To enable a complete, automated disaster recovery solution for your vSphere virtualized environment, Fujitsu offers VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM). In addition to the VMware-harmonized and optimized product portfolio, Fujitsu also supports the fast track to setup data center infrastructures while leveraging VMware technology with FUJITSU Integrated System PRIMEFLEX.

VMware vSphere

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Activation of VMware licenses from Fujitsu at VMware

VMware Release and Certification Matrix

Released Operating Systems for Fujitsu Servers

Fujitsu and Red Hat have established a close collaboration to ensure that Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) is certified on a broad range of our hardware. RHEL is certified on all PRIMERGY and PRIMEQUEST server models. This ensures quick and reliable support services through Fujitsu and its partners. Customers can purchase Fujitsu hardware systems with RHEL and get comprehensive support from Fujitsu – hardware, Linux software and services from one source.
Joint offerings from Fujitsu and Red Hat range from consulting services how to implement and operate open source-based software solutions up to migration services addressing the transition from UNIX operating systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server.

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Released Operating Systems for Fujitsu Servers

Data Sheet: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

Product facts: Red Hat Enterprise Linux for High Performance Computing

Over the last years, Fujitsu and SUSE have developed a strategic partnership around SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) with best in class products, solutions and services. Based on a global OEM agreement all PRIMERGY and PRIMEQUEST servers are certified for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

SUSE Business Critical Linux

With the accelerated adoption of Linux operating systems by enterprises worldwide, demand for higher-level support services is growing, especially in mission-critical areas where applications such as in-memory databases are running on Linux platforms. "SUSE Business Critical Linux" will be provided jointly by Fujitsu and SUSE to address customers' evolving needs with a highly reliable, 24/7 support framework that significantly extends current support periods, from five years to up to eight years per SUSE service pack.

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Data Sheet: SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server

Product Facts: Ordering of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for PRIMERGY

Released Operating Systems for Fujitsu Servers

CITRIX

The partnership between Fujitsu and Citrix has a long history and consequently Fujitsu is a founding member of the Citrix Technology Alliance. Citrix server virtualization XenServer is part of our Fujitsu portfolio and Fujitsu Server PRIMERGY and Fujitsu Storage ETERNUS systems are the ideal platform to run Citrix XenServer. Additionally, the management of our PRIMERGY servers, Fujitsu ServerView Suite, is extended to integrate Citrix XenServer to be monitored by ServerView. This results in a uniform management experience for your entire IT infrastructure.

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Released Operating Systems for Fujitsu Servers

Fujitsu Wins Citrix Innovation Award for Partners

Customer Story: The Municipality of Halsnæs gains by virtual Citrix environment and offers a flexible IT system for its administration tasks

Fujitsu, as a key partner in the Oracle Hardware Certification List Program, has tested Oracle Linux and Oracle VM on Fujitsu’s servers and Fujitsu storage systems. Oracle Linux and Oracle VM are strategic direction of Oracle, and Fujitsu’s PRIMERGY servers and Fujitsu ETERNUS storage systems are fully certified with them. Backed by Oracle's world-class support organization, customers now have a single point of enterprise-class support for their entire virtualization environments, including Oracle Database, Middleware, Applications, and Oracle Linux, which are certified with Oracle VM.

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Oracle Hardware Certification List Program

Oracle VM datasheet

Released Operating Systems for Fujitsu Servers

Community Linux distributions

Linux is open source software that has evolved rapidly due to the development, tests, and bug fixes conducted by various volunteers in the Linux community. Fujitsu not only works with important commercial Linux distribution partners to run their Linux on PRIMERGY servers but also takes effort to support most common non-commercial Linux distributions. Support for these Linux distributions comes from the community or a wide range of Linux partners. Fujitsu has tested basic operation of such distributions and makes available integration into the Fujitsu server management suite.