Automatic installation
Servers.com offers a set of operating systems for automatic installation and re-installation on bare metal servers (you will find the list below). Automatic OS installation and re-installation can be ordered during the initial server configuration or later in the customer portal.
The following operating systems for the x64 architecture are available for automatic installation and re-installation on bare metal servers:
Operating System Family | Version | Licensing type | End of Support |
---|---|---|---|
AlmaLinux | 8 | Free | N/A |
CentOS | 7 | Free | June 30, 2024 |
CentOS | 8 | Free | December 31, 2021 |
Debian | 10 LTS | Free | June, 2024 |
Debian | 11 LTS | Free | N/A |
FreeBSD | stable/12 | Free | June 30, 2024 |
Rocky Linux | 8 | Free | N/A |
Ubuntu | 18.04 LTS | Free | April, 2023 |
Ubuntu | 20.04 LTS | Free | April, 2025 |
Ubuntu | 22.04 LTS | Free | April 2027 | VMware ESXi | 6.5 | Free evaluation license | October 15, 2022 |
Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions | 2012 R2 | Subscription license | October 10, 2023 |
Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions | 2016 | Subscription license | January 12, 2027 |
Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions | 2019 | Subscription license | January 9, 2029 |
Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions | 2022 | Subscription license | October 14, 2031 |
You can boot a custom OS image and install an operating system of your choice using your Dell server's out-of-band management platform – iDRAC. Please refer to the "How to boot a dedicated server into a custom OS image using iDRAC" article for instructions.