HPE & Windows Support

If you are running HPE hardware, see what’s supported below when it comes to Microsoft Windows OS. It’s important to keep track of what’s still supported when it comes to both hardware and software (EOL/EOS).

Windows Server

Welcome to the HPE Windows Server Support and Certification webpage for HPE Servers.Click on the individual product link to obtain the HPE Server QuickSpecs.

HPE recommends that our customers update to the latest software from HPE Drivers and Software and Windows Server operating system updates from Microsoft (using Windows Update from within the Windows Server OS to be updated – or – select and download any known specific update(s) from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

Please see the Notes section for any additional information regarding specific server models if applicable.

Current Products | Archived Products

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
DL20 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL20 Gen10	WS2016 WS2019
DL60 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL80 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL120 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
DL160 Gen8	WS2016
DL160 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL160 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
DL180 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL180 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
DL320e Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL320e Gen8 v2	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL325 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
DL325 Gen10 Plus	WS2016 WS2019
DL360 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019	Notes
DL360 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
DL360e Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL360p Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL360P Gen8 SE	WS2012 WS2012 R2
DL380 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019	Notes
DL380 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
DL380e Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL380p Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL385 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
DL385 Gen10 Plus	WS2016 WS2019
DL385p Gen8	WS2012 WS2016
DL560 Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL560 Gen9	WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL560 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
DL580 Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL580 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
DL580 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
DL585 Gen7	WS2012 R2

ML & MicroServer

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
ML10	WS2012 WS2012 R2
ML10 v2	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
ML10 Gen9	WS2012 R2 WS2016
ML30 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
ML30 Gen10	WS2016 WS2019
ML110 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
ML110 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
ML150 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
ML350 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
ML350 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
ML310e Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
ML310e Gen8 v2	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
ML350e Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
ML350e Gen8 v2	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
ML350p Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
Microserver Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
Microserver Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016
MicroServer Gen10 Plus	WS2016 WS2019

Synergy

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
480 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
480 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
620 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
660 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
660 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
680 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
BL490c Gen7	WS2012 R2
BL620c Gen7	WS2012 WS2012 R2
BL680c Gen7	WS2012 WS2012 R2
BL685c Gen7	WS2012 WS2012 R2

BL & WS

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
BL420c Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
BL460c Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
BL460c Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019	Notes
BL460c Gen10	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
BL465c Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
BL660c Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
BL660c Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
WS460c Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
WS460c Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes

Apollo

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
XL170r Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
XL170r Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
XL190r Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
XL190r Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
XL220a Gen8 v2	WS2012 WS2012 R2
XL230a Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
XL230k Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
XL250a Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
XL270d Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
XL270d Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
XL280d Gen9	WS2016
XL420 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
XL420 Gen10	WS2016 WS2019
XL450 Gen9	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
XL450 Gen10	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
SL165s G7	WS2012
SL210t Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019
SL230s Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
SL250s Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
SL270s Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016
SL390s G7	WS2012
SL4540 Gen8	WS2012 WS2012 R2
SL4545 G7	WS2012

Mission Critical Solutions

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
BL920s Gen8	WS2012 R2
BL920s Gen9 (Superdome X)	WS2012 R2 WS2016	Notes
MC990 X	WS2012
Superdome Flex	WS2016 WS2019

Edgeline

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
e910 (EL8000)	WS2016 WS2019	Notes
EL300	WS2016 WS2019	Notes
m510	WS2012 WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019	Notes
m710x	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019	Notes
m710x-L	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
GL10 (formerly HPE EL10)	WS2012 WS2012 R2	Notes
GL20 (formerly HPE EL20)	WS2012 R2	Notes

Moonshot

Product	Windows Server	Installation Notes
M300 Server Cartridge	WS2012 WS2012 R2	Notes
M350 Server Cartridge	WS2012 WS2012 R2	Notes
m510	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019	Notes
M700 Server Cartridge	WS2012 WS2012 R2	Notes
M710 Server Cartridge	WS2012 WS2012 R2	Notes
M710p Server Cartridge	WS2012 WS2012 R2	Notes
m710x	WS2012 R2 WS2016 WS2019	Notes
m710x-L	WS2016 WS2019
M750 Server Cartridge	WS2016 WS2019	Notes

Link: https://techlibrary.hpe.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/supportmatrix/windows.aspx

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