SynetoOS is validated against all major server platforms on the market, ensuring seamless integration between the software and hardware layer and enabling turnkey, automated installation on every validated server platform.
SynetoOS runs on Rocky Linux 9.5+. Any server on the Red Hat hardware certification list for RHEL 9.5 or later is expected to run SynetoOS at the OS and hardware level.
HPE ProLiant Gen9, Gen10 and Gen11 servers equipped with (one of) the components listed below are validated for SynetoOS.
Required Components
Below components are required for SynetoOS Hyperion or VMware ESXi hypervisor.
Boot Environment
SynetoOS requires a separate boot environment for the operating system on the hardware platform(s).
SynetoOS Hyperion
The SynetoOS automated installer installs Hyperion on the following configurations:
| Product Name | Part Number | Requirements | Official Datasheet |
| HPE NVMe OS BOOT DEVICE - NS204i-p | P12965-B21 | 2x M.2 disks | HPE NS204i-P |
| 2x SSD (minimum 240GB) | - | Data drives can connect to a single data disk controller, with RAID management handled directly by SynetoOS | - |
⚠️ Selection requirement
Select only one of the boot environment options.
Do not select multiple components, as they are alternative solutions for the same purpose.
VMware ESXi
A boot environment for ESXi is a dedicated boot controller + 2x SSDs/NVMes in RAID. The SynetoOS operating system will be installed on the boot environment if present.
| Product Name | Part Number | Requirements | Official Datasheet |
| HPE NVMe OS BOOT DEVICE - NS204i-p | P12965-B21 | 2x M.2 disks | HPE NS204i-P |
Data Disk Controller(s)
Servers that include the following RAID and/or HBA controllers are compatible with SynetoOS requirements:
ProLiant Gen9
| Component | Controller Chip | Description | JBOD mode |
| Smart HBA | H240 | 12G SAS/6G SATA Smart HBA, PCIe3 x8 (SKU 726907-B21) | Yes |
| Smart HBA | H240nr | "No RAID" JBOD-only firmware variant, common in Apollo/ClusterStor and software-defined storage nodes | Yes |
| Smart HBA | H240ar | Type-a modular (embedded) Smart HBA for DL360/DL380/ML350 Gen9 | Yes |
| Smart HBA | H241 | External SAS ports variant of H240 | Yes |
| Smart HBA | H244br | Flexible Smart SAS HBA (mezzanine) for BL460c Gen9 blades | Yes |
| Smart Array (no-RAID) | P240nr | Entry Smart Array shipped JBOD-only | Yes |
| Smart Array | P440 | Std low-profile PCIe3 x8 plug-in, 2GB/4GB FBWC (SKUs 726821-B21, 820834-B21) | Yes |
| Smart Array | P440ar | Type-a modular (embedded) controller for DL360/DL380 Gen9 | Yes |
| Smart Array | P441 | External ports variant, for external JBOD/MSA enclosures | Yes |
| Smart Array | P542D | Mezzanine (Synergy) compute module controller | Yes |
| Smart Array | P731m | Mezzanine (BladeSystem), BL460c/WS460c blade mezzanine | Yes |
| Smart Array | P741m | Higher-cache blade mezzanine | Yes |
| Smart Array | P830/P830i | PCIe plug-in / embedded, high lane-count, Apollo/DL380 | Yes |
| Smart Array | P840/P840ar | PCIe plug-in / Type-a modular, highest-end Gen9 RAID controller | Yes |
| Smart Array | P841 | External JBOD/MSA-attach variant | Yes |
NOTE
Gen9 caveat: HPE published an advisory flagging limitations/behavior changes when running P-series Gen9 Smart Array controllers in full HBA mode (e.g., certain drive-failure/LED and enclosure-management behaviors differ from a true HBA). For pure JBOD/pass-through use cases on Gen9, HPE's own guidance and community consensus favor the dedicated H-series HBAs over toggling a P-series controller into HBA mode.
ProLiant Gen10
| Component | Controller Chip | Description | JBOD mode |
| RAID Controller | E208i-a SR (804326-B21 / 869079-B21) | Entry embedded controller, no cache — Type-a modular, 8 internal lanes | Yes |
| RAID Controller | E208i-p SR (804394-B21) | Entry add-in card, no cache — Std PCIe plug-in, 8 internal lanes | Yes |
| RAID Controller | E208e-p SR (804398-B21) | External-port entry card, no cache — supports D3610/D3710/D6020/MSA enclosures | Yes |
| RAID Controller | P408i-a SR (804331-B21 / 869081-B21) | Mainstream embedded controller, 2 GB FBWC — Type-a modular, 8 internal lanes | Yes |
| RAID Controller | P408i-p SR (830824-B21) | Mainstream add-in card, 2 GB FBWC — Std PCIe plug-in, 8 internal lanes | Yes |
| RAID Controller | P408e-p SR (804405-B21) | External JBOD/MSA-attach, 4 GB FBWC — 8 external lanes | Yes |
| RAID Controller | P816i-a SR (804338-B21 / 869083-B21) | High lane-count/performance controller, 4 GB FBWC + SmartCache enabled — Type-a modular, 16 internal lanes | Yes |
ProLiant Gen11
| Component | Controller Chip | Description | JBOD mode |
| RAID Controller | SR932i-p Gen11 (P47184-B21) | x32 lanes (4×8 SlimSAS), 8GB wide cache, tri-mode SAS/SATA/NVMe, PCIe Gen4 x16 host — top-end Gen11 SR controller | Yes |
| RAID Controller | SR416ie-m Gen11 (P39959-B21) | x16 lanes (8 int + 8 ext), 4GB cache, mezzanine form factor | Yes |
| RAID Controller | MR416i-p Gen11 (P47777-B21) | 2×8 SlimSAS, x16 lanes, Broadcom Aero ASIC, 8GB cache, up to 16 drives — PCI HH/HL plug-in, SPDM | Yes |
| RAID Controller | MR416i-o Gen11 (P47781-B21) | 2×8 LP SlimSAS, x16 lanes, Broadcom Aero ASIC, 8GB cache, up to 16 drives — OCP NIC 3.0 form factor | Yes |
| RAID Controller | MR216i-p Gen11 (P47785-B21) | 2×8 SlimSAS, x16 lanes, Broadcom Aero ASIC, no cache, up to 16 drives — entry-level, PCI HH/HL | Yes |
| RAID Controller | MR216i-o Gen11 (P47789-B21) | 2×8 LP SlimSAS, x16 lanes, Broadcom Aero ASIC, no cache, up to 16 drives — entry-level, OCP NIC 3.0 | Yes |
| RAID Controller | MR408i-o Gen11 (P58335-B21) | 1×8 LP SlimSAS, x8 lanes, Broadcom Aero ASIC, 4GB cache, up to 8 drives — OCP NIC 3.0 | Yes |
NOTE
SR and MR are two distinct, non-interchangeable controller families sharing the Gen11 generation. Moving volumes or self-encrypting-drive (SED) locked drives between an SR controller and an MR controller is explicitly not supported.
Out-of-Band Management
| Component | Feature Code | Description | Part Number |
| Embedded Systems Management | ILO 5 | ||
| Embedded Systems Management | ILO 6 |
Syneto recommends to use Out-of-Band Management solutions with support for KVM, Remote Virtual CDROM and Console.