Hardware and software requirements

Before you deploy the Spyre Operator on IBM Z or IBM LinuxONE systems for standard mode environments, you must meet the specific hardware and software prerequisites to ensure compatibility, stability, and performance. The following information details the hardware and software requirements necessary to support the operator.

Table 1. Hardware requirements
Component Requirement
System platform IBM z17 (supporting PCIe Gen4 and Spyre-capable firmware)
Note that the IBM Spyre card is attached to the LPAR.
Table 2. Software requirements
Component Requirement
RHOCP Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19.10 and later.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 9.6 and later.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Core OS version 4.19.10 and later.
Table 3. Version upgrades
Spyre Operator version OCP AI version Kubernetes version
1.3.0
  • 4.21
  • 1.34 +
  • 4.20 (check Installing the Spyre Operator for further details)
  • 1.33 +
  • 4.19.10 (check Installing the Spyre Operator for further details)
  • 1.32 +