Supported platforms and hardware requirements
Learn more about supported platforms and hardware requirements for License Service.
Supported platforms
- License Service that is integrated into an IBM Cloud Pak as a part of IBM Cloud Pak® foundational services is supported on the same platforms as foundational services.
Supported OpenShift versions and platforms
You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Integration on Linux® x86_64, Linux® on Power® (ppc64le), and Linux® on IBM® Z and LinuxONE with a supported version of OpenShift Container Platform.
| Platform | IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installer version 3.23.x, 3.19.8 – 3.19.10 | IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installer version 3.20.x – 3.22.x, 3.19.3 – 3.19.7 | IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installer version 3.16.x – 3.19.2 | IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installer version 3.12.x – 3.15.x | IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installer version 3.9.x – 3.11.x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux® x86_64 | 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 | 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11 | 4.8, 4.9, 4.10 | 4.8, 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Linux® on Power® (ppc64le) POWER8® and POWER9® |
4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 | 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11 | 4.8, 4.9, 4.10 | 4.8, 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Linux® on Power® (ppc64le) POWER10® |
4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 | 4.9, 4.10, 4.11 | 4.9, 4.10 | 4.9 | Not applicable |
| Linux® on IBM® Z and LinuxONE | 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12 | 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11 | 4.8, 4.9, 4.10 | 4.8, 4.9 | 4.8 |
See the following notes:
- IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installer versions 3.19.x are Long Term Service Release (LTSR).
- Cloud Native PostgreSQL is supported on Linux x86_64, Linux on Power (ppc64le), and Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE on OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, and 4.11.
- User Data Services (UDS) is supported on Linux x86_64 and Linux on Power (ppc64le) on OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.8, 4.9, and 4.10 only.
- Business Teams Service (BTS) is supported on Linux x86_64, Linux on Power (ppc64le), and Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE on OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, and 4.12. For more information, see BTS version history.
- Db2, which is installed with
ibm-db2u-operator, is supported on Linux x86_64, Linux on Power (ppc64le), and Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE on OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.8 and 4.10 only.- For more information about the Db2 version that is used in foundational services, see Manually installed operators.
- For more information about the OpenShift Container Platform versions that Db2 supports, see Db2 on Red Hat OpenShift
.
- You can deploy License Service on other Kubernetes-orchestrated clouds to collect license usage of IBM stand-alone containerized software. For deployment instructions and the full list of supporter platforms, see License Service for stand-alone products .
Hardware requirements
License Service uses the following hardware resources:
| Platform | CPU Request (m) | CPU Limit (m) | Memory Request (Mi) | Memory Limit (Mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux® x86_64 | 200 | 300 | 430 | 850 |
| Linux® on Power® (ppc64le) | 300 | 400 | 230 | 543 |
| Linux® on IBM® Z and LinuxONE | 200 | 300 | 230 | 350 |