Supported OpenShift and Kubernetes versions
You can deploy IBM Cloud Pak foundational services on one of the supported operating environments on OpenShift or Kubernetes.
You can install IBM Cloud Pak foundational services on one of the following supported configurations:
| System | System version | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift | OpenShift 4.14, 4.13, 4.12, 4.11 Note: Foundational services follows the Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform lifecycle dates. When Red Hat OpenShift stops supporting an OpenShift Container Platform version, foundational services also stops supporting the version. |
|
| Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) | n/a | Linux® x86_64 |
| Single-node OpenShift (SNO) cluster |
OpenShift 4.14 | Linux® x86_64 |
IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installation is supported on a cluster that uses the OpenShift-hosted control planes. For more information, see Hosted control planes overview in Red Hat OpenShift documentation.
Notes:
- 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 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, and 4.14.
- 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 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, and 4.14. For more information, see BTS version history.
- License Service Reporter is supported only on Linux x86_64 on OpenShift Container Platform.
- For more information about how to set a Single-node OpenShift (SNO) cluster, see Spin up a single-node Red Hat OpenShift cluster with one command.