Verifying the operating system version

IBM® Operations Analytics Log Analysis requires Red Hat® Enterprise (RHEL) for Linux® or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES).

About this task

For information about Red Hat Enterprise (RHEL) for Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) versions, see https://developer.ibm.com/itoa/docs/log-analysis/documentation/hardware-software-requirements/.

To verify that the correct version of RHEL is installed, log in as a root user and enter the following command:
```
cat /etc/redhat-release
```
Note: If your version is not supported, you must upgrade to one of the supported versions.
To verify that the correct version of SLES is installed, log in as a root user and enter the following command:
```
cat /etc/SuSE-release
```
Note: If your version is not supported, you must upgrade to one of the supported versions.