Supported operating systems and platforms
Note: Ensure you review and verify that you meet the increased memory requirements. For more information, see Hardware requirements.
IBM® Cloud Private supports the following 64-bit operating systems: Linux™ and Linux® on Power® (ppc64le).
| Platform | Operating system |
|---|---|
| Linux® x86_64 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP3 | |
| Linux® on Power® (ppc64le) POWER8® or later |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3, 7.4, 7.5*, 7.5-Alt, and 7.6 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (KVM and Bare Metal only) and 16.04 LTS | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP3 | |
| IBM® Z | Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP3 |
* RHEL 7.5 users on POWER9™ must be sure to install the latest kernel-alt kernel that is provided by RHEL.
Note: Check the documentation for your operating system to ensure that you are using a supported kernel level.
IBM Cloud Private components are distributed as a set of Docker images that incorporate their own operating system dependencies. It is recommended that you use one of the certified operating systems that are listed in the preceding table. However, IBM Cloud Private can run on any Linux operating system that supports Docker 1.12 and later.
Supported node types by platform
| Node type | Linux 64-bit (x86_64) | Linux® on Power® (ppc64le) | IBM® Z (s390x) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boot | Y | Y | Y* |
| Master | Y | Y | Y* |
| Management | Y | Y | Y* |
| Proxy | Y | Y | Y |
| Worker | Y | Y | Y |
| VA | Y | Y | N |
Note: Boot node, master node, and management node on IBM® Z (s390x) are only supported in the IBM Cloud Private for Linux® on IBM® Z and LinuxONE technology preview.
Important: VA does not support SLES.
Supported features by platform
| Feature | Linux 64-bit (x86_64) | Linux® on Power® (ppc64le) | IBM® Z (s390x) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry | Y | N | N | This feature is not available in the Community Edition. |
| Cloud Automation Manager | Y | Y | N | |
| Installation | Y | Y | Y | Installation supported on master nodes or dedicated boot nodes only. |
| Management console | Y | Y | Y | Management console runs on master nodes only. |
| ELK | Y | Y | Y* | *While ELK runs on only master or management nodes, data from worker nodes is collected by using Filebeat. |
Monitoring
|
Y | Y | Y* | *While Prometheus and Grafana run on only master or management nodes, data from worker nodes is collected by using the node exporter. |
| Security and RBAC | Y | Y | Y | |
| Vulnerability advisor | Y | Y | N | This feature is not available in the Community Edition. Note: VA does not support SLES. |
| IPsec | Y | Y | N | |
| Networking: Calico | Y | Y | Y | |
| Networking: NSX-T | Y | N | N | |
| Storage: GlusterFS | Y | Y | N | |
| Storage: VMware | Y | N | N | |
| Metering | Y | Y | Y | |
| Helm repo or API | Y | Y | Y | |
| Nvidia GPU support | Y | Y | N |
Note: IBM® Cloud Private will support new versions of supported operating systems, Kubernetes, Docker, and other dependent infrastructure after new releases happen and when they are fully tested by the IBM® Cloud Private team.