Compute layer
- Thomas Sikora
- Dirk Beckmann
- Felix Schenkendorf
Operating systems
AIX
AIX version ** | VIOS version * ** | BVQ support | BVQ version | Comment |
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< 7.1 | < 3.1.4 | not supported |
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≥ 7.1 | ≥ 3.1.4 | supported | 2021.H2.x → current |
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* The BVQ OS Agent is listed as certified by IBM on the VIOS Recognized List since Sep 15, 2022
** Only AIX and VIOS versions are supported, that are still supported with fixes by IBM (EoFS not reached).
Linux
SLES | BVQ support | min. BVQ version | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
<12.4 | not supported |
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12.4 → 12.5 | supported | 2022.H1.2 | ppc64 only |
15.1 → 15.3 | supported | 2023.H2.5 | ppc64 only |
RHEL | BVQ support | min. BVQ version | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
<7.9 | not supported |
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7.9 | supported | 2022.H1.2 | ppc64 only |
8.2 → 8.7 | supported | 2022.H1.2 | ppc64 only |
9.x | supported | 2023.H2.5 | ppc64 only |
Hypervisor systems
IBM PowerVM systems
HMC version* | VIOS Version** | BVQ support | min. BVQ version | Comment |
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<8 | < 3.1.4 | not supported |
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8.x | ≥ 3.1.4 | supported | 6.2 |
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9.1 | ≥ 3.1.4 | supported | 6.2 |
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9.2 | ≥ 3.1.4 | supported | 6.2.7 |
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10.1 | ≥ 3.1.4 | supported | 2021.H2.5 |
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10.2 | ≥ 3.1.4 | supported | 2022.H2.3 |
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10.3 | ≥ 3.1.4 | supported | 2023.H2.4 |
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* Legacy releases of the HMC Software have shown unacceptable high performance scan durations. We highly recommend to use at least V10R2M1040 plus iFix MF1107 or V10R2M1041. Please see Troubleshooting - HMC responding slowly to REST API calls for further information.
** Only VIOS versions are supported, that are still supported with fixes by IBM (EoFS not reached).
Kubernetes
Kubernetes version | BVQ support | min. BVQ version | Comment |
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< 1.22.x | not supported |
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1.22.x | supported | 2023.H1.0 |
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1.23.x | supported | 2023.H1.0 |
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1.24.x | supported | 2023.H1.0 |
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1.25.x | supported | 2023.H1.0 |
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1.26.x | supported | 2023.H2.4 |
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1.27.x | supported | 2023.H2.4 |
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1.28.x | supported | 2023.H2.4 |
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1.29.x | supported | 2023.H2.4 |
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See Releases for further Kubernetes release information
If you are using Kubernetes Distributions/Providers (OpenShift, ...) same support rules apply.
The Kubernetes version must match.
VMware vSphere
VMware version | BVQ support | BVQ version | Comment |
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<6.5 | not supported |
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6.7 | supported | 6.0 → current |
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7.0 | supported | 6.1.4 → current |
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8.0 | supported | 2022.H2.4 → current |
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