Operating systems

AIX

AIX version	VIOS version^*	BVQ support	BVQ version	Comment

AIX version	VIOS version^*	BVQ support	BVQ version	Comment
< 7.1	< 3.1	not supported
≥ 7.1	≥ 3.1	supported	2021.H2.x → current

^* The BVQ OS Agent is listed as certified by IBM on the VIOS Recognized List since Sep 15, 2022

Linux

SLES	BVQ support	BVQ version	Comment

SLES	BVQ support	BVQ version	Comment
<12.4	not supported
12.4 → 12.5	supported	2022.H1.2 → current	Linux PPC only
15.1 → 15.3	supported	2022.H1.2 → current	Linux PPC only
	supported	2023.H2.5 → current	Linux PPC only

RHEL	BVQ support	BVQ version	Comment

RHEL	BVQ support	BVQ version	Comment
<7.9	not supported
7.9	supported	2022.H1.2 → current	Linux PPC only
8.2 → 8.7	supported	2022.H1.2 → current	Linux PPC only
9.x	supported	2023.H2.5 → current	Linux PPC only

Hypervisor systems

IBM PowerVM systems

HMC version^*	BVQ support	min. BVQ version	Comment

HMC version^*	BVQ support	min. BVQ version
<8	not supported
8.x	supported	6.2
9.1	supported	6.2
9.2	supported	6.2.7
10.1	supported	2021.H2.5
10.2	supported	2022.H2.3
10.3	supported	2023.H2.4

^* 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.

Kubernetes

Kubernetes version	BVQ support	min. BVQ version	Comment

Kubernetes version	BVQ support	min. BVQ version
< 1.22.x	not supported
1.22.x	supported	2023.H1.0
1.23.x	supported	2023.H1.0
1.24.x	supported	2023.H1.0
1.25.x	supported	2023.H1.0
1.26.x	supported	2023.H2.4
1.27.x	supported	2023.H2.4
1.28.x	supported	2023.H2.4
1.29.x	supported	2023.H2.4

See https://kubernetes.io/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

VMware version	BVQ support	BVQ version
<6.5	not supported
6.7	supported	6.0 → current
7.0	supported	6.1.4 → current
8.0	supported	2022.H2.4 → current