HPE Foundation Software (HFS) version support matrix

Table 1 below reflects the most current HPE Foundation Software with Linux operating system version support and minimum compatibility.

Table 2 below reflects minimum Linux kernel version compatibility for Superdome Flex family of servers with Intel compatible persistent memory.

Last update

January 10, 2022

TABLE 1

Platform

Minimum HFS version for platform

Supported SUSE versions

Minimum HFS version for OS version

Supported Red Hat versions

Minimum HFS version for OS version

Supported Oracle Linux versions

Minimum HFS version for OS version

Supported Oracle UEK versions

Minimum HFS version for OS version

Superdome Flex 280

2.4

SLES 15 SP2

2.4

RHEL 7.9

2.4

Oracle Linux 7.9

2.4.1

UEK 5 UEK 6

2.4.1

SLES 15 SP3

2.4.2

RHEL 8.2

2.4

Oracle Linux 8.2

2.4.1

UEK 6

2.4.1

RHEL 8.3

2.4

Oracle Linux 8.3

2.4

UEK 6

2.4

RHEL 8.4

2.4.2

Oracle Linux 8.4

2.4.2

UEK 6

2.4.2

RHEL 8.5

2.4.3.2

Oracle Linux 8.5

2.4.3.2

UEK 6

2.4.3.2

SLES 15 SP4

2.4.5

RHEL 8.6

2.4.5

Oracle Linux 8.6

2.4.5

UEK 6 UEK 7

2.4.5

RHEL 8.7

2.4.6

Oracle Linux 8.6

2.4.6

UEK 6 UEK 7

2.4.6

RHEL 9.0

2.4.5

Oracle Linux 9.0

2.4.5

UEK 7

2.4.5

RHEL 9.1

2.4.6

Oracle Linux 9.1

2.4.6

UEK 7

2.4.6

Superdome Flex Intel Xeon 62xx and 82xx

1.6

SLES 12 SP2

1.6

RHEL 7.3

1.6

Oracle Linux 7.3

1.6

UEK 5

1.6

(Cascade Lake)

SLES 12 SP3

1.6

RHEL 7.4

1.6

Oracle Linux 7.4

1.6

UEK 5

1.6

SLES 12 SP4

1.6

RHEL 7.5

1.6

Oracle Linux 7.5

1.6

UEK 5

1.6

SLES 12 SP5

2.2

RHEL 7.6

1.6

Oracle Linux 7.6

1.6

UEK 5

1.6

SLES 15

2.1

RHEL 7.7

2.1

Oracle Linux 7.7

2.1

UEK 5

2.1

SLES 15 SP1

2.1

RHEL 7.8

2.3

Oracle Linux 7.8

2.3

UEK 5

2.3

SLES 15 SP2

2.3.1

RHEL 7.9

2.3.2

Oracle Linux 7.9

2.3.2

UEK 6 UEK 5

2.3.2

SLES 15 SP3

2.4.2

RHEL 8.0

2.1

Oracle Linux 8.0

2.1

na

na

RHEL 8.1

2.2

Oracle Linux 8.1

2.2

UEK 6

2.3

RHEL 8.2

2.3

Oracle Linux 8.2

2.3

UEK 6

2.3

RHEL 8.3

2.4

Oracle Linux 8.3

2.4

UEK 6

2.3

RHEL 8.4

2.4.2

Oracle Linux 8.4

2.4.2

UEK 6

2.4.2

RHEL 8.5

2.4.3.2

Oracle Linux 8.5

2.4.3.2

UEK 6

2.4.3.2

SLES 15 SP4

2.4.5

RHEL 8.6

2.4.5

Oracle Linux 8.6

2.4.5

UEK 6 UEK 7

2.4.5

RHEL 8.7

2.4.6

Oracle Linux 8.6

2.4.6

UEK 6 UEK 7

2.4.6

RHEL 9.0

2.4.5

Oracle Linux 9.0

2.4.5

UEK 7

2.4.5

RHEL 9.1

2.4.6

Oracle Linux 9.1

2.4.6

UEK 7

2.4.6

Superdome Flex Intel Xeon 61xx and 81xx

1.0

SLES 12 SP2

1.0

RHEL 7.3

1.0

Oracle Linux 7.3

1.0

UEK 4

1.0

(Skylake)

SLES 12 SP3

1.0

RHEL 7.4

1.0

Oracle Linux 7.4

1.0

UEK 4

1.0

SLES 12 SP4

1.4

RHEL 7.5

1.2

Oracle Linux 7.5

1.2

UEK 4

1.2

SLES 12 SP5

2.2

RHEL 7.6

1.4

Oracle Linux 7.6

1.4

UEK 4

1.4

SLES 15

1.3

RHEL 7.7

2.1

Oracle Linux 7.7

2.1

UEK 4 UEK 5

2.1

SLES 15 SP1

2.1

RHEL 7.8

2.3

Oracle Linux 7.8

2.3

UEK 4 UEK 5

2.3

SLES 15 SP2

2.4

RHEL 7.9

2.3.2

Oracle Linux 7.9

2.3.2

UEK 6 UEK 5

2.3.2

SLES 15 SP3

2.4.2

RHEL 8.0

2.1

Oracle Linux 8.0

2.1

na

na

RHEL 8.1

2.2

Oracle Linux 8.1

2.2

UEK 6

2.3

RHEL 8.2

2.3.2

Oracle Linux 8.2

2.3

UEK 6

2.3

RHEL 8.3

2.4

Oracle Linux 8.3

2.4

UEK 6

2.3

RHEL 8.4

2.4.2

Oracle Linux 8.4

2.4.2

UEK 6

2.4.2

RHEL 8.5

2.4.3.2

Oracle Linux 8.5

2.4.3.2

UEK 6

2.4.3.2

SLES 15 SP4

2.4.5

RHEL 8.6

2.4.5

Oracle Linux 8.6

2.4.5

UEK 6 UEK 7

2.4.5

RHEL 8.7

2.4.6

Oracle Linux 8.6

2.4.6

UEK 6 UEK 7

2.4.6

RHEL 9.0

2.4.5

Oracle Linux 9.0

2.4.5

UEK 7

2.4.5

RHEL 9.1

2.4.6

Oracle Linux 9.1

2.4.6

UEK 7

2.4.6

TABLE 2

Persistent Memory

Superdome Flex (Apache Pass)

Superdome Flex 280 (Barlow Pass)

Operating System

Supports Persistent Memory

Minimum Kernel Version

Supports Persistent Memory

Minimum Kernel Version

SLES 12 SP2

no

na

na

na

SLES 12 SP3

no

na

na

na

SLES 12 SP4

Yes

4.12.14-95.54

na

na

SLES 12 SP5

Yes

4.12.14-122.7

na

na

SLES 15

Yes

4.12.14-150.4

na

na

SLES 15 SP1

Yes

4.12.14-197.45

na

na

SLES 15 SP2

Yes

5.3.18-22.2

Yes

5.3.18-43.2

SLES 15 SP3

Yes

5.3.18-22.2

Yes

5.3.18-57.3

SLES 15 SP4

Yes

All kernel versions

Yes

All kernel versions

RHEL 7.3

No

na

na

na

RHEL 7.4

No

na

na

na

RHEL 7.5

No

na

na

na

RHEL 7.6

Yes

3.10.0-957.26.1

na

na

RHEL 7.7

Yes

3.10.0-1062.31

na

na

RHEL 7.8

Yes

3.10.0-1127.9

na

na

RHEL 7.9

Yes

3.10.0-1160**

Yes

3.10.0-1160**

RHEL 8.0

Yes

4.18.0-80.25

na

na

RHEL 8.1

Yes

4.18.0-147.21

na

na

RHEL 8.2

Yes

4.18.0-193

Yes

4.18.0-193.28

RHEL 8.3

Yes

All kernel versions

Yes

4.18.0-240

RHEL 8.4

Yes

All kernel versions

Yes

4.18.0-305

RHEL 8.5

Yes

All kernel versions

Yes

All kernel versions

RHEL 8.6

Yes

All kernel versions

Yes

All kernel versions

RHEL 8.7

Yes

All kernel versions

Yes

All kernel versions

RHEL 9.0

Yes

All kernel versions

Yes

All kernel versions

RHEL 9.1

Yes

All kernel versions

Yes

All kernel versions

Oracle Linux 7.3*

No

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

na

na

Oracle Linux 7.4*

No

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

na

na

Oracle Linux 7.5*

No

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

na

na

Oracle Linux 7.6*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

na

na

Oracle Linux 7.7*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

na

na

Oracle Linux 7.8*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

na

na

Oracle Linux 7.9*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 8.0*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 8.1*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 8.2*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 8.3*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 8.4*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 8.5*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 8.6*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 8.7*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 9.0*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Oracle Linux 9.1*

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

Yes

Same kernel as corresponding RHEL version

* in sector mode only

**1 The kernel does not have the persistent memory initialization speedup fix. HPE Persistent Memory initialization will takeabout 10 seconds for each PMM. A system with 6 PMMs will take one minute to initialize. A system with 12 PMMs willtake two minutes to initialize.