Supported UNIX and Linux operating system versions
The following tables describe the required UNIX and Linux operating systems and package dependencies for System Center - Operations Manager.
Important
Operations Manager automatically stops supporting the operating systems and packages for which the vendor owner has stopped the support.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard Libraries | 2.17 |
| Openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.1e-fips |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8-1 |
Note
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 (Power) isn't supported in Operations Manager 2022 and later.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc-2.19-17.72 | C Standard shared library | 2.19-17.72 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | pam-1.1.8-11.57 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0, 1.1 or 3.0 to 3.3 |
Note
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (Power) isn't supported in Operations Manager 2022 and later.
Universal Linux (Debian package)
Supported versions:
- Debian 9, 10, 11, and 12
- Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 and 24.04
Note
- Ubuntu 22.04 is supported from Operations Manager 2022 UR1 and later when you apply this hotfix.
- Ubuntu 24.04 is supported from Operations Manager 2022 UR2 and later.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| libc6 | C Standard shared library | 2.24-11 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0, 1.1 or 3.0 to 3.3 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8-3.1 |
Universal Linux (RPM package)
Supported versions:
- Oracle Linux 7, 8, and 9
- SLES 15
- openSUSE Leap 15t
- Rocky 8 and 9
- Alma 8 and 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 8 and 9
Note
- Oracle Linux 9, Rocky 9, and Alma 9 are supported from Operations Manager 2022 UR1 and later when you apply this hotfix.
- RHEL 9 is supported from Operations Manager 2022 UR1 and later when you apply this hotfix.
- Manually update the OpenSSH version in your environment to >= 8.7p1-29 to monitor RHEL 9.1 servers.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard shared library | 2.5-12 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0, 1.1 or 3.0 to 3.3 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 0.99.6.2-3.14 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard Libraries | 2.17 |
| Openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.1e-fips |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8-1 |
Note
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 (Power) isn't supported in Operations Manager 2022 and later.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc-2.19-17.72 | C Standard shared library | 2.19-17.72 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | pam-1.1.8-11.57 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0 |
Note
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (Power) isn't supported in Operations Manager 2022 and later.
Universal Linux (Debian package)
Supported versions:
- Debian 9, 10, 11, and 12
- Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 and 24.04
Note
- Ubuntu 22.04 is supported from Operations Manager 2022 UR1 and later when you apply this hotfix.
- Ubuntu 24.04 is supported from Operations Manager 2022 UR2 and later.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| libc6 | C Standard shared library | 2.24-11 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0, 1.1 or 3.0 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8-3.1 |
Universal Linux (RPM package)
Supported versions:
- Oracle Linux 7, 8, and 9
- SLES 15
- openSUSE Leap 15t
- Rocky 8 and 9
- Alma 8 and 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 8 and 9
Note
- Oracle Linux 9, Rocky 9, and Alma 9 are supported from Operations Manager 2022 UR1 and later when you apply this hotfix.
- RHEL 9 is supported from Operations Manager 2022 UR1 and later when you apply this hotfix.
- Manually update the OpenSSH version in your environment to >= 8.7p1-29 to monitor RHEL 9.1 servers.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard shared library | 2.5-12 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0, 1.1 or 3.0 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 0.99.6.2-3.14 |
IBM AIX 7.2
Note
OpenSSH 9.2 or later isn't supported.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| OS version | Version of operating system | 7200-00-02-1614 |
| xlC.rte | XL C/C++ Runtime | 13.1.3.1 |
| OpenSSL/openssl.base | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.2p |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard Libraries | 2.17 |
| Openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.1e-fips |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8-1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 (Power)
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard Libraries | 2.17 |
| Openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.1e-fips |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (applicable for 2019 UR3 and later)
Operations Manager 2019 UR3 and later supports RHEL 6 through the RHEL 6 management pack.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard Libraries | 2.12-1.7 |
| Openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.0-4 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.1-4 |
Note
Solaris zone-level monitoring isn't supported.
Solaris 10 SPARC
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| SUNWlibC | Sun Workshop Compilers Bundled libC | 5.10, REV=2004.12.22 |
| SUNWlibms | Math & Microtasking Libraries (Usr) | 5.10, REV=2004.11.23 |
| SUNWlibmsr | Math & Microtasking Libraries (Root) | 5.10, REV=2004.11.23 |
| SUNWcslr | Core Solaris Libraries (Root) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.15.53 |
| SUNWcsl | Core Solaris Libraries (Root) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.15.53 |
| SUNWopenssl-libraries | SUNopenssl-libraries (Usr) Note: For TLS1.2, to get OpenSSL 1.0.1p, apply the following patch: 151912-02 (or greater) (This patch is applicable for 2019 UR3 and later.) |
11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.15.53 |
| SUNWcsr | Core Solaris (Root) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.15.53 |
| Release | Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 | s10s_u11wos_24a SPARC |
Solaris 11 SPARC
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| SUNWlibC | Sun Workshop Compilers Bundled libC | 5.11, REV=2011.04.11 |
| SUNWlibmsr | Math & Microtasking Libraries (Root) | 5.11, REV=2011.04.11 |
| SUNWcslr | Core Solaris Libraries (Root) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWcsl | Core Solaris (Shared Libs) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWcsr | Core Solaris (Root) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWopenssl-libraries | OpenSSL Libraries (Usr) | 11.11.0, REV=2010.05.25.01.00 |
| Release | Oracle Solaris 11 | 11/11 SPARC |
Solaris UTF-8 Support
The Operations Manager agent requires Solaris UTF-8 code set conversion support under some circumstances. Consult the Solaris documentation for details on installing UTF-8 code set conversion support. The Operations Manager agent functions without UTF-8 support on Solaris, but unrecognized characters are translated to question mark (?) characters.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc-2.19-17.72 | C Standard shared library | 2.19-17.72 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | pam-1.1.8-11.57 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (Power)
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc-2.19-17.72 | C Standard shared library | 2.19-17.72 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | pam-1.1.8-11.57 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Note
System Center Operations Manager 2019 UR1 and later supports SLES 15 under Universal Linux.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc-2.19-17.72 | C Standard shared library | 2.19-17.72 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | pam-1.1.8-11.57 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0 |
openSUSE Leap 15
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc-2.19-17.72 | C Standard shared library | 2.19-17.72 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | pam-1.1.8-11.57 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0 |
Universal Linux (Debian package)
Supported versions:
- Debian 9, 10, 11, and 12
- Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 and 24.04
Note
- Debian 10, 11, and Ubuntu 20.04 are compatible with System Center - Operations Manager 2019 UR3 and later.
- Ubuntu 22.04 is compatible with System Center - Operations Manager 2019 UR5 and later.
- Ubuntu 24.04 is compatible with System Center - Operations Manager 2019 UR6 and later
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| libc6 | C Standard shared library | 2.24-11 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0, 1.1 or 3.0 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8-3.1 |
Universal Linux (RPM package)
Supported versions:
- Oracle Linux 7, 8, and 9 (supported from Operations Manager 2019 UR5 and later)
- Rocky 8 (supported from Operations Manager 2019 UR4 and later), and 9 (supported from Operations Manager 2019 UR5 and later)
- Alma 8 (supported from Operations Manager 2019 UR4 and later), and 9 (supported from Operations Manager 2019 UR5 and later)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 8 (supported from Operations Manager 2019 UR1 and later)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 9 (supported from Operations Manager 2019 UR5 and later)
- Oracle Linux 8 is supported from System Center - Operations Manager 2019 UR3 and later
- SLES 15 is supported from System Center - Operations Manager 2019 UR1 and later
Note
Manually update the OpenSSH version in your environment to >= 8.7p1-29 to monitor RHEL 9.1 servers.
To install the agent on servers, see Install the agent on RPM based Universal Linux Servers.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard shared library | 2.5-12 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0, 1.1 or 3.0 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 0.99.6.2-3.14 |
Note
Monitoring UNIX and Linux computers with System Center Operations Manager 2012 R2 management server is supported when using the System Center 2016 - Operations Manager agent with the Operations Manager 2012 R2 UNIX and Linux management packs. You can't import the required Operations Manager 2016 management packs for the specific version of UNIX/Linux and discover and deploy the Operations Manager 2016 agent from the Computer and Device Management wizard in your 2012 R2 management group. This task must be performed manually following the command-line-based deployment.
IBM AIX 7 (Power)
Note
OpenSSH 9.2 or later isn't supported.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| OS version | Version of operating system | 7100-01-06-1241 |
| xlC.rte | XL C/C++ Runtime | 11.1.0.2 |
| OpenSSL/openssl.base | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 0.9.8.1800 |
HP-UX 11i v3 IA64
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| HPUX11i-OE | HP-UX Foundation Operating Environment | B.11.31.1109 |
| OS-Core.MinimumRuntime.CORE-SHLIBS | Specific IA development libraries | B.11.31 |
| SysMgmtMin | Minimum Software Deployment Tools | B.11.31.1109 |
| SysMgmtMin.openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | A.00.09.08q.003 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | On HP-UX, PAM is part of the core operating system components. There are no other dependencies. |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard Libraries | 2.12-1.7 |
| Openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.0-4 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.1-4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard Libraries | 2.17 |
| Openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.1e-fips |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8-1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 (Power)
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard Libraries | 2.17 |
| Openssl | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 1.0.1e-fips |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 1.1.8 |
Note
Solaris zone-level monitoring isn't supported.
Solaris 10 SPARC
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| SUNWlibC | Sun Workshop Compilers Bundled libC | 5.10, REV=2004.12.22 |
| SUNWlibms | Math & Microtasking Libraries (Usr) | 5.10, REV=2004.11.23 |
| SUNWlibmsr | Math & Microtasking Libraries (Root) | 5.10, REV=2004.11.23 |
| SUNWcslr | Core Solaris Libraries (Root) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.15.53 |
| SUNWcsl | Core Solaris Libraries (Root) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.15.53 |
| SUNWopenssl-libraries | SUNopenssl-libraries (Usr) | 11.10.0,REV=2005.01.21.15.53 |
| SUNWcsr | Core Solaris (Root) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.15.53 |
| Release | Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 | s10s_u11wos_24a SPARC |
Solaris 10 x86
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| SUNWlibC | Sun Workshop Compilers Bundled libC | 5.10, REV=2004.12.20 |
| SUNWlibmsr | Math & Microtasking Libraries (Root) | 5.10, REV=2004.12.18 |
| SUNWcsl | Core Solaris (Shared Libs) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.16.34 |
| SUNWcslr | Core Solaris Libraries (Root) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.16.34 |
| SUNWopenssl-libraries | OpenSSL Libraries (Usr) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.16.34 |
| SUNWcsr | Core Solaris (Root) | 11.10.0, REV=2005.01.21.16.34 |
| Release | Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 | s10x_u9wos_14a x86 |
Solaris 11 SPARC
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| SUNWlibC | Sun Workshop Compilers Bundled libC | 5.11, REV=2011.04.11 |
| SUNWlibmsr | Math & Microtasking Libraries (Root) | 5.11, REV=2011.04.11 |
| SUNWcslr | Core Solaris Libraries (Root) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWcsl | Core Solaris (Shared Libs) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWcsr | Core Solaris (Root) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWopenssl-libraries | OpenSSL Libraries (Usr) | 11.11.0, REV=2010.05.25.01.00 |
| Release | Oracle Solaris 11 | 11/11 SPARC |
Solaris 11 x86
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| SUNWlibC | Sun Workshop Compilers Bundled libC | 5.11, REV=2011.04.11 |
| SUNWlibmsr | Math & Microtasking Libraries (Root) | 5.11, REV=2011.04.11 |
| SUNWcslr | Core Solaris Libraries (Root) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWcsl | Core Solaris (Shared Libs) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWcsr | Core Solaris (Root) | 11.11, REV=2009.11.11 |
| SUNWopenssl-libraries | OpenSSL Libraries (Usr) | 11.11.0, REV=2010.05.25.01.00 |
| Release | Oracle Solaris 11 | 11/11 X86 |
Solaris UTF-8 Support
The Operations Manager agent requires Solaris UTF-8 code set conversion support under some circumstances. Consult the Solaris documentation for details on installing UTF-8 code set conversion support. The Operations Manager agent functions without UTF-8 support on Solaris, but unrecognized characters are translated to question mark (?) characters.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc-2.19-17.72 | C Standard shared library | 2.19-17.72 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | pam-1.1.8-11.57 |
Universal Linux
Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 are supported.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| libc6 | C Standard shared library | 2.3.6 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 0.9.8 or 1.0 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 0.79-3 |
Universal Linux (RPM package)
Oracle Linux 7 is supported.
| Required package | Description | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | C Standard shared library | 2.5-12 |
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL Libraries; Secure Network Communications Protocol | 0.9.8 or 1.0 |
| PAM | Pluggable Authentication Modules | 0.99.6.2-3.14 |