Supported Operating Systems for PCS
The following operating systems are supported for PCS software.
For an overview of PCS and its components, see Setting Up PCS.
Supported UNIX/Linux Platforms
| Supported Platforms | CPU | Express | DirectControl | DirectAudit | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8.5-8.10, 9.0-9.4 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Alpine Linux 3.17-3.20 | X86_64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Amazon Linux 2 LTS | aarch64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Amazon Linux 2 LTS | x86_64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | x86_64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| CentOS 7.4-7.9 | aarch64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| CentOS 7.0-7.9 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Debian 10.0-10.11, 11.0-11.7, 12.0-12.9 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Flatcar | x86_64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| HP-UX 11.31 (Trusted and Untrusted) | Itanium | No | Yes | Yes | |
| IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 | ppc | No | Yes | Yes | Note 3 |
| IBM Virtual I/O Server 3.x | ppc | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Oracle Linux 7.4-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 | aarch64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Oracle Linux 7.0-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Oracle Solaris 10 u8+, 11.3-11.4 | SPARC | No | Yes | Yes | Note 2 |
| Oracle Solaris 10 u8+, 11.3-11.4 | x86_64 | No | Yes | Yes | Note 2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 | aarch64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0-7.9 | ppc64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 | ppc64le | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0-7.9, 8.0-8.10, 9.0-9.4 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Fedora Linux 39, 40 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Rocky Linux 8.5-8.10, 9.0-9.4 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3+, 15 | aarch64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3+, 15 | ppc64le | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3+, 15 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 22.04, 23.10, 24.04 | arm64 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 22.04, 23.10, 24.04 | ppc64el | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 22.04, 23.10, 24.04 | x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note 1: OS patch level update 8 or above on Solaris 10 is required.
Note 2: TL1 or above on AIX 7.1 is required.
Note 3: Smart Card doesn’t work on Ubuntu Linux 24.04 due to a GNOME bug (#7562).
You should follow the OS vendors' recommendation to update the necessary patches. The minimum patch requirements for the specific UNIX platforms are as follows (CS-45562):
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HPUX 11.31
- PHNE_40225 - Cumulative Console and BSD Pty Patch (it is required for DirectAudit package)
-
Solaris 10 x86_64
- 119255-66
- 127128-11
- 141445-09
- 142910-17
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Solaris 10 SPARC
- 119254-66
- 120011-14
- 127127-11
- 142909-17
Supported Windows Platforms
The following 64-bit Windows platforms are supported:
- Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC (Note 1)
- Windows 11 LTSB/LTSC
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019 LTSC
- Windows Server 2022 LTSC
- Windows Server 2025
We support Windows 10 Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), or previously called Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB), editions based on Microsoft's lifecycle factsheet; see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/release-information.
