Server Suite 2024.1 Release Notes

Release Date: November 20, 2024

These release notes cover information related to the entire Server Suite 2024.1 release. Be sure to review the individual release notes:

Known Issues

For new, known issues found in this release, please see the individual release notes. For issues that apply to multiple releases, please review Server Suite Limitations

Version Information

This section covers version information that pertains to this release. In addition to what's listed in this section, please see the following:

Supported Platforms

Newly Added Supported Platforms

  • AlmaLinux 8.10, 9.4, 9.5

  • Alpine Linux 3.20

  • Debian 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9

  • Oracle Linux 8.10, 9.4, 9.5

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10, 9.4, 9.5

  • Rocky Linux 8.10, 9.4, 9.5

Supported UNIX/Linux Platforms

Supported Platforms CPU Express DirectControl DirectAudit Remark
AlmaLinux 8.5 – 8.10, 9.0 - 9.5 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 - 9.5 aarch64 No Yes Yes
Oracle Linux 7.0 - 7.9, 8.0 - 8.10, 9.0 - 9.5 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 - 9.5 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 - 9.5 ppc64le Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 - 7.9, 8.0 -8.10, 9.0 - 9.5 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
Fedora Linux 39, 40 x86_64 Yes Yes Yes
Rocky Linux 8.5 - 8.10, 9.0 - 9.5
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: Please refer to the Planning and Deployment Guide for features supported on this platform.

Note 2: Starting with Release 2020, we require the OS patch level update 8 or above on Solaris 10.

Note 3: Starting with Release 2021.1, we require the TL1 or above on AIX 7.1.

Note 4: Smart Card doesn’t work on Ubuntu Linux 24.04 with this release due to a GNOME bug (#7562).

Additional Information

You should follow the OS vendors' recommendation to update the necessary patches. Here are the minimum patch requirements for the specific UNIX platforms (CS-45562):

  1. HPUX 11.31

    1. PHNE_40225 - Cumulative Console and BSD Pty Patch (it is required for DirectAudit package)

  2. Solaris 10 x86_64

    1. 119255-66
    2. 127128-11
    3. 141445-09
    4. 142910-17

  3. Solaris 10 SPARC

    1. 119254-66
    2. 120011-14
    3. 127127-11
    4. 142909-17

Supported Windows Platforms

The following 64-bit Windows platforms are supported on DelineaServer Suite (CS-49379):

  • Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC (Note 1)
  • Windows 11 LTSB/LTSC
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019 LTSC
  • Windows Server 2022 LTSC
  • Windows Server 2025

Note:

  1. We support Windows 10 Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), or previously called Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB), editions based on Microsoft's lifecycle factsheet https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/release-information.

    Also note that Server Suite requires specific versions of .NET to work. Please refer to the following table for the requirement. (CS-49381)

Release Minimum .NET Version Installation Media Version
Server Suite 2024.1 4.8  
Server Suite 2024 4.8 --*
Server Suite 2023.1 4.8 --*
Server Suite 2023 4.8 --*
Server Suite 2022.1 4.8 --*
Server Suite 2022 4.8 --*
Server Suite 2021.1 4.8 --*
Server Suite 2021 4.8 --*
Infrastructure Services 2020.1 4.6.2 --*
Infrastructure Services 2020 4.6.2 --*
Infrastructure Services 19.9 4.6.2 --*
Infrastructure Services 19.6 4.6.2 --*
Infrastructure Services 18.11 4.6.2 4.6.2
Infrastructure Services 18.8 4.6.2 4.6.2
Infrastructure Services 2018 4.6.2 4.6.2

We no longer bundle .NET in our installation media any more starting with Release 19.6. (CS-47940)

Notice of Termination of Support

This is the last release to support the following operating system platforms:

  • Debian 10
  • Ubuntu 23.10
  • CentOS 7
  • RHEL 7
  • Fedora 39
  • SLES 12