Certified Guest Operating Systems in OpenShift Virtualization
Support Tiers
Certified
Red Hat has tested, certified and will support this combination of hypervisor and guest operating system. Customers with valid subscriptions may contact Red Hat for support. Red Hat will work with the Vendor if the guest operating system issue is related to a hypervisor issue.
Commercial Vendor Supported
Red Hat will provide hypervisor support for customers that use this combination of certified hypervisor and commercial vendor supported guest operating system 1. Customers with valid subscriptions may contact Red Hat for hypervisor support and their Vendor for guest operating system support.
Community Supported
Red Hat will provide hypervisor support for customers that use this combination of hypervisor and guest operating system 1. Customers with valid subscriptions may contact Red Hat for hypervisor support and use available community channels for guest operating system support.
Known to work
Red Hat will provide hypervisor support for customers that use this combination of hypervisor and guest operating system 1. Customers with valid subscriptions may contact Red Hat for hypervisor support.
Note : Red Hat may choose to continue providing hypervisor support for a guest operating system beyond the supported life cycle of that guest operating system. However, customers are recommended to review with the guest operating system vendor support policies relating to support for end of life products.
MTV Status description
- Green : Migrated VMs are tested and verified.
- Blue : Migrated VMs are successfully up and running on the target cluster.
Certified guest operating systems
| Operating System | Architecture | Introduced | Deprecated | Removed | MTV Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.8 | Green | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.8 | Green | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.12 | Green | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | Green | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.8 | Blue | ||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.14 | Blue | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.8 | Blue | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.8 | Blue | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.14 | Blue | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.17 | Blue |
Microsoft Windows Features
In addition to supporting Microsoft Windows operating systems, OpenShift Virtualization support the following features for specific version of Microsoft Windows :
| Windows | 10/11 | Server 2012r2 / 2016 / 2019 | Server 2022 | Server 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBS | 4.16 or later | 4.19 or later | 4.16 or later | 4.16 or later |
| WSL2 | 4.14 or later | No | 4.14 or later | 4.14 or later |
| vTPM | 4.14 or later | No | 4.14 or later | 4.14 or later |
| SecureBoot | 4.14 or later | No | 4.14 or later | 4.14 or later |
| Nesting (vmx/svm) | No 2 | No 2 | No 2 | No 2 |
Commercial Vendor Supported guest operating systems
| Operating System | Architecture | Introduced | Deprecated | Removed | MTV Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuSE Linux Enterprise System (SLES) 15 SP5 | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.20 | |||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise System (SLES) 15 SP5 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.18 | |||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise System (SLES) 15 SP6 | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.20 | |||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise System (SLES) 15 SP6 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.15 | |||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise System (SLES) 15 SP7 | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.20 | |||
| SuSE Linux Enterprise System (SLES) 15 SP7 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.18 | |||
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | 64 bit (x86) | 4.15 | |||
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | 64 bit (x86) | 4.15 | |||
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | 64 bit (x86) | 4.15 | |||
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | 64 bit (x86) | 4.15 | |||
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| Ubuntu 25.04 LTS | 64 bit (x86) | 4.15 | |||
| Ubuntu 25.04 LTS | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Ubuntu 25.04 LTS | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| Oracle Linux 8 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Oracle Linux 8 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 |
Community Supported guest operating systems
| Operating System | Architecture | Introduced | Deprecated | Removed | MTV Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 7 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.8 | 4.183 | ||
| CentOS Stream 8 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | 4.183 | ||
| CentOS Stream 9 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.15 | |||
| CentOS Stream 9 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| CentOS Stream 9 | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| CentOS Stream 10 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.18 | |||
| CentOS Stream 10 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Debian 11 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Debian 11 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Debian 12 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Debian 12 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Debian 13 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Fedora | 64 bit (x86) | 4.8 | |||
| Fedora | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| Fedora | 64 bit (s390x) | 4.18 | |||
| OpenSuse Leap 15.6 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.17 | |||
| OpenSuse Leap 15.6 | 64 bit (ARM64) | 4.19 | |||
| OpenSuse tumbleweed | 64 bit (x86) | 4.17 |
Known to work
| Operating System | Architecture | Introduced | Deprecated | Removed | MTV Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.8 | 4.134 | Blue | |
| Microsoft Windows XP5 | 32 bit (x86) | 4.20 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 75 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 5 | 32 bit (x86) | 4.20 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 20085 | 32 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 20085 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R25 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 20125 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R25 | 64 bit (x86) | 4.16 | Blue |
Other guest operating systems
If an operating system is not listed, then support for that guest operating system will be provided in accordance with Red Hat's Third-Party Software Support Policy.
Third-party guests policy
4: Supported only for migration of RHEL 6 VMs workload to OpenShift Virtualization. See the following knowledge base
5: The operating system has reached its end of life. Customers are recommended to review with the guest operating system vendor support policies relating to support for end of life products.
2: Nested virtualization is actually offered as a Technology preview : https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6692341
3: The operating system has reached its end of life. Customers are recommended to review the community support policies relating to support for end of life products.