System requirements

Before you install IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for Enterprise, ensure that your host meets the supported operating system requirements.

Supported operating systems

Table 1. Supported (and certified) operating systems for IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for Enterprise
Operating system CPU or hardware Version Tested version Supported or certified
Linux x86_64 RHEL 7 7.9 Certified
RHEL 8 8.0 Supported
8.1 Supported
8.2 Certified
8.8 Certified
RHEL 9 9 Certified
SLES 12.5

There are additional prerequisites for SLES platforms. See note.

12.5 Supported
SLES 15.4

There are additional prerequisites for SLES platforms. See note.

15.4 Supported
Power8, 9, or 10 LE RHEL 8 8 and 8.1 Supported
8.2 Certified
8.8 Certified
RHEL 9 9 (on Power8 and 9, not 10) Supported
SLES 12.5

There are additional prerequisites for SLES platforms. See note.

12.5 Supported
SLES 15.4

There are additional prerequisites for SLES platforms. See note.

15.4 Supported
Note: Before using SLES platforms, you must ensure the following:
  • Ansible (2.5 to 2.14) is manually installed on the deploy host. Ensure that Ansible is using Python.
  • All hosts have python and python-xml installed.
  • MariaDB is manually installed on DB_Host.

Certified web browsers

  • Linux:
    • Mozilla Firefox 113 (Redhat)
  • Windows:
    • Mozilla Firefox 111
    • Microsoft Edge 111 for Windows 10 and 11
    • Google Chrome 111