Supported kernel versions

This package is supported on the following Linux distribution kernels:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 to 8.6 and derivatives (CentOS, Rocky, Alma)
• SUSE Enterprise Linux 15
• Ubuntu 20 LTS
• Ubuntu 18 LTS

Generic upstream kernel support ranges are the following:

• Linux v4.15 to v5.15.

NOTE: Some older distribution kernels (such RH 8.1) may require a recent Mellanox OFED being installed, as it provides a more recent IB layer along with newer kernel APIs.

Legacy VAST NFS 3.x

Additionally, there is a support for a lesser extent for the following distributions:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x and derivatives (CentOS)
• SUSE Enterprise Linux 12

Attempting to build for an unsupported kernel may produce compilation errors.

Document generated on 2022.05.17 09:13 for v4.0-pre6, branch dev