Intel Optane Persistent Memory Operating System Support Matrix

Applies To

  • Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Windows
  • VMWare

Compatible Operating Systems for Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory

Intel® Optane™ persistent memory operating system (OS) mode support information.

  • The operating systems listed below have been verified by Intel and do not reflect the OS vendor support.
  • Please contact the respective OS vendor(s) for the exact release version providing the proper support..
  • For OS that are not listed, use open source code to generate necessary files.

Operating System Support

OS Version Memory Mode App Direct Mode Dual Mode
RHEL* 7.5 Yes    
Ubuntu* 16.04 LTS Yes    
Windows* Server 2016 Yes    
Oracle* Linux* 7.6 with UEK R5 Update 2 Yes Yes  
VMware* vSphere 6.7 EP10 Yes Yes  
CentOS* 7.6 or later Yes Yes Yes
RHEL 7.6 or later Yes Yes Yes
SLES* 12 SP4 or later Yes Yes Yes
SLES 15 or later Yes Yes Yes
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Yes Yes Yes
Ubuntu 18.10 or later Yes Yes Yes
VMWare* ESXi 6.7 U1 or later Yes Yes Yes
Windows 10 Pro for Workstation Version 1809 or later Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2019 or later Yes Yes Yes

Reference: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000032860/memory-and-storage/data-center-persistent-memory.html?productId=190349&localeCode=us_en

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