Vertica Server and Vertica Management Console

Supported Operating Systems and Operating System Versions

Open Text Corporation supports Vertica Analytic Database 8.1.x running on the following 64-bit operating systems and versions on x86_x64 architecture.

Important: This document reflects what has been tested with Vertica Analytic Database 8.1.x. Be aware that operating system vendors and communities release updates and patches for all versions of their operating systems on their own schedules. Such updates to these operating systems may or may not coincide with the release schedule for Vertica. While other versions of the operating systems listed may have been successfully deployed by customers in their environments, stability and performance of these configurations may vary. If you choose to run Vertica on an operating system version not listed in this document and experience an issue, the Vertica Support team may ask you to reproduce the issue using one of the configurations described in this document to aid in troubleshooting. Depending on the details of the case, the Support team may also ask you to enter a support ticket with your operating system vendor.

When there are multiple minor versions supported for a major operating system release, OpenText recommends that you run Vertica on the latest minor version listed in the supported versions list. For example, if you run Vertica on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x release, Open Text Corporation recommends you upgrade to or be running the latest supported RHEL 7.x release, which is 7.4.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

*Vertica 8.1.1-7 and later 8.1.1 hotfixes support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 and 7.4.

Important: You cannot perform an in-place upgrade of your current Vertica Analytic Database from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6–6.9 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0/7.3/7.4. For information on how to upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, see the Upgrading Your Operating System on Nodes in Your Vertica Cluster. For information on changes to the operating system for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 documentation.

CentOS

*Vertica 8.1.1-7 and later 8.1.1 hotfixes support CentOS 6.9 and 7.4.

Important: You cannot perform an in-place upgrade of your current Vertica Analytic Database from CentOS 6.6–6.9 to CentOS 7.0/7.3/7.4. For information on how to upgrade to CentOS 7.0/7.3/7.4, see the Upgrading Your Operating System on Nodes in Your Vertica Cluster.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

*Vertica 8.1.1 supports SUSE V11SP3. In the upcoming releases, Vertica will phase out support for SUSE V11SP3 and replace it with support for SUSE 12SP2. See End-of-Support and Deprecation Notices for more information.

Note: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) supports the ext3 file system.

Oracle Enterprise Linux

Vertica supports the following Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) versions. Vertica only supports Red Hat Compatible Kernels. Vertica is not supported on unbreakable kernels (kernels with a uel suffix).

*Vertica 8.1.1-7 and later 8.1.1 hotfixes support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 and 7.4.

Debian Linux

*Vertica 8.1.1-7 and later 8.1.1 hotfixes support Debian Linux 8.9.

Ubuntu

*OpenText is phasing out support for Vertica on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. See End-of-Support and Deprecation Notices for more information.

Supported File Systems

Vertica Analytic Database Enterprise Edition has been tested on all supported Linux platforms running the ext4 file system. For the Vertica Analytic Database I/O profile, the ext4 file system is considerably faster than ext3.

While other file systems have been successfully deployed by some customers, Vertica Analytic Database cannot guarantee performance or stability of the product on these file systems. In certain support situations, you may be asked to migrate off of these unsupported file systems to help you troubleshoot or fix an issue. In particular, several file corruption issues have been linked to the use of XFS with Vertica; Open Text Corporation strongly recommends not using it in production.

Vertica Analytic Database supports Linux Volume Manager (LVM) on all supported operating systems. Your LVM version must be 2.02.66 or later, and must include device-mapper version 1.02.48 or later. For information on requirements and restrictions, see the section, Vertica Support for LVM.

Supported Browsers for Vertica Management Console

Vertica Analytic Database 8.1.x Management Console is supported on the following web browsers:

Vertica Server and Management Console Compatibility

Management Console (MC) 8.1.x is compatible with the latest hotfix version of Vertica server 7.2.3 and above.