{: #introduction}
This release of Infrastructure Management is also delivered as a virtual appliance that includes the following key components:
CentOS Linux release 8.2.2004 (Core)
Rails 5.2.4.3
Ruby 2.6.3p62
PostgreSQL 10.6
Infrastructure Management Engine 10.1.0
Apache 2.4.37
Chapter 2. Supported Browsers
{: #supported-browsers}
The following table outlines the browsers that are supported for viewing the Infrastructure Management web user interface.
Browser support is divided into tiers:
Tier 1: Browser and operating system combinations that are fully tested and fully supported. IBM is committed to fixing issues with browsers on this tier.
Tier 2: Browser and operating system combinations that are partially tested, and are likely to work. Limited support is provided for this tier. IBM attempts to fix issues with browsers on this tier.
Tier 3: Browser and operating system combinations that are not tested, but might work. Minimal support is provided for this tier. IBM attempts to fix only minor issues with browsers on this tier.
Table 2.1. Supported Browsers
Support tier
Browser
Tier 1
Google Chrome - Chrome for Business. See Chapter 6. Remote Console Support for information on VMRC plug-in support. Mozilla Firefox - Firefox Extended Support Release
Tier 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer Edge - Version 44 and newer
Tier 3
Safari on MacOS (Mojave) - version 12.1.x
Chapter 3. Supported Platforms for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man}}
{: #supported-platforms}
The following table lists platforms that can host the {{site.data.keyword.inf_man}} appliance, and platforms that can be managed by the {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} appliance as providers.
Table 3.1. Supported Platforms
Platform
Support for Infrastructure Management Appliance
Supported for Management
Amazon EC2 [a]
Yes
Yes
Microsoft Azure [a]
No
Yes
Google Compute Engine
No
Yes
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2016
No
Yes
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2019
No
Yes
OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 3.11
No
Yes
OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.1
No
Yes
OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.2
No
Yes
OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.3
Yes
Yes
OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.4 or higher
Yes
Yes
Red Hat OpenStack Platform (OSP) 10 [b]
Yes
Yes
Red Hat OpenStack Platform (OSP) 13 [b]
Yes
Yes
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2 [c]
No
Yes
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3 [c]
No
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.0
Yes
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.5
Yes
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.7
Yes
Yes
[a] As the pace of change in public cloud features is high, constantly changing and evolving, the compatibility for Infrastructure Management is as of the time of the GA of the product. Best effort basis during errata cycle for public cloud vendor introduced breaking changes (intended or unintended) to existing functionality. Any other changes or additions would be considered as a Request For Enhancement (RFE) which is evaluated for potential inclusion in future releases. RFE can be requested via your standard support mechanisms.
[b] See Red Hat OpenStack Platform Life Cycle for product lifecycle information.
[c] See Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Life Cycle for product lifecycle information.
Chapter 4. Provisioning Support
4.1. Infrastructure Providers
{: #prov-infrastructure-providers}
The following table outlines the status of support for provisioning on infrastructure providers.
Table 4.1. Infrastructure Provider Provisioning Support
Feature
Microsoft System Center VMM (SCVMM)
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) Manager
VMware vCenter
Provision VM/Instance using PXE
No [a]
Yes
No
Provision VM/Instance using ISO
No
Yes
No
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
No
No
Yes
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Provision from VM/Instance to Template/Image
No
No
Yes
[a] Available when using Red Hat Satellite with Infrastructure Management.
4.2. Cloud Providers
{: #prov-cloud-providers}
The following table outlines the status of support for provisioning on cloud providers.
Table 4.2. Cloud Provider Provisioning Support
Feature
Red Hat OpenStack Platform (OSP)
Amazon EC2
Microsoft Azure
Google Compute Engine
Provision VM/Instance using PXE
No
No
No
No
Provision VM/Instance using ISO
No
No
No
No
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
No
No
No
No
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Provision from VM/Instance to Template/Image
No
No
No
No
Orchestration Template Provisioning
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Chapter 5. Feature Support
{: #feature-support}
{{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} allows you to perform actions on the providers that it manages, and provides features for interacting with and providing information about those providers. This section outlines the status of support for actions that you can perform on providers, and the {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features that allow you to interact with those providers.
Note: You can run a rake command to retrieve a list of provider features supported across all platforms. Run the following command in your {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} appliance to retrieve the supported features in a comma-separated values (.csv) file format. The comma-separated values are displayed on the command-line interface (CLI) by default. You can use a pipe to redirect the output to a file.
The following tables outline the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on infrastructure providers.
5.1.1. Red Hat Virtualization
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) infrastructure providers.
Table 5.1. Red Hat Virtualization Provider Feature Support
Feature
RHV 4.2
RHV 4.3
Relationship Discovery
Yes
Yes
VM Drift Comparison
Yes
Yes
Track VM Genealogy
Yes
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
Yes
Yes
Capture VM/Instance Event Timelines
Yes
Yes
Discovery - Provider
Yes
Yes
Reporting
Yes
Yes
Right Sizing
Yes
Yes
Chargeback
Yes
Yes
Remote Console VM Access
Yes [a]
Yes [a]
Snapshot Creation and Removal
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Compliance Enforcement
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Policy Enforcement
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Power Operations
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Retirement
Yes
Yes
Alerts - VM Value Changed
Yes
Yes
Alerts - VM Reconfigured
Yes
Yes
Integrate with Service Catalogs
Yes
Yes
Virtual Machine Reconfiguration
Yes
Yes
Automation Work Flows
Yes
Yes
Provision VM/Instance using PXE
Yes
Yes
Provision VM/Instance using ISO
Yes
Yes
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Yes
Provision from VM/Instance to Template/Image
Yes
Yes
Host Power Operations
No
No
Provision Host
No
No
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
No
No
Cloud-Init
Yes
Yes
Customize Windows Templates with Sysprep during Provisioning
Yes
Yes
OVN Provider
Yes
Yes [b]
[a] On some operating system and browser combinations.
[b] Technology Preview.
5.1.2. VMware vSphere
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on VMware vSphere infrastructure providers.
Table 5.2. VMware vSphere Provider Feature Support
Feature
vSphere 6.0
vSphere 6.5
vSphere 6.7
Relationship Discovery
Yes
Yes
Yes
VM Drift Comparison
Yes
Yes
Yes
Track VM Genealogy
Yes
Yes
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
Yes
Yes
Yes
Capture VM/Instance Event Timelines
Yes
Yes
Yes
Discovery - Provider
Yes
Yes
Yes
Disk Addition to VM/Instance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reporting
Yes
Yes
Yes
Right Sizing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chargeback
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remote Console VM Access
Yes [a]
Yes [a]
Yes [a]
Snapshot Creation and Removal
Yes
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Compliance Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Policy Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Power Operations
Yes
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Retirement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Alerts - Real Time
Yes
Yes
Yes
Alerts - VM Value Changed
Yes
Yes
Yes
Alerts - VM Reconfigured
Yes
Yes
Yes
Integrate with Service Catalogs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Virtual Machine Reconfiguration
Yes
Yes
Yes
Automation Work Flows
Yes
Yes
Yes
Provision VM/Instance using PXE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Provision VM/Instance using ISO
No
No
No
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Provision from VM/Instance to Template/Image
Yes
Yes
Yes
Host Power Operations
Yes
Yes
Yes
Customize Windows Templates with Sysprep during Provisioning
Yes
Yes
Yes
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
Yes
Yes
Yes
[a] On some operating system and browser combinations
5.1.3. Microsoft SCVMM
The following table outlines the status of support for Microsoft SCVMM infrastructure providers.
Table 5.3. Microsoft SCVMM Provider Feature Support
Feature
SCVMM 2016 R2
SCVMM 2019
Relationship Discovery
Yes
Yes
VM Drift Comparison
Yes
Yes
Track VM Genealogy
Yes
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
No
No
Capture VM/Instance Event Timelines
Yes
Yes
Discovery - Provider
Yes
Yes
Reporting
Yes
Yes
Right Sizing
No
No
Chargeback
Yes [a]
Yes [a]
Remote Console VM Access
Yes [b]
Yes [b]
Snapshot Creation and Removal
No
No
VM / Instance Compliance Enforcement
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Policy Enforcement
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Power Operations
Yes
Yes
VM / Instance Retirement
Yes
Yes
Alerts - Real Time
No
No
Alerts - VM Value Changed
No
No
Alerts - VM Reconfigured
No
No
Integrate with Service Catalogs
Yes
Yes
Virtual Machine Reconfiguration
No
No
Automation Work Flows
Yes
Yes
Provision VM/Instance using PXE
No
No
Provision VM/Instance using ISO
No
No
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Yes
Provision from VM/Instance to Template/Image
No
No
Host Power Operations
No
No
Provision Host
No
No
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
No
No
[a] Limited to inventory allocation.
[b] On some operating system and browser combinations.
5.2. OpenStack Platform Director Infrastructure Providers
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on OpenStack Platform (OSP) director infrastructure providers.
Table 5.4. OpenStack Platform Director Infrastructure Provider Feature Support
Feature
OpenStack Platform (OSP) Director
Relationship Discovery
Yes
Nodes Inventory
Yes
OpenStack Services Inventory
Yes
Nodes Drift Comparison
Yes
Nodes Smart State
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
Yes
Capture Infrastructure Event Timelines
Yes
Node Power Operation
Yes
Capacity Planning
Yes
Reporting
Yes
Add/Remove Node
Yes
Scale Down Node
Yes (Compute nodes only)
Scale Up Nodes
Yes (Compute nodes only)
Nodes Policy Enforcement
Yes
Nodes Evacuate
Yes
OpenStack Upgrade
No
5.3. Cloud Providers
{: #feature-cloud-providers}
The following section outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on cloud providers.
5.3.1. Red Hat OpenStack Platform
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) cloud providers.
Table 5.5. Red Hat OpenStack Platform Feature Support
Feature
OSP 10
OSP 13
Relationship Discovery
Yes
Yes
Instance Drift Comparison
Yes
Yes
Track Instance Genealogy
Yes
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
Yes
Yes
Capture Cloud Layer Timelines
Yes
Yes
Capture Instance Event Timelines
Yes
Yes
Discovery - Provider
No
No
Disk Addition to Instance
Yes
Yes
Key Pairs Inventory
Yes
Yes
Key Pairs Management
Yes
Yes
Reporting
Yes
Yes
Right Sizing
Yes
Yes
Chargeback
Yes
Yes
Remote Console Instance Access
Yes
Yes
Snapshot Creation and Removal
Yes
Yes
Instance Compliance Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Instance Policy Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Instance Power Operations
Yes
Yes
Instance Retirement
Yes
Yes
Alerts - Real Time
Yes
Yes
Alerts - Instance Value Changed
No
No
Alerts - Reconfigured
No
No
Integrate with Service Catalogs
Yes
Yes
Virtual Machine Reconfiguration
Yes
Yes
Volume Inventory
Yes
Yes
Volume Creation/Deletion
Yes
Yes
Instance Migration
Yes
Yes
Automation Work Flows
Yes
Yes
Storage Manager
Yes
Yes
Provision Instance using PXE
No
No
Provision Instance using ISO
No
No
Provision from Template/Image to Instance
Yes
Yes
Provision from Image Snapshot to Instance
Yes
Yes
Provision from Volume to Instance
Yes
Yes
Provision from Volume Snapshot to Instance
Yes
Yes
Clone from Instance to Instance
No
No
Cloud-Init
Yes
Yes
Sysprep Windows Templates
Yes
Yes
5.3.2. Amazon EC2
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on Amazon EC2 cloud providers.
Table 5.6. Amazon EC2 Feature Support
Feature
Amazon EC2
Relationship Discovery
Yes
VM Drift Comparison
Yes
Track VM Genealogy
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
Yes
Capture VM/Instance Event Timelines
Yes
Discovery - Provider
Yes
Disk Addition to VM/Instance
Yes
Key Pairs Inventory
Yes
Key Pairs Management
Yes
Reporting
Yes
Right Sizing
Yes
Chargeback
Yes
Remote Console VM Access
No
Snapshot Creation and Removal
No
VM / Instance Compliance Enforcement
Yes
VM / Instance Policy Enforcement
Yes
VM / Instance Power Operations
Yes
VM / Instance Retirement
Yes
Alerts - Real Time
No
Alerts - VM Value Changed
No
Alerts - Reconfigured
No
Integrate with Service Catalogs
Yes
Virtual Machine Reconfiguration
No
Volume Inventory
No
Volume Creation/Deletion
No
VM Migration
No
Automation Work Flows
Yes
Network Manager - Read Only
Yes
Network Manager - CRUD Actions Supported
No
Storage Manager
Yes
Provision VM/Instance using PXE
No
Provision VM/Instance using ISO
No
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
No
5.3.3. Microsoft Azure
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on Microsoft Azure cloud providers.
Table 5.7. Microsoft Azure Feature Support
Feature
Microsoft Azure
Relationship Discovery
Yes
VM Drift Comparison
Yes
Track VM Genealogy
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
Yes
Capture Cloud Layer Timelines
N/A
Capture VM/Instance Event Timelines
Yes
Discovery - Provider
Yes
Disk Addition to VM/Instance
Yes
Key Pairs Inventory
No
Key Pairs Management
Yes
Optimization - Bottleneck Identification
No
Reporting
Yes
Right Sizing
Yes
Chargeback
Yes
Remote Console VM Access
No
Snapshot Creation and Removal
No
VM / Instance Compliance Enforcement
Yes
VM / Instance Policy Enforcement
Yes
VM / Instance Power Operations
Yes
VM / Instance Retirement
Yes
Alerts - Real Time
No
Alerts - VM Value Changed
No
Alerts - Reconfigured
No
Integrate with Service Catalogs
Yes
Virtual Machine Reconfiguration
No
Volume Inventory
No
Volume Creation/Deletion
No
VM Migration
No
Automation Work Flows
No
Network Manager - Read Only
Yes
Network Manager - CRUD Actions Supported
No
Provision VM/Instance using PXE
No
Provision VM/Instance using ISO
No
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
No
5.3.4. IBM PowerVC
The following table outlines the status of support for actions that you can perform on IBM® PowerVC™, and the Infrastructure Management features that allow you to interact with cloud deployments that use IBM® PowerVC™ as a provider.
Table 5.8. IBM PowerVC Provider Feature Support
Feature
PowerVC
Relationship Discovery
Yes
VM Drift Comparison
No
Track VM Genealogy
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
No
Capture Cloud Layer Timelines
Yes
Capture VM/Instance Event Timelines
Yes
Key Pairs Inventory
Yes
Key Pairs Management
Yes
Reporting
No
Right Sizing
Yes
Chargeback
No
Remote Console VM Access
Yes (for NovaLink-managed hosts only)
Snapshot Creation and Removal
Yes
VM / Instance Compliance Enforcement
No
VM / Instance Policy Enforcement
Yes
VM / Instance Power Operations
Yes
VM / Instance Retirement
Yes
Alerts - Real Time
No
Alerts - VM Value Changed
No
Alerts - Reconfigured
No
Integrate with Service Catalogs
Yes
Virtual Machine Reconfiguration
Yes
Volume Inventory
Yes
Volume Creation/Deletion
Yes
VM Migration
Yes
Automation Work Flows
Yes
Network Manager - Read Only
Yes
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
No
5.3.5. Google Compute Engine
The following table outlines the status of support for Infrastructure Management features on Google Compute Engine cloud providers.
Table 5.9. Google Compute Engine Feature Support
Feature
Google Compute Engine
Relationship Discovery
Yes
VM Drift Comparison
No
Track VM Genealogy
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
Yes
Capture Cloud Layer Timelines
No
Capture VM/Instance Event Timelines
Yes
Discovery - Provider
No
Disk Addition to VM/Instance
No
Key Pairs Inventory
Yes
Key Pairs Management
No
Optimization - Bottleneck Identification
No
Reporting
Yes
Right Sizing
Yes
Chargeback
Yes
Remote Console VM Access
No
Snapshot Creation and Removal
No
VM / Instance Compliance Enforcement
Yes
VM / Instance Policy Enforcement
Yes
VM / Instance Power Operations
Yes
VM / Instance Retirement
Yes
Alerts - Real Time
No
Alerts - VM Value Changed
No
Alerts - Reconfigured
No
Integrate with Service Catalogs
Yes
Virtual Machine Reconfiguration
No
Volume Inventory
Yes
Volume Creation/Deletion
No
VM Migration
No
Automation Work Flows
Yes
Network Manager - Read Only
Yes
Network Manager - CRUD Actions Supported
No
Storage Manager
No
Provider TLS
No
Provision VM/Instance using PXE
No
Provision VM/Instance using ISO
No
Provision from Template/Image to VM/Instance
Yes
Provision from VM/Instance to Template/Image
No
Host Power Operations
No
Provision Host
No
Clone from VM/Instance to VM/Instance
No
5.4. Container Providers
{: #feature-container-providers}
The following section outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on OpenShift Container Platform container providers.
Table 5.10. OpenShift Container Platform Provider Feature Support
Feature
OCP 3.11
OCP 4.x
Relationship Discovery
Yes
Yes
Track Container Image Relationship
Yes
Yes
Capacity & Utilization
Yes
Yes
Capture Container Event Timelines
Yes
Yes
Discovery - Provider
No
No
Reporting
Yes
Yes
Chargeback
Yes
Yes
Remote Cockpit Node Access
Yes
No
Container Node Compliance Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Container Node Policy Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Replicator Compliance Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Replicator Policy Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Pod Compliance Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Pod Policy Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Image Compliance Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Image Policy Enforcement
Yes
Yes
Template Provisioning
Yes
No
Smart State
Yes
No
OpenSCAP Execution and Report
Yes
No
Cross Linking Underlying Infrastructure
Yes
Yes
5.5. Network Providers
{: #feature-network-providers}
This section outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on network providers.
Table 5.11. Network Provider Feature Support
Feature
Red Hat OpenStack Platform (OSP)
Amazon EC2
Microsoft Azure
Google Compute Engine
Network Manager Relationships
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Relationship Discovery
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cloud Network Inventory
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cloud Subnet Inventory
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Network Router Inventory
Yes
No
No
Yes
Security Groups
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Floating IP Addresses
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Network Ports
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Load Balancer Inventory
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create/Update/Delete Network
Yes
No
No
No
Create/Update/Delete Subnet
Yes
No
No
No
Create/Update/Delete Routers
Yes
No
No
No
5.6. Configuration Management Providers
{: #feature-configuration-management-providers}
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on configuration management providers.
Table 5.12. Configuration Management Provider Feature Support
Feature
Ansible Tower
Groups Inventory
Yes
Configured Systems Inventory
Yes
Job Template Inventory
Yes
Integrate with Service Catalog
Yes
Automate Workflows
Yes
Note: {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} supports Ansible Tower 3.7 and later as a configuration management provider.
Chapter 6. Remote Console Support
{: #remote-console-support}
{{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} allows you to access the console of virtual machines and instances on the providers it managers using HTML5-based VNC consoles. This section outlines the status of support for remote consoles in {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}}.
Note: For VMware vSphere providers, {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} supports the versions of VMRC that VMware supports. However, VMware does not support VMRC for Mac operating systems. See VMware VMRC documentation for more information.
For all other providers, {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} supports HTML5-based VNC consoles. The following have been tested with Infrastructure Management Engine:
Linux/Mac: SSVNC 1.0.29 - http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html. At the time of this writing, this is the only client that supports the VNC repeater configuration.
Note: As of 1 September 2015, new versions of Chrome no longer support VMRC consoles. VMRC requires NPAPI plug-in support. Chrome removed support for NPAPI plug-ins in version 45.0.2454, which was released on this date.
6.1. Support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux by Providers and Browsers
The following tables outline the status of support for remote consoles on providers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Table 6.1. Remote Console Support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Provider
Connection Type
Support
Chrome
Firefox
VMware vSphere 6.0
VNC
Yes
No
Yes
VMRC
No
Yes
WebMKS
No
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.5
VMRC
Yes
No
Yes
WebMKS
No
Yes
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
VNC
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
VNC
Yes
No
No
Table 6.2. Remote Console Support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Provider
Connection Type
Support
Chrome
Firefox
VMware vSphere 6.0
VNC
Yes
Yes
Yes
VMRC
Yes
Yes
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.5
VMRC
Yes
Yes
Yes
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
VNC
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
VNC
Yes
No
No
6.2. Support on Fedora by Providers and Browsers
The following tables outline the status of support for remote consoles on providers for Fedora 25, 26, and 27.
Table 6.3. Remote Console Support on Fedora 25
Provider
Connection Type
Support
Chrome
Firefox
VMware vSphere 6.0
VNC
Yes
Yes
Yes
VMRC
Yes
Yes
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.5
VMRC
Yes
Yes
Yes
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
VNC
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
VNC
Yes
No
No
Table 6.4. Remote Console Support on Fedora 26
Provider
Connection Type
Support
Chrome
Firefox
VMware vSphere 6.0
VNC
Yes
Yes
Yes
VMRC
Yes
Yes
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.5
VMRC
Yes
Yes
Yes
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
VNC
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
VNC
Yes
No
No
Table 6.5. Remote Console Support on Fedora 27
Provider
Connection Type
Support
Chrome
Firefox
VMware vSphere 6.0
VNC
Yes
Yes
Yes
VMRC
Yes
Yes
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.5
VMRC
Yes
Yes
Yes
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3
SPICE
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
VNC
Yes
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
VNC
Yes
No
No
6.3. Support on Windows by Providers and Browsers
The following tables outline the status of support for remote consoles on providers for Windows 7, 10, and 2012 Server.
Table 6.6. Remote Console Support on Windows 7
Provider
Connection Type
Support
Chrome
Firefox
IE 11
IE 10
VMware vSphere 6.0
VNC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
VMRC
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
VMware vSphere 6.5
VMRC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2
SPICE
Yes
No
No
No
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3
SPICE
Yes
No
No
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
VNC
Yes
No
No
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
VNC
Yes
No
No
No
No
Amazon EC2
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microsoft SCVMM
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Table 6.7. Remote Console Support on Windows 10
Provider
Connection Type
Support
Chrome
Firefox
IE 11
IE 10
Edge
VMware vSphere 6.0
VNC
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
VMRC
No
No
No
No
Yes
WebMKS
No
No
No
No
Yes
VMware vSphere 6.5
VMRC
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
WebMKS
No
No
No
No
Yes
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2
SPICE
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3
SPICE
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
VNC
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
VNC
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Amazon EC2
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microsoft SCVMM
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Table 6.8. Remote Console Support on Windows 2012 Server
Provider
Connection Type
Support
Chrome
Firefox
IE 11
IE 10
VMware vSphere 6.0
VNC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
VMRC
No
No
No
No
WebMKS
No
No
No
No
VMware vSphere 6.5
VMRC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
WebMKS
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.2
SPICE
Yes
No
No
No
No
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4.3
SPICE
Yes
No
No
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10
VNC
Yes
No
No
No
No
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13
VNC
Yes
No
No
No
No
Amazon EC2
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microsoft SCVMM
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Chapter 7. Operating System Support
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This section outlines the supported operating systems by infrastructure and cloud providers.
Table 7.1. Windows Support by Infrastructure Providers
{{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} allows you to analyze virtual machines and instances on the providers it manages to collect information about the base operating system on those virtual machines or instances, their virtual hardware, installed applications, and other details. This operation is known as SmartState analysis. This section outlines the status of support for SmartState analysis of virtual machines and instances by guest operating system, file system, and by provider.
8.1. File Systems
The following tables outline SmartState analysis support for different file systems by infrastructure and cloud providers.
Table 8.1. Windows File System SmartState Analysis Support by Infrastructure Providers
Support Matrix
Supported platforms and features in {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}}
A summary of the supported platforms and features in Infrastructure Management. {:shortdesc}
Chapter 1. Introduction
{: #introduction} This release of Infrastructure Management is also delivered as a virtual appliance that includes the following key components:
Chapter 2. Supported Browsers
{: #supported-browsers} The following table outlines the browsers that are supported for viewing the Infrastructure Management web user interface.
Browser support is divided into tiers:
Tier 1: Browser and operating system combinations that are fully tested and fully supported. IBM is committed to fixing issues with browsers on this tier.
Tier 2: Browser and operating system combinations that are partially tested, and are likely to work. Limited support is provided for this tier. IBM attempts to fix issues with browsers on this tier.
Tier 3: Browser and operating system combinations that are not tested, but might work. Minimal support is provided for this tier. IBM attempts to fix only minor issues with browsers on this tier.
Table 2.1. Supported Browsers
Chapter 3. Supported Platforms for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man}}
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The following table lists platforms that can host the {{site.data.keyword.inf_man}} appliance, and platforms that can be managed by the {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} appliance as providers.
Table 3.1. Supported Platforms
[a] As the pace of change in public cloud features is high, constantly changing and evolving, the compatibility for Infrastructure Management is as of the time of the GA of the product. Best effort basis during errata cycle for public cloud vendor introduced breaking changes (intended or unintended) to existing functionality. Any other changes or additions would be considered as a Request For Enhancement (RFE) which is evaluated for potential inclusion in future releases. RFE can be requested via your standard support mechanisms.
[b] See Red Hat OpenStack Platform Life Cycle for product lifecycle information.
[c] See Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Life Cycle for product lifecycle information.
Chapter 4. Provisioning Support
4.1. Infrastructure Providers
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The following table outlines the status of support for provisioning on infrastructure providers.
Table 4.1. Infrastructure Provider Provisioning Support
[a] Available when using Red Hat Satellite with Infrastructure Management.
4.2. Cloud Providers
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The following table outlines the status of support for provisioning on cloud providers.
Table 4.2. Cloud Provider Provisioning Support
Chapter 5. Feature Support
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{{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} allows you to perform actions on the providers that it manages, and provides features for interacting with and providing information about those providers. This section outlines the status of support for actions that you can perform on providers, and the {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features that allow you to interact with those providers.
Note: You can run a rake command to retrieve a list of provider features supported across all platforms. Run the following command in your {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} appliance to retrieve the supported features in a comma-separated values (.csv) file format. The comma-separated values are displayed on the command-line interface (CLI) by default. You can use a pipe to redirect the output to a file.
5.1. Infrastructure Providers
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The following tables outline the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on infrastructure providers.
5.1.1. Red Hat Virtualization
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) infrastructure providers.
Table 5.1. Red Hat Virtualization Provider Feature Support
[a] On some operating system and browser combinations.
[b] Technology Preview.
5.1.2. VMware vSphere
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on VMware vSphere infrastructure providers.
Table 5.2. VMware vSphere Provider Feature Support
[a] On some operating system and browser combinations
5.1.3. Microsoft SCVMM
The following table outlines the status of support for Microsoft SCVMM infrastructure providers.
Table 5.3. Microsoft SCVMM Provider Feature Support
[a] Limited to inventory allocation.
[b] On some operating system and browser combinations.
5.2. OpenStack Platform Director Infrastructure Providers
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on OpenStack Platform (OSP) director infrastructure providers.
Table 5.4. OpenStack Platform Director Infrastructure Provider Feature Support
5.3. Cloud Providers
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The following section outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on cloud providers.
5.3.1. Red Hat OpenStack Platform
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) cloud providers.
Table 5.5. Red Hat OpenStack Platform Feature Support
5.3.2. Amazon EC2
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on Amazon EC2 cloud providers.
Table 5.6. Amazon EC2 Feature Support
5.3.3. Microsoft Azure
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on Microsoft Azure cloud providers.
Table 5.7. Microsoft Azure Feature Support
5.3.4. IBM PowerVC
The following table outlines the status of support for actions that you can perform on IBM® PowerVC™, and the Infrastructure Management features that allow you to interact with cloud deployments that use IBM® PowerVC™ as a provider.
Table 5.8. IBM PowerVC Provider Feature Support
5.3.5. Google Compute Engine
The following table outlines the status of support for Infrastructure Management features on Google Compute Engine cloud providers.
Table 5.9. Google Compute Engine Feature Support
5.4. Container Providers
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The following section outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on OpenShift Container Platform container providers.
Table 5.10. OpenShift Container Platform Provider Feature Support
5.5. Network Providers
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This section outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on network providers.
Table 5.11. Network Provider Feature Support
5.6. Configuration Management Providers
{: #feature-configuration-management-providers}
The following table outlines the status of support for {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} features on configuration management providers.
Table 5.12. Configuration Management Provider Feature Support
Note: {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} supports Ansible Tower 3.7 and later as a configuration management provider.
Chapter 6. Remote Console Support
{: #remote-console-support}
{{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} allows you to access the console of virtual machines and instances on the providers it managers using HTML5-based VNC consoles. This section outlines the status of support for remote consoles in {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}}.
Note: For VMware vSphere providers, {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} supports the versions of VMRC that VMware supports. However, VMware does not support VMRC for Mac operating systems. See VMware VMRC documentation for more information.
For all other providers, {{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} supports HTML5-based VNC consoles. The following have been tested with Infrastructure Management Engine:
Note: As of 1 September 2015, new versions of Chrome no longer support VMRC consoles. VMRC requires NPAPI plug-in support. Chrome removed support for NPAPI plug-ins in version 45.0.2454, which was released on this date.
6.1. Support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux by Providers and Browsers
The following tables outline the status of support for remote consoles on providers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Table 6.1. Remote Console Support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Table 6.2. Remote Console Support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
6.2. Support on Fedora by Providers and Browsers
The following tables outline the status of support for remote consoles on providers for Fedora 25, 26, and 27.
Table 6.3. Remote Console Support on Fedora 25
Table 6.4. Remote Console Support on Fedora 26
Table 6.5. Remote Console Support on Fedora 27
6.3. Support on Windows by Providers and Browsers
The following tables outline the status of support for remote consoles on providers for Windows 7, 10, and 2012 Server.
Table 6.6. Remote Console Support on Windows 7
Table 6.7. Remote Console Support on Windows 10
Table 6.8. Remote Console Support on Windows 2012 Server
Chapter 7. Operating System Support
{: #operating-system-support}
This section outlines the supported operating systems by infrastructure and cloud providers.
Table 7.1. Windows Support by Infrastructure Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
[b] Install the VMware VDDK 6.0 so that SmartState analysis is successful.
[c] Install the VMware VDDK 6.5 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
[d] Install the VMware VDDK 6.7 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
Table 7.2. Windows Support by Cloud Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
Table 7.3. Linux Support by Infrastructure Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
[b] Install the VMware VDDK 6.0 so that SmartState analysis is successful.
[c] Install the VMware VDDK 6.5 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
[d] Install the VMware VDDK 6.7 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
Table 7.4. Linux Support by Cloud Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
Chapter 8. Smart State Analysis Support
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{{site.data.keyword.inf_man_notm}} allows you to analyze virtual machines and instances on the providers it manages to collect information about the base operating system on those virtual machines or instances, their virtual hardware, installed applications, and other details. This operation is known as SmartState analysis. This section outlines the status of support for SmartState analysis of virtual machines and instances by guest operating system, file system, and by provider.
8.1. File Systems
The following tables outline SmartState analysis support for different file systems by infrastructure and cloud providers.
Table 8.1. Windows File System SmartState Analysis Support by Infrastructure Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
[b] Install the VMware VDDK 6.0 so that SmartState analysis is successful.
[c] Install the VMware VDDK 6.5 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
[d] Install the VMware VDDK 6.7 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
Table 8.2. Windows File System SmartState Analysis Support by Cloud Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
Table 8.3. Linux File System SmartState Analysis Support by Infrastructure Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
[b] Install the VMware VDDK 6.0 so that SmartState analysis is successful.
[c] Install the VMware VDDK 6.5 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
[d] Install the VMware VDDK 6.7 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
Table 8.4. Linux File System SmartState Analysis Support by Cloud Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
Table 8.5. Other File System SmartState Analysis Support by Infrastructure Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
[b] Install the VMware VDDK 6.0 so that SmartState analysis is successful.
[c] Install the VMware VDDK 6.5 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
[d] Install the VMware VDDK 6.7 so that SmartState analysis is successful. Alternatively, you can use VMware VDDK 6.0.
Table 8.6. Other File System SmartState Analysis Support by Cloud Providers
[a] See Section 8.2, Supported Guest Operating Systems.
8.2. Guest Operating Systems
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Table 8.7. Supported Guest Operating Systems With Their Support Life Cycle