Supported Distributions and FeaturesΒΆ
Unless otherwise noted, ClusterWare is principally supported for the x86_64 architecture.
It has been additionally tested on the aarch64 architecture using Rocky 8.5. If you are interested in a cluster using that architecture or a mix of architectures, please contact Penguin Computing.
Entires marked as probable are RHEL clones and probably work, although they are not explicitly tested by Penguin Computing.
PENGUIN-VERIFIED DISTROS |
Head Nodes |
Compute Nodes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distro |
Version |
Node Image |
Kickstart |
Local Install |
|
RHEL/CentOS |
7.0 - 7.91 |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
RHEL |
8.0 - 8.10 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
RHEL |
9.0 - 9.4 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
CentOS |
8.0 - 8.52 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Rocky |
8.4 - 8.10 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Rocky |
9.0 - 9.4 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
CentOS Stream |
83 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
CentOS Stream |
94 |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Oracle |
8.3 - 8.6 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
yes |
AlmaLinux |
8.4 - 8.7 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
yes |
AlmaLinux |
9.0 - 9.1 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
yes |
OpenSUSE |
Leap 15.2 - 15.4 |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Ubuntu |
18 - 24 LTS |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
Debian |
stable, testing |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
Footnotes
[1] Since RHEL / CentOS 7 have reached end of maintenance they are
no longer supported as head nodes. These versions
are still temporarily supported as compute node images.
[2] CentOS 8 can be converted to an alternative distro.
See "Appendix: Converting CentOS 8 to Alternative Distro".
[3] CentOS Stream 8 was confirmed supported as of December 26, 2023.
[4] CentOS Stream 9 was confirmed supported as of December 26, 2023.
RHEL9-clone compute node boot images cannot be built by RHEL7-clone head nodes.
Entries marked both indicate that Penguin Computing tests and supports both SELinux Targeted and MLS policies.
PENGUIN-VERIFIED SECURITY |
Head Nodes |
Compute Nodes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS Distro |
Version(s) |
FIPS Mode |
SELinux |
FIPS Mode |
SELinux |
RHEL/CentOS |
7.0 - 7.5 |
no |
no |
yes |
both |
RHEL/CentOS |
7.6 - 7.9 |
yes |
both |
yes |
both |
RHEL |
8.0 - 8.9 |
yes |
both |
yes |
both |
RHEL |
9.0 - 9.3 |
yes |
both |
yes |
both |
CentOS |
8.0 - 8.71 |
yes |
both |
yes |
both |
Rocky |
8.4 - 8.9 |
yes |
both |
yes |
both |
Rocky |
9.0 - 9.3 |
yes |
both |
yes |
both |
CentOS Stream |
82 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
both |
CentOS Stream |
93 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
both |
Oracle |
7.9 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
both |
Oracle |
8.3 - 8.7 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
both |
AlmaLinux |
8.4 - 8.7 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
both |
AlmaLinux |
9.0 - 9.1 |
probable |
probable |
yes |
both |
Footnotes
[1] CentOS 8 can be converted to an alternative distro.
See "Appendix: Converting CentOS 8 to Alternative Distro".
[2] CentOS Stream 8 was confirmed supported as of December 26, 2023.
[3] CentOS Stream 9 was confirmed supported as of December 26, 2023.
CLUSTERWARE-DISTRIBUTED SCHEDULERS |
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|---|---|---|---|
OS Distro |
PBS TORQUE |
Slurm |
OpenPBS |
RHEL/CentOS 6 |
|||
RHEL/CentOS 7 |
6 |
18-23 |
|
RHEL/CentOS 8 |
20-23 |
20 |
|
RHEL/CentOS 9 |
20-23 |
20 |
|
CLUSTERWARE-DISTRIBUTED MIDDLEWARE |
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|---|---|---|---|
OS Distro |
OpenMPI |
MPICH |
MVAPICH |
RHEL/CentOS 6 |
|||
RHEL/CentOS 7 |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
RHEL/CentOS 8 |
3, 4 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
RHEL/CentOS 9 |
4 |
4.1 |
2.3 |