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Guest OS Support List

Supported operating systems for VMs and migration sources

All guest operating systems require VirtIO drivers for optimal performance. Windows guests require additional VirtIO-Serial and Balloon drivers. Linux guests use built-in VirtIO support from kernel 2.6.25+.

Microsoft Windows Server
  • Windows Server 2022Fully Supported
  • Windows Server 2019Fully Supported
  • Windows Server 2016Fully Supported
  • Windows Server 2012 R2Supported
  • Windows Server 2012Supported
  • Windows Server 2008 R2Legacy
  • Windows Server 2008 / 2003 SP2Legacy
Microsoft Windows Client
  • Windows 11 (64-bit)Fully Supported
  • Windows 10 (32/64-bit)Supported
  • Windows 8 / 8.1Compatible
  • Windows 7 (x86/x64)Compatible
RHEL & CentOS
  • RHEL 9.xFully Supported
  • RHEL 8.xFully Supported
  • RHEL 7.2 – 7.9Supported
  • RHEL 6.2 – 6.10Legacy
  • RHEL 5.5 / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.11Legacy
  • CentOS Stream 9 / CentOS 8.0–8.5, 8.9Supported
  • CentOS 7.0 – 7.9 / 6.x / 5.3–5.11Legacy
Ubuntu & Debian
  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTSFully Supported
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTSFully Supported
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTSFully Supported
  • Debian 12Supported
  • Debian 11.4 / 10.02 / 9.6Supported
Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise 15Supported
  • Oracle Linux 8 / 9 (UEK & RHCK)Supported
  • Oracle Linux 5.11 / 6.6–6.10 / 7.3–7.9Supported
  • AlmaLinux 8.8 / 8.9 / 9.xSupported
  • Rocky Linux 8.8 / 8.9 / 9.xSupported
Domestic & Specialized Linux
  • Kylin V6 / V7 / V10 / V10 SP1Supported
  • UOS (UnionTech) V20Supported
  • openEuler 20.03–24.03 LTSSupported
  • Anolis OS 7.9 / 8.6 / 8.8Supported
  • BCLinux Euler 21.10 LTS SP2Supported
  • Asianux 3 SP2–SP4 / 4.5Supported
Container Platforms
  • Kubernetes (ZAKU)1.24 – 1.28
  • Docker CE20.10+
  • containerd1.6+
ARM & Other Architectures
UnionTechOS V20 ARM (Kunpeng 920)Supported
Kylin V10 ARM (Kunpeng 920)Supported
FreeBSD 14.x / 13.xCompatible
openSUSE / Fedora (generic)Compatible
File System Compatibility
WIN

Windows

NTFS ✔

FAT32 ✔

LIN

Linux Standard

ext4 ✔

XFS ✔

ext2 ✔

LIN-ADV

Linux Advanced

Btrfs ✔ (Snapshot)

ext3 ✔ (Non-Snapshot)

NOTES

Notes

Btrfs/ext3 snapshot support requires Antenna + TrekerLite components.

Running something older or unusual? We can confirm support before you migrate.

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