Skip to content

Hypervisors

The Hypervisors section specifies the hypervisors that HCL Digital Experience 9.5 (Portal Extend, Express, Enable, WCM) supports.

AIX family

Hypervisor Product minimum Components Deployment Units Supported Guest Operating System
Application Workload Partition (WPAR) AIX 7.1 9.5 Full Server - AIX 7.1 POWER System - Big Endian
- AIX 7.2 POWER System - Big Endian
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor (LPAR, DPAR, Micro-Partition) any supported version 9.5 Full Server - AIX 7.1 POWER System \– Big Endian
- AIX 7.2 POWER System - Big Endian
WPAR: Product installed in System Workload Partition AIX 6.1 9.5 Full Server - AIX 7.1 POWER System \– Big Endian
- AIX 7.2 POWER System \– Big Endian

Linux Summary

Hypervisor Product Minimum Components Deployment Units Supported Guest Operating System
IBM PR/SM any version 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM zSystems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor (LPAR, DPAR, Micro-Partition) any supported version 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and its RHEV equivalent 7.0 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
VMware ESXi 5.0 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
VMware ESXi 5.5 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
VMware ESXi 6.0 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
VMware ESXi 6.1 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
VMware ESXi 6.5 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
VMware ESXi 7.0 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
z/VM 6.1 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
z/VM 6.2 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian
z/VM 6.3 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 and 8 x86-64
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 IBM z Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 IBM z Systems
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86-64
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS POWER System - Little Endian
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 7 POWER System - Little Endian

Windows Summary

Hypervisor Product Minimum Components Deployment Units Supported Guest Operating System
KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and later 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Professional x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Standard x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 10 Pro x86-64
- Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition x86-64
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and it’s RHEV equivalent 7.0 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Professional x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Standard x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 10 Pro x86-64
- Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition x86-64
VMware ESXi 5.0 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Professional x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Standard x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 10 Pro x86-64
- Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition x86-64
VMware ESXi 5.5 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Professional x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Standard x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 10 Pro x86-64
- Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition x86-64
VMware ESXi 6.0 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Professional x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Standard x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 10 Pro x86-64
- Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition x86-64
VMware ESXi 6.1 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Professional x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Standard x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 10 Pro x86-64
- Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition x86-64
VMware ESXi 6.5 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Professional x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Standard x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 10 Pro x86-64
- Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition x86-64
VMware ESXi 7.0 9.5 Full Server All supported operating systems:
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Professional x86-64
- Windows 8.1 Standard x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows 10 Pro x86-64
- Windows 10 Enterprise x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition x86-64
- Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition x86-64

Last update: June 15, 2022