Supported Platforms
We support the 64-bit versions of the Linux and Windows platforms listed below. 32-bit versions are not supported.
For data encryption:
- Linux root drive encryption and Windows boot drive encryption are not supported with UEFI boot.
- Only Windows basic disks are supported. Windows dynamic disks are not supported.
- To use the
hicli
command line interface with Windows, you need to enable WinRM (Windows Remote Management), which is disabled by default. The Pythonpywinrm
package must also be installed on the Windows control node on whichhicli
is running.

Hypervisor |
Versions Supported |
---|---|
KVM hypervisor |
RedHat 7.4 and above |
Microsoft Hyper-V |
2012 R2, 2016, and above |
VMware ESXi |
6.0 and above. For details, see the VMware Compatibility Guide. |

All supported versions of Linux also support XFS (Extents File System). If the version of Linux you are running is not listed, please contact HyTrust Support and provide us with information about the version of Linux and the problems encountered.
Note: | Linux Online Encryption is only supported for RHEL and CentOS 7.0 or later. For details, |
Linux Platform |
Data Encryption |
Root/Swap Encryption |
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CentOS |
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CentOS 7-1708, 7-1406, 7-1503, 7-1511, 7-1611, 7-1804 |
Yes |
Yes |
CentOS 6.2-6.10 |
Yes |
Yes |
RHEL |
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RHEL 7.0-7.5 |
Yes |
Yes |
RHEL 6.2-6.10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Ubuntu |
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Ubuntu 18.04-18.04.1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Ubuntu 16.04-16.04.4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Ubuntu 14.04-14.04.5 |
Yes |
Yes |
Additional Linux Platforms |
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AWS Amazon Linux 2017.03-2018.03 |
Yes |
Yes (except for the Debug Console) |
Oracle Linux 6.9-7.5 |
Yes |
Yes |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 |
Yes |
Yes |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
Yes |
Yes |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
Yes |
No |

All Windows operating systems listed below are supported on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
Windows Platform |
Data Drive and Folder Encryption |
Boot Drive Encryption |
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Microsoft Windows |
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Microsoft Windows 10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Core for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Core for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Core for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Yes |
No |

Both Linux and Windows clients are supported with the following Hypervisors.
Hypervisor |
Data Encryption |
Root/Swap and Boot Encryption |
---|---|---|
KVM |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Hyper-V |
Yes |
Yes |
VMware ESXi 6.0 and above |
Yes |
Yes |
XenServer 6.5-7.2 |
Yes |
Yes |