Compatible Operating System OS for Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory
Intel® Optane™ persistent memory operating system (OS) mode support information.
- The operating systems listed below have been verified by Intel and do not reflect the OS vendor support.
- Please contact the respective OS vendor(s) for the exact release version providing the proper support..
- For OS that are not listed, use open source code to generate necessary files.
Operating System Support
| OS Version | Memory Mode | App Direct Mode | Dual Mode |
| RHEL* 7.5 | Yes | ||
| Ubuntu* 16.04 LTS | Yes | ||
| Windows* Server 2016 | Yes | ||
| Windows* Server 2016 LTSC | Yes | ||
| Oracle* Linux* 7.6 with UEK R5 Update 2 | Yes | Yes | |
| VMware* vSphere 6.7 EP10 | Yes | Yes | |
| CentOS* 7.6 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RHEL 7.6 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SLES* 12 SP4 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SLES 15 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu 18.10 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VMWare* ESXi 6.7 U1 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 10 Pro for Workstation Version 1809 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2019 LTSC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2019 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes |
