EDR: With CentOS 6 being End of Lifed (EOL) what does Carbon Black recommend for its server's OS?

Products

• Carbon Black EDR (formerly Cb Response)

Issue/Introduction

With CentOS 6 being End of Lifed (EOL) what does Carbon Black recommend for its EDR server OS's?

Environment

• EDR Server: All Supported Version
• EDR Sensor: All versions
• Linux CentOS: versions 6.x- 7.x

Resolution

Carbon Black does not explicitly recommend which Linux based operating systems to use for EDR servers.

Additional Information

• CentOS 7's EOL has also been announced for 2021:https://blog.cpanel.com/centos-8-end-of-life-announcement/
• The list of supported operating systems can be found here (basically RHEL versions if CentOS is excluded): https://community.carbonblack.com/t5/Documentation-Downloads/VMware-Carbon-Black-EDR-7-3-Operating-Environment-Requirements/ta-p/95225