Supported GOS and Kernel version for Confidential Computing

Products

• VMware Cloud Foundation
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

The confidential VM must run an operating system that is aware of the underlying confidential computing technology. Only such operating systems can consume the benefits of the confidential technology.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 9.x

Resolution

Supported Guest Operating Systems for Confidential VMs:

For Confidential VMs using Intel TDX based confidential computing technology:

Operating System	Kernel version
RHEL 10.0	6.12.0-55.9.1.el10_0.x86_64 and higher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 6	6.14.4-150600.23.47 and higher
Ubuntu 25.04	6.14.0-15-generic and higher

 

For Confidential VMs using AMD SEV-SNP based confidential computing technology:

Operating System	Kernel version
RHEL 10.0	6.12.0-55.9.1.el10_0.x86_64 and higher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 6	6.14.4-150600.23.47 and higher
Ubuntu 25.04	6.14.0-15-generic and higher
Photon OS 5	6.1.60-4.ph5 and higher