Collector requirements 🔗
The Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector supports the following operating systems.
Linux
The Collector supports the following Linux distributions and versions:
Amazon Linux: 2, 2023. Log collection with Fluentd is not currently supported for Amazon Linux 2023.
CentOS, Red Hat, or Oracle: 7, 8, 9
Debian: 9, 10, 11
SUSE: 12, 15 for version 0.34.0 or higher. Log collection with Fluentd is not currently supported.
Ubuntu: 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04
Rocky Linux: 8, 9
Windows
The Collector supports the following Windows versions, depending on the installation method:
Install method |
Supported versions (64-bit) |
|---|---|
Installer script |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 |
Windows installer (MSI) |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 |
Ansible |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 |
Chef |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2019, 2022 |
Nomad |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019 |
Puppet |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019 |
Docker |
Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2019, 2022 |
Note
PowerShell 3.0 or higher is required.
Keep in mind the following pre-requisites, requirements, and general considerations when using the Collector: