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docs(versions): set Chef Infra Server 15.x EOL to Nov 30, 2026
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[draft] Changes to Support Platforms page
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Move Chef Infra Client platforms page to overview section, update link
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Update link to Chef Infra Client platforms page (install → overview)
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[draft] Changes to Support Platforms page
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| [menu.client_19] | ||
| title = "Supported platforms" | ||
| identifier = "overview/chef_infra_client_platforms.md Supported Platforms" | ||
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| This page lists the operating system platforms supported by Chef Infra Client 19. | ||
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| ## Support definitions | ||
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| ### Certification tiers | ||
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| **Validated & Supported** | ||
| : These platforms are fully tested on every release. These platforms run through the complete Chef automated test suite in CI/CD before each release. | ||
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| **Supported (Untested)** | ||
| : These platforms are fully supported, but not tested in our CI/CD pipelines. Chef stands behind these platforms and will address any reported bugs. | ||
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| **User Reported** | ||
| : These platforms are validated by users. Support is provided on a best-effort basis. | ||
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| ### Installer types | ||
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| **Native** | ||
| : Chef is installed using the platform's native package manager—MSI on Windows, DEB on Debian/Ubuntu, RPM on RHEL/SUSE, PKG on macOS. | ||
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| **Habitat** | ||
| : Chef is installed and run using [Chef Habitat](https://www.habitat.sh/) commands (`hab pkg install`) or by extracting a Habitat artifact (`.hart` or `.tar.gz`). Used for platforms where a native package isn't available or where a self-contained runtime is preferred. | ||
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| ### Agent and agentless modes | ||
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| **Agent** | ||
| : Agent-based mode includes all software that runs directly on the managed node: | ||
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| - Chef Infra Client | ||
| - Chef InSpec | ||
| - Chef Habitat supervisor | ||
| - Chef 360 skills running in agent mode, including Courier job execution and Node Management | ||
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| **Agentless** | ||
| : Agentless mode includes all software that manages a node remotely without an agent present on the node: | ||
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| - Chef Infra Client agentless mode (formerly Target Mode)—connects using SSH (Linux) or WinRM/SSH (Windows) | ||
| - Chef InSpec (remote scanning) | ||
| - Chef 360 Courier agentless job execution | ||
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| ## RHEL / Enterprise Linux family | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `7.x`, `8.x`, `9.x`, `10.x` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native, Habitat | | ||
| | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | `s390x`, `ppc64le`, `ppc64` | `7.x`, `8.x` | Validated & Supported | No | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | CentOS | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `7.x` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native, Habitat | | ||
| | CentOS | `ppc64le`, `ppc64` | `7.x` | Validated & Supported | No | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Oracle Enterprise Linux | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `7.x`, `8.x` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native, Habitat | | ||
| | Amazon Linux | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `2.x`, `2023` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native, Habitat | | ||
| | Rocky Linux | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `8.x`, `9.x` | Supported (Untested) | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | AlmaLinux | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `8.x`, `9.x`, `10.x` | Supported (Untested) | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | CentOS Stream | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Fedora | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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| ## Debian / Ubuntu family | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | Debian | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `10`, `11` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native, Habitat | | ||
| | Ubuntu (LTS releases) | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `18.04`, `20.04`, `22.04`, `24.04` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native, Habitat | | ||
| | Kali Linux | `x86_64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Linux Mint | `x86_64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Pop!_OS | `x86_64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Raspberry Pi OS | `aarch64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Ubuntu (non-LTS) | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | current non-LTS releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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| ## SUSE family | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `12`, `15` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native, Habitat | | ||
| | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | `s390x` | `12`, `15` | Validated & Supported | No | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | openSUSE | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `15.x` | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop | `x86_64`, `aarch64` | `12.x`, `15.x` | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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| ## Windows | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | Windows | `x86_64` | `10`, `11`, Server `2016`, `2019` (LTSC), `2022`, `2025` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native (MSI) | | ||
| | Windows Server, Semi-annual channel (SAC) | `x64` | Server Core only | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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| ## macOS | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | macOS | `aarch64` | `13.x`, `14.x` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Native | | ||
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| ## IBM AIX | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | IBM AIX | `powerpc` | `7.1` (TL5 SP2 or higher), `7.2`, `7.3` | Validated & Supported | No | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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| ## Oracle Solaris | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | Oracle Solaris | `i86pc` | `11.3` (16.17.4 and later only), `11.4` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Oracle Solaris | `sparc` | `11.3` (16.17.4 and later only), `11.4` | Validated & Supported | No | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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| ## FreeBSD | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | FreeBSD | `amd64` | `13.x` | Validated & Supported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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| ## Specialized and network Linux | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
| | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ||
| | Arista EOS | `x86_64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Cumulus Linux | `x86_64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | XCP-ng | `x86_64` | `8.x` | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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| ## Other community platforms | ||
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| | Platform | Architecture | Version | Tier | Agent | Agentless | Installer | | ||
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| | Alibaba Cloud Linux | `x86_64` | `2.x` | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Arch Linux | `x86_64` | current version | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Clear Linux | `x86_64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | OpenIndiana Hipster | `x86_64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | SmartOS | `x86_64` | current non-EOL releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
| | Virtuozzo | `x86_64` | current non-LTS releases | User Reported | Yes | Yes | Habitat | | ||
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RHEL went EOL in 2024: "RHEL 7: Standard maintenance ended on June 30, 2024, but critical security updates are available via paid Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) through May 31, 2029, for version 7.9."