FishOS — Supported and Compatible Software and Hardware Matrix
Welcome to the compatibility hub for FishOS
Here you’ll find an up-to-date matrix of software, workloads, and hardware platforms that are officially supported or verified as compatible.
This list is based on extensive validation testing, vendor certifications, and upstream OpenStack support to ensure reliable performance and seamless integration for your infrastructure.
FishOS Workload Compatibility
FishOS, powered by OpenStack, is a natural choice for telecom operators and enterprises needing scalable, resilient, standards-based cloud infrastructure.
Its feature support matrix outlines which operations are mandatory or optional per hypervisor, ensuring workloads run reliably. Examples include block volume attachment, live migration, and network interface operations, which may vary by setup.
Wide Workload Compatibility
Supports telecom VNFs/CNFs, enterprise applications, databases, AI/ML pipelines, big data analytics, HPC workloads, and edge computing.
Multi-Hypervisor Flexibility
Works with KVM, VMware, Hyper-V, and other hypervisors, allowing smooth integration with existing and legacy systems.
Interoperable and Standards-Based
Ensures consistent performance across FishOS-compliant platforms, enabling hybrid and multi-cloud strategies without vendor lock-in.
FishOS for Telco BSS and OSS Workloads
FishOS delivers a telco-ready cloud infrastructure stack (i.e. compute, networking, storage, orchestration) that satisfies the technical and architectural requirements defined by the O-RAN Alliance for O-Cloud deployments.
Hosting containerized and virtualized RAN functions (vDU, vCU, etc.)
Enabling hardware acceleration, real-time performance, and network slicing
Supporting RAN deployment models — central, distributed, edge
Complying with O-RAN specs like latency, performance isolation, and interfaces (e.g., A1, E2)
1. Enterprise Applications (ERP: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft)
| Vendor | Application Stack | Notes / Compatibility |
|---|---|---|
| SAP | S/4HANA, NetWeaver, ECC | Needs high IOPS, certified CPU/memory configurations |
| Oracle | DB, E-Business Suite | Tested on KVM and block devices |
| Microsoft | SQL Server, Dynamics | Windows guest VM support validated |
| IBM | WebSphere, DB2 | Middleware and application layer certified for Linux |
| Others | Salesforce, Infor | SaaS integrations via APIs |
2. VDI and EUC — Citrix and VMware
| Vendor | Product | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Citrix | Virtual Apps and Desktops | Supports GPU passthrough, SR-IOV |
| VMware | Horizon View / EUC Stack | Integration via hypervisor APIs |
| Nutanix | Xi Frame | Cloud-native desktop platform |
| FreeRDP | Open-source VDI option | Community supported |
| Others | Parallels, Apache Guacamole | As tested by customer or SI |
3. Monitoring and Observability
| Tool / Framework | Use Case | Reference / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Prometheus | Metrics Collection | Common in production for Kubernetes, OpenStack, and VictoriaMetrics |
| Grafana | Visualization / Dashboards | Commonly paired with Prometheus and/or VictoriaMetrics |
| ELK Stack (Elastic) | Log Management | Common in production |
| OpenTelemetry | Distributed Tracing | Emerging standard |
| Ceilometer / Gnocchi | Telemetry | OpenStack-native |
| Jaeger | Tracing | Supports multi-service analysis |
| Monasca | Scalable Telemetry Platform | OpenStack-integrated |
| Dynatrace | AIOps, Commercial Solutions | Requires agent integration |
| Splunk | AIOps, Commercial Solutions | Requires agent integration |
| Red Hat Observability | OSS/BSS performance insight |
4. Partner Ecosystem
| Category | Example Partners | Use Case / Role |
|---|---|---|
| CNF / VNF Vendors | Altiostar, Mavenir, Nokia | 5G Core / RAN functions |
| ISVs | SAP, Oracle, Microsoft | Enterprise app certification |
| Network Vendors | Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Edgecore, Dell, NVIDIA, UfiSpace, Centec, H3C, SONiC-based switches | Leaf-spine, DCI |
| Observability | Grafana Labs, Elastic, Dynatrace | AIOps and monitoring |
| System Integrators | Accenture, Capgemini, Tata Comm | End-to-end delivery and SI |
| Open Source Projects | OpenStack Foundation, ONAP, O-RAN | Ecosystem compliance |
| OEMs | Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro, Gigabyte, Asus, Compal, xFusion, Quanta, Wiwyn, H3C, Inspur | FishOS tested platforms |
5. Hardware Compatibility List
| Component Type | Supported Models / Vendors | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Compute Servers | Dell, HPE, Supermicro, Gigabyte, H3C, Lenovo, Kaytus | BIOS-level tuning, SR-IOV enabled |
| NICs | Intel E830/E610, Mellanox CX-6/CX-7/CX-8, Broadcom P- and N-Series, NetXtreme‑S/E | DPDK compatible |
| Storage | Samsung, Micron, Kioxia, Phison | NVMe, high IOPS |
| Controllers | Broadcom / LSI SAS, RAID HBA | Pass-through support |
| Accelerators | NVIDIA GPU A-series, B100/200, H100/200 and L-series, AMD GPU Instinct Series, Intel Gaudi | GPU Passthrough for VDI / ML |
| Switches | Cisco Nexus Series (3000, 9000), Arista 7280 / 7500 Series, SONiC-Compatible Switches | TOR / Spine validated designs |
| CPU and Firmware / BIOS | Intel VT-x, AMD-V, IOMMU | Enable nested virtualization |
| SmartNIC / DPU | NVIDIA BlueField, Intel IPU | For telco offload and security |
| HSM | Thales Luna, Utimaco | Optional encryption support |
6. Storage / Block Backend Support (Cinder Backends)
| Storage Backend / Driver | Support Level | Notes / Version Constraints |
|---|---|---|
| LVM (local) | Fully supported | |
| Ceph RBD / CephFS | Supported | Integrated FishOS Ceph solutions |
| NetApp NFS / iSCSI | Supported via driver | Use vendor Cinder plugin |
| Dell EMC (PowerMax, VNX etc.) | Supported | Must use compatible driver versions |
| IBM Storage FlushSystem, Storage Scale | Supported | Verified via Cinder plugin |
| NFS (generic) | Supported | Best for small / moderate workloads |
| Others (Pure, Huawei etc.) | Supported, subject to vendor driver availability | Stable driver support is required |
7. Guest OS / Virtual Machine Support
| Guest OS / Version | Support Status | Requirements / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CentOS/ Rocky / AlmaLinux / Oracle Linux/ Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Supported | |
| Debian / Ubuntu | Supported | |
| Windows | Supported | Requires VirtIO drivers, integration components |
| The full list is available in the PDF | Supported / Limited | As per compatibility document |