Collector requirements

Requirements for the Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector.

The Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector supports the following operating systems.

Linux

The Collector supports the following Linux distributions and versions on amd64 and arm64 CPUs:

  • Amazon Linux 2, 2023

  • CentOS 7, 8, 9, 10

  • Debian 11, 12

  • Oracle 8, 9

  • Red Hat 7, 8, 9, 10

  • Rocky Linux 8, 9

  • SUSE 12, 15 for version 0.34.0 or higher

  • Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 24.04

Windows

The Collector supports the following Windows versions on amd64 and arm64 CPUs:

  • Windows 11 Pro and Home

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025

Important: Microsoft Windows PowerShell 5.1 or higher is required.

Keep in mind the following pre-requisites, requirements, and general considerations when using the Collector: