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:

  • Amazon Linux: 2, 2023

  • CentOS: 7, 8, 9

  • Red Hat: 7, 8, 9

  • Oracle: 8, 9

  • Debian: 11, 12

  • SUSE: 12, 15 for version 0.34.0 or higher

  • 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 11 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025

Windows installer (MSI)

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows 11 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025

Ansible

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows 11 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025

Chef

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows 11 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2019, 2022

Nomad

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows 11 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019

Puppet

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows 11 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019

Docker

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows 11 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: