Snapshot-based Scan OS Compatibility

We continuously update the support for operating systems and platforms that can run Snapshot-based scan to give you fast and efficient scan results of all your target assets. Snapshot Based Assessment currently supports many systems. Refer below for the OS versions and supported platforms for Qualys Zero-touch Snapshot-based Scan. 

Marketplace Deployment

OS x86_64 ARM64
AlmaLinux Supported (v8-v9) Not supported
Amazon Linux 2023+ Supported Not supported
Amazon Linux 2 Supported Not supported
Amazon Linux AMI 2018.03 Supported Not supported
Bottlerocket AMI not available Not supported
Ubuntu Supported (v14.04-v23.04) Not supported
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supported (v7-v9), Not supported (v6) Not supported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Supported (v12, v15) Not supported
CentOS Supported (v6-v8) Not supported
Debian GNU/Linux  Supported (v9-v11), Not supported (v8) Not supported
CentOS Stream Supported (v8-v9) Not supported
Rocky Linux Supported (v8-v9) Not supported
Gentoo Supported Not supported

Quickstart Deployment

OS x86_64 ARM64
AlmaLinux AMI not available AMI not available
Amazon Linux 2023+ Supported Supported
Amazon Linux 2 Supported Supported
Amazon Linux AMI 2018.03 AMI not available AMI not available
Bottlerocket AMI not available AMI not available
Ubuntu Supported (20.04, 22.04, 14.04, 16.04),
AMI not available (18.04, 23.04)
Supported (20.04, 22.04), AMI not available (14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 23.04)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supported (v9), Not supported (v8),
AMI not available (v6, v7)
Supported (v9), AMI not available (v6-v8)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Supported (v12, v15) Supported (v15), AMI not available (v12)
CentOS AMI not available AMI not available
Debian GNU/Linux  Supported (v12) Supported (v12)
CentOS Stream AMI not available AMI not available
Rocky Linux AMI not available AMI not available
Gentoo AMI not available AMI not available

Community-based Deployment

OS x86_64 ARM64
AlmaLinux Supported (v8-v9) Supported (v8-v9)
Amazon Linux 2023+ Supported Supported
Amazon Linux 2 Supported Supported
Amazon Linux AMI 2018.03 Supported AMI not available
Bottlerocket Supported (v1.15-v1.19) Supported (v1.15-v1.19)
Ubuntu Supported (v18.04-v23.04) Supported (18.04-22.04), Not supported (23.04)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supported (v7-v9), AMI not available (v6) Supported (v8-v9), AMI not available (v6-v7)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Supported (v12, v15) Supported (v15), AMI not available (v12)
CentOS Supported (v7-v8) AMI not available
Debian GNU/Linux  Supported (v10-v12), AMI not available (v8-v9) Supported (v10-v12), AMI not available (v8-v9)
CentOS Stream Supported (v8-v9) Supported (v8-v9)
Rocky Linux Supported (v8-v9) Supported (v8-v9)
Gentoo Supported AMI not available

 

OS type

 

Marketplace

Quickstart

Community-based

x86_64

ARM64

x86_64

ARM64

x86_64

ARM64

 

AlmaLinux

Supported

v8 to v9

Not supported

AMI not available

AMI not available

Supported 

v8 to v9

Supported 

v8 to v9

Amazon Linux 2023 & later version

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Amazon Linux 2

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Amazon Linux AMI 2018.03

Supported

Not supported

AMI not available

AMI not available

Supported 

AMI not available

Bottlerocket

AMI not available

Not supported

AMI not available

AMI not available

Supported

v1.15 to v1.19

Supported

v1.15 to v1.19

Ubuntu

Supported

v14.04 to v23.04

 

Not Supported

 

Supported 

Ubuntu 20.04 , 22.04, 14.04, 16.04

Supported 

Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04
14.04, 16.04

Supported

Ubuntu v18.04
to v23.04

Supported

Ubuntu 22.04,
20.04,18.04

Not
supported

Ubuntu 23.04

AMI not available 

18.04, 23.04

AMI not available 

18.04,23.04

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Supported

v7, v8, v9

Not supported

 

 

Supported

v9
 

Supported

v9

Supported

v7, v8, v9 

Supported

 v8, v9

Not supported 

v6

 

Not supported

v8

AMI not available

v6, v7

AMI not available

v6, v7, v8

AMI not available

 v6

AMI not available 

v6, v7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Supported

v12, v15

Not supported

 

 

Supported

v12, v15

Supported 
v15

Supported 

v12, v15

Supported 
v15

AMI not available 

v12

AMI not available

 v12

CentOS 

Supported 

v8, v7, v6

Not supported

AMI not available

AMI not available

Supported

 v7, v8

AMI not available

Debian GNU/Linux 

Supported

v9 - v11  

Not supported

Supported

v12

Supported

v12

 

Supported

v12 ,v11, v10

Supported

 v10, v11, v12

Not supported

v8

AMI not available

v8, v9

AMI not available

v8, v9

CentOS stream

Supported 

v8, v9

Not supported

AMI not available

AMI not available

Supported 

v8, v9

Supported 

v8, v9

Rocky Linux

Supported 

v8, v9

Not supported

AMI not available

AMI not available

Supported 

v8,v9

Supported

v8,v9

Gentoo

Supported

Not supported

AMI not available

AMI not available

Supported

AMI not available