Supported OS Versions
HyWorks supports different types of delivery mechanisms. For each of these, the list of supported Platform / OS versions are indicated on this page.
Pooled Virtual Applications
HyWorks can be used to virtualize and deliver applications to end-users from both Windows and Linux platforms. Supported Windows and Linux servers (and versions) are listed here:
Windows - Pooled Apps
- Windows Server 2019 (essential not supported)
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2008 R2-SP1
- Windows Server 2003 (limited features supported)
Linux - Pooled Apps
- Xubuntu 20.04.0/1 (Legacy Kernel)
- Xubuntu 18.04.0/1 (Legacy Kernel)
- Customized Xubuntu 16.04.4 (available from Accops Support)
Pooled Virtual Desktops
This is referred to as Shared Hosted Desktop (SHD) also. HyWorks can be used to virtualize and deliver shared hosted desktops to end-users from Linux and Windows servers. Supported Windows and Linux servers (and versions) are listed here:
Windows - Pooled Desktops
- Windows Server 2019 (essential not supported)
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2008 R2-SP1
- Windows Server 2003 (limited features supported)
Linux - Pooled Desktops
- Xubuntu 20.04.0/1 (Legacy Kernel)
- Xubuntu 18.04.0/1 (Legacy Kernel)
- Customized Xubuntu 16.04.4 (available from Accops Support)
Personal Virtual Desktops
This is referred to as Dedicated Desktop also. HyWorks can be used to virtualize and deliver personal desktops to end-users. These personal virtual can either be Windows or Linux based desktops. Personal virtual desktop deliveries can be done from following hypervisors:
Hypervisor Platforms - Personal Desktops
- VMware ESXi/vCenter Server 5.5/6.0/6.5/7.0
- Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2, 2016, 2019
- Microsoft SCVMM - 2016
- Nutanix AHV PE 5.8.2, PE 5.10, PE 5.11
- Nutanix Prism Central PC 5.8.2
Cloud Providers - Personal Desktops
- Microsoft Azure
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
HyWorks supports following Linux and Windows desktop OSes as personal virtual desktops:
Windows - Personal Desktops
- Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 10 Multi-Session (Azure)
- Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2008 R2-SP1
Note
Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit and 64-bit) requires some additional pre-requisites Windows security patch to be configured as a Gold image.
Linux - Personal Desktops
- Xubuntu 20.04.0/1 (Legacy Kernel)
- Xubuntu 18.04.0/1 (Legacy Kernel)
- Xubuntu 16.04/1 (Legacy Kernel)
- Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04-x64
- CentOS-Gnome 7.8-2003-x64
Physical Desktops
- Physical PCs
- Virtual desktops other than the supported virtualization platforms