Supported virtualization platforms
Installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution is supported on the following virtualization platforms:
One of the following hypervisors must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
The solution can be installed and run on Microsoft Windows Server (Hyper-V) hypervisors that are part of a hypervisor cluster managed by the Windows Failover Clustering service. Cluster Shared Volumes technology must be enabled on cluster nodes.
If you use Integration Server Console to manage the Integration Server, when deploying SVMs on Microsoft Windows Server (Hyper-V) hypervisors, you can use one of the following versions of the Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (hereinafter referred to as "Microsoft SCVMM") virtual infrastructure management server:
Microsoft SCVMM is not supported in high availability mode.
If you use Integration Server Web Console or REST API to manage the Integration Server. Connecting to Microsoft SCVMM is not supported.
For the Linux-based Integration Server, connecting to virtual infrastructure based on Microsoft Hyper-V is not supported. Use the Windows-based Integration Server.
The support for the Microsoft SCVMM virtual infrastructure management server is ending. Starting with the next version of Kaspersky Security, the solution will no longer support connecting to a virtual infrastructure via Microsoft SCVMM.
A XenServer 8 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
In a virtual infrastructure on the XenServer platform, you cannot deploy an SVM with a static IP address specified. Use dynamic IP addressing.
One of the following hypervisors must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
The VMware vCenter Server® 8.0 or 7.0 with all available updates must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
If you are using VMware NSX Manager™ in an infrastructure running the VMware vSphere platform, Kaspersky Security can assign security tags to the protected virtual machines. Kaspersky Security is compatible with VMware NSX Manager, which is part of the VMware NSX 4.0.1 package.
If you use Integration Server Console to manage the Integration Server, when deploying SVMs on VMware ESXi hypervisors, you can use one of the following versions of the Microsoft SCVMM virtual infrastructure management server:
Microsoft SCVMM is not supported in high availability mode.
If you use Integration Server Web Console or REST API to manage the Integration Server. Connecting to Microsoft SCVMM is not supported.
The support for the Microsoft SCVMM virtual infrastructure management server is ending. Starting with the next version of Kaspersky Security, the solution will no longer support connecting to a virtual infrastructure via Microsoft SCVMM.
A KVM hypervisor based on one of the following operating systems must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
To deploy an SVM on KVM hypervisors running the CentOS operating system, you must delete or comment out the "Defaults requiretty" line in the /etc/sudoers configuration file of the hypervisor’s operating system.
A Proxmox VE 8 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
The solution is supported only on the KVM-based Proxmox VE hypervisor. A Proxmox VE hypervisor that uses LXC (Linux Containers) is not supported.
To deploy SVMs on the Proxmox VE hypervisor, you need storage of the lvm or lvmThin type.
An R-Virtualization 7.0.13 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A Basis.vControl 2.2.1 virtual infrastructure administration server must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support deployment and operation of an SVM on R-Virtualization hypervisors.
An R-Virtualization 7.0.13 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
Skala-R Management 1.98 virtual infrastructure administration server must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support deployment and operation of an SVM on R-Virtualization hypervisors.
The support of the Skala-R platform by the Kaspersky Security solution is ending. Starting from the next version of Kaspersky Security, the solution will not protect virtual machines on the Skala-R platform.
A HUAWEI FusionCompute CNA 8.7 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A HUAWEI FusionCompute VRM 8.7 virtual infrastructure administration server must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support deployment and operation of SVMs on HUAWEI FusionCompute CNA hypervisors.
You can use local or domain accounts to connect to a HUAWEI virtual infrastructure. If you are using a local account, you need to disable the "Man-Machine and Machine-Machine Interface Access Isolation Policy". If this policy is enabled, it is not possible to connect to the infrastructure with a local account.
A Nutanix AHV 6.10.1 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A Nutanix Prism 6.10.1 and later virtual infrastructure administration server must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support deployment and operation of an SVM on Nutanix AHV hypervisors.
A VeiL Node 5.1.2 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
There are some limitations on the installation and operation of the solution in a virtual infrastructure running on the Enterprise Cloud Platform VeiL platform. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
A SharxBase 5.10.x hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
There are some limitations on the installation and operation of the solution in a SharxBase virtual infrastructure. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
The TIONIX Cloud Platform 3.0 is required to install and run Kaspersky Security.
The following microservices must be installed as part of the TIONIX Cloud Platform:
A KVM hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
The support of the TIONIX Cloud Platform by the Kaspersky Security solution is ending. Starting from the next version of Kaspersky Security, the solution will not protect virtual machines on the TIONIX Cloud Platform.
For the Kaspersky Security solution to install and run, one of the following OpenStack platform releases must be installed: Havana, Stein, Newton, Victoria, Zed, Antelope, Bobcat, Caracal.
The following microservices must be installed as part of the OpenStack platform:
A KVM hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
The ALT Virtualization Server version 10.0 platform is required for installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A basic hypervisor of the ALT Virtualization Server 10.0 platform (KVM-based hypervisor) must be installed as part of the platform.
The "Brest" Virtualization Tools Software 3.3 platform is required to install and run the Kaspersky Security solution.
A KVM hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
There are some limitations on the installation and operation of the solution in a virtual infrastructure running on the "Brest" Virtualization Tools software package. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
The support of the "Brest" Virtualization Tools software package platform by the Kaspersky Security solution is ending. Starting from the next version of Kaspersky Security, the solution will not protect virtual machines on the "Brest" Virtualization Tools software package platform.
A zVirt Node 4.3 or 4.4, or zVirt Max hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support the installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
There are some limitations on the installation and operation of the solution in a virtual infrastructure running the zVirt Virtualization System. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
ROSA Virtualization platform 3.1 is required for installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A KVM hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
There are some limitations on the installation and operation of the solution in a virtual infrastructure running on the ROSA Virtualization platform. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
You can remove the limitations related to use of the Integration Server in a virtual infrastructure running on the ROSA Virtualization platform. If you want Light Agents to use the advanced SVM discovery functionality (use of the Integration Server and the extended SVM selection algorithm), you can manually add infrastructure information to the Integration Server. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
RED Virtualization platform version 7.3 is required for installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A KVM hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
There are some limitations when installing and operating the solution in a virtual infrastructure running the RED Virtualization platform. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
To install and run the Kaspersky Security solution, Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.7) must be installed along with Update 2024-0830SE17 (update 1.7.6), or Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.8).
A KVM hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
SpaceVM Cloud Platform 6.3, 6.4, or 6.5 is required to install and run Kaspersky Security in a virtual infrastructure.
There are some limitations on the installation and operation of the solution in a virtual infrastructure on the SpaceVM Cloud platform. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
Basis.DynamiX 4.4 (Enterprise) is required to install and run Kaspersky Security in a virtual infrastructure.
There are some limitations on the installation and operation of the solution in a Basis.DynamiX virtual infrastructure. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
VMmanager Infrastructure 2023.11.1-1 is required for installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A KVM hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
There are some limitations when installing and operating the solution in a virtual infrastructure running VMmanager Infrastructure. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
A Numa vServer 1.1 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
To install and run the Kaspersky Security solution, you need VK Private Cloud of one of the following releases: Havana, Stein, Newton, Victoria, Zed, Antelope, Bobcat, Caracal.
The following microservices must be installed as part of the VK Private Cloud:
A KVM hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
R-Virtualization hypervisor 7.0.13 or later must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support the installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
Some limitations apply to the installation and operation of the solution in a virtual infrastructure based on the ROSA Virtualization platform. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
Yandex Cloud Platform is required to install and run Kaspersky Security.
There are some limitations on the installation and operation of the solution in a virtual infrastructure on the Yandex Cloud Platform. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
The Gorizont-VS virtualization management platform version core_3.х, core_4.x, or Gorizont-VS-FSTEC is required to install and operate the Kaspersky Security solution.
The virtual infrastructure must have the "Gorizont-VS Server Virtualization subsystem" hypervisor and the "Gorizont-VS Multimanagement system" virtual infrastructure administration server (hereinafter also "Horizon-VS-SGU") installed.
Some limitations apply to installing and operating the solution on the Gorizont-VS virtualization management platform. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
HOSTVM Virtualization platform 4.5 is required to install and run Kaspersky Security.
The HOSTVM Node hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.
Some limitations apply to installing and operating the solution on the HOSTVM Virtualization management platform. Please refer to the Knowledge Base for details.
A Basis.vCore 1.9 hypervisor must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support installation and operation of the Kaspersky Security solution.
A Basis.vControl 2.5 virtual infrastructure administration server must be installed in the virtual infrastructure to support deployment and operation of an SVM on Basis.vCore hypervisors.
Supported virtualization solutions
Kaspersky Security can protect virtual machines as part of an infrastructure that uses the following virtualization solutions:
Some limitations apply to the operation of the solution in a VDI based on Termidesk and Basis.WorkPlace.
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