Release notes for IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers for Classic
Use the release notes to learn the latest updates to IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers for the Classic infrastructure that are grouped by date.
For more information about changes to the IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers API, see IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers API reference overview.
October 2025
13 October 2025
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 for SAP workloads
IBM Cloud® Classic infrastructure now supports SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack 7 for SAP workloads. For more information, see SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 15 SP6.
August 2025
18 August 2025
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 for SAP workloads
- IBM Cloud® Classic infrastructure now supports SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 for SAP workloads. For more information, see SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 15 SP6.
July 2025
17 July 2025
- RHEL 9.6
- IBM Cloud® Classic infrastructure now supports RHEL 9.6.
07 July 2025
- Rocky Linux 9.6
- IBM Cloud® Classic infrastructure now supports Rocky Linux 9.6. For more information see, Rocky Linux 9.6.
May 2025
07 May 2025
- Rocky Linux 8.10 support
- IBM Cloud® Classic infrastructure now supports Rocky Linux 8.10.
March 2025
03 March 2025
- Add-on support for Rocky Linux
- Rocky Linux on IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers for Classic now supports add-ons. For more information, see Rocky Linux Documentation.
September 2024
10 September 2024
- New add-on support for Ubuntu 22.04
- IBM Cloud® Classic infrastructure now supports cPanel, Plesk, and R1Soft for Ubuntu 22.04.
February 2024
07 February 2024
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers for Classic now supports Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For more information, see Ubuntu releases.
January 2024
16 January 2024
- Debian 12
- IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers for Classic now supports Debian 12. For more information, see Debian "bookworm" release information.
December 2023
15 December 2023
- SSL Certificate Order is deprecated
- As of 15 April 2024, SSL Certificate Order is no longer available for purchase. As of 15 December 2024, SSL Certificate Order is no longer supported for new orders or reorders. Only existing certificates that are not expired are still available for you to download, reissue, or revoke. For more information, see Deprecation of SSL Certificates.
07 December 2023
- CentOS Stream 9
- IBM Cloud® Virtual Servers for Classic now supports CentOS Stream 9. For more information, see CentOS Stream 9.