Is my Intel Sierra Forest or Granite Rapids CPU supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8?

Environment

• Intel Xeon 6 Sierra Forest CPU
• Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids CPU
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Issue

• Does RHEL 8 support the Sierra Forest or Granite Rapids CPU?
• What versions of RHEL support my Sierra Forest or Granite Rapids CPU?

Resolution

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is not supported for use with Sierra Forest or Granite Rapids CPUs. These CPUs are supported for use with:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4 or later
• Red Hat OpenShift (OCP) 4.16 or later
• Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO) 18 or later

For a list of systems and their supported Red Hat Products please see the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog