Compatibility of Elvis 6

This article describes the compatibility of Elvis 6 with other systems.

Use the links for more detailed information about a specific product version and its compatibility with other systems.

Info: Versions that are not supported or have reached their end of life are not listed.

Operating systems

Note: The following information applies to running Elvis 6 Server as a Search node, a Processing node, a Job Runner node, or any combination of these roles.

Linux

Elvis 6 Server can be used with the following versions of Linux:

Notes: Requires 64bit x86 compatible hardware. Not all file types are supported when using a Linux (processing) server. For more information see Supported file types.

RedHat Linux 8	Recommended version. Requires Elvis 6.45 or higher. Note that RHEL is free to use up to 16 systems. See also this blog post at redhat.com about new, simplified and low-/no-cost options for deploying RHEL.
CentOS Stream	Not supported.
CentOS 8	CentOS 8 will reach its end of life in December 2021. Consider migrating to RedHat Linux 8.
RedHat Linux 7 / CentOS 7	CentOS/RHEL 7 use systemd. The Elvis startup scripts are LSB-compliant and will therefore also work with systemd.

Windows

Elvis 6 Server can be used with the following versions of Windows:

Note: Requires 64bit x86 compatible hardware.

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012

macOS

Elvis 6 Server can be used with the following versions of macOS:

Note: Requires 64bit Intel hardware.

macOS 10.14 (Mojave)

macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)

Adobe InDesign

Elvis 6 Server can be used with the following versions of Adobe InDesign:

2020	Requires the Elvis InDesign client to be installed in InDesign.
CC 2019	Requires the Elvis InDesign client to be installed in InDesign.
CC 2018	Not supported for the 32bit version of Windows. Requires the Elvis InDesign client to be installed in InDesign.

Elvis Agent

Elvis Agent can be used with the following operating systems.

Windows 10
Windows 8.1
Windows 8
macOS 10.15 (Catalina)	Requires the installer that is shipped with Elvis 6.44 or higher.
macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)

Elvis InDesign client

Elvis 6 Server can be used with the following versions of the Elvis InDesign client.

InDesign client 3.7.x.

Smart Mover

Elvis 6 Server can be used with the following versions of Smart Mover:

Smart Mover 10

Studio Server / Enterprise Server

Elvis 6 Server can be used with the following supported versions of Studio Server and Enterprise Server.

Note: This applies only to the compatibility between Elvis and Studio/Enterprise as a whole. Any plug-ins for Studio Server and Enterprise Server are not guaranteed to be backwards compatible for the Studio and Enterprise versions that they are not released with.

Studio Server 10.12
Studio Server 10.11
Studio Server 10.10
Enterprise Server 10.5

Studio for InDesign and InCopy / Smart Connection

Elvis 6 can be used with the following versions of Studio for InDesign and InCopy, and Smart Connection:

Note: Even though the workflows of using the Elvis InDesign client plug-in and that of using the Smart Connection plug-ins in InDesign are completely separated, compatible versions are required to have them installed simultaneously within the same instance of InDesign. In InDesign, the Elvis InDesign plug-in needs to be installed.

Studio for InDesign and InCopy 2020	Requires Elvis 6.40 or higher.
Smart Connection 15 for Adobe 2020	Requires Elvis 6.40 or higher.
Smart Connection 14 for Adobe CC 2019	Requires Elvis 6.23 or higher.
Smart Connection 13 for Adobe CC 2018	Requires Elvis 6.12 or higher.
Smart Connection 12 for Adobe CC 2017

Studio / Content Station

Elvis 6 Server can be used with the following versions of Studio and Content Station:

Studio

Content Station 11 (Aurora)

Web browsers

Notes:  A Web browser is used for accessing the Management Console of Elvis Server and the client applications. Only the latest version of the listed Web browser is supported

Compatibility of Elvis 6 with Web browsers.

Apple Safari

Google Chrome

Microsoft Edge

Mozilla Firefox

Document history

• 17 February 2021: Updated section 'Linux' by adding CentOS Stream and notes for RedHat Linux 8 and CentOS 8.
• 5 January 2021: Removed InDesign CC 2017 (end of life 1 January 2021).
• 5 January 2021: Removed Enterprise Server 10.1 (end of life 1 January 2021).
• 5 January 2021: Removed Smart Connection 12 for Adobe CC 2017 (end of life 1 January 2021).
• 5 January 2021: Added Studio Server 10.10 and 10.11.