Supported Guest Operating Systems
Table 4–1 (Cont.) 64-bit Hypervisor Supported Guest Operating Systems
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Oracle Enterprise Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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RedHat Enterprise Linux |
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Oracle Enterprise Linux | Yes1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Release 5.x |
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1The xm save and xm restore commands are not supported.
Oracle Enterprise Linux kernels are available on the Oracle VM Server CD for Release 3 Update 9, and Release 4 Update 4 onwards. The kernels are also available on the Oracle Enterprise Linux Network (ULN).
Table 4–2 32-bit Hypervisor Supported Guest Operating Systems
Guest Operating Systems | Paravirtualized | Hardware Virtualized |
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RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.x | Yes | Yes |
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Oracle Enterprise Linux Release 4.x | Yes | Yes |
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.x |
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Oracle Enterprise Linux Release 5.x | Yes | Yes |
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The following guest operating systems have been tested and no issues have been found other than as stated in the Oracle VM documentation.
Table 4–3 Tested Guest Operating Systems
Guest Operating Systems | Hardware Virtualized | Hardware Virtualized |
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Microsoft Windows™ 2000 | Yes | Yes |
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Microsoft Windows™ 2003 | Yes | Yes |
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Microsoft Windows™ XP Pro | Yes | Yes |
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Microsoft Windows™ Vista | Yes | Yes |
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There are a number of ways to create virtual guests:
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Using a template
Using the
Using the
■Manually
Before you create a guest, you should have access to a guest installation tree, or a guest template. You will also need a host IP address, and a hostname.
