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><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> ><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> ><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> > <head> > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> > <title>Chapter 2. Restrictions and Support</title> > <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/en-US/RHEL510/html/Para-Virtualized_Drivers/Common_Content/css/default.css" type="text/css" /> > <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.72.0" /> > <link rel="start" href="index.html" title="Para-Virtualized Drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux" /> > <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Para-Virtualized Drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux" /> > <link rel="prev" href="sect-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-An_Introduction_to_Para_Virtualized_Drivers-System_Requirements.html" title="1.1. System Requirements" /> > <link rel="next" href="chap-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Installation_and_Configuration_of_para_virtualized_drivers.html" title="Chapter 3. Installation and Configuration of para-virtualized drivers" /> > <link rel="copyright" href="ln-id2746472.html" title="Legal Notice" /> > </head> > <body> > <p id="title"> > <a href="http://www.redhat.com/docs"> > <strong>Chapter 2. Restrictions and Support</strong> > </a> > </p> > <ul class="docnav"> > <li class="previous"> > <a accesskey="p" href="sect-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-An_Introduction_to_Para_Virtualized_Drivers-System_Requirements.html"> > <strong>Prev</strong> > </a> > </li> > <li class="next"> > <a accesskey="n" href="chap-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Installation_and_Configuration_of_para_virtualized_drivers.html"> > <strong>Next</strong> > </a> > </li> > </ul> > <div class="chapter" lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"> > <div class="titlepage"> > <div> > <div> > <h2 class="title"><a id="chap-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support"></a>Chapter 2. Restrictions and Support</h2> > </div> > </div> > </div> > <p> > The following items must be considered before using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. What we support and the restrictions put upon support can be found in the sections below. > </p> > <p class="formalpara"> > <a id="form-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Supported_Guest_Operating_Systems"></a> > </p> > <h5 class="formalpara">Supported Guest Operating Systems</h5> > <p class="formalpara"> > Support for para-virtualized drivers is available for the following operating systems and versions: > </p> > <div class="itemizedlist"> > <ul> > <li> > <p> > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 > </p> > </li> > <li> > <p> > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6 > </p> > </li> > <li> > <p> > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9 > </p> > </li> > </ul> > </div> > <p> > You are supported for running a 32-bit guest operating system with para-virtualized drivers on 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Virtualization. > </p> > <p> > The table below indicates the kernel variants supported with the para-virtualized drivers. You can use the command shown below to identify the exact kernel revision currently installed on your host. Compare the output against the table to determine if it is supported. > </p> > <pre class="screen"># rpm -q --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' kernel ></pre> > <p> > The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 i686 and x86_64 kernel variants include Symmetric Multiprocessing(SMP), no separate SMP kernel RPM is required. > </p> > <p> > Take note of processor specific kernel requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Guests in the table below. > </p> > <div class="table"> > <a id="tabl-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Supported_kernel_architectures_for_para_virtualized_drivers"></a> > <div class="table-contents"> > <table summary="Supported kernel architectures for para-virtualized drivers" border="1"> > <colgroup> > <col align="left" /> > <col align="left" /> > <col align="left" /> > <col align="left" /> > </colgroup> > <thead> > <tr> > <th align="left"> > Kernel Architecture > </th> > <th align="left"> > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 > </th> > <th align="left"> > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 > </th> > <th align="left"> > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 > </th> > </tr> > </thead> > <tbody> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > athlon > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported(AMD) > </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > athlon-SMP > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported(AMD) > </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > i32e > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported(Intel) > </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > i686 > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported(Intel) > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > i686-PAE > </td> > <td align="left"> > </td> > <td align="left"> > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > i686-SMP > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported(Intel) > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > i686-HUGEMEM > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported(Intel) > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > x86_64 > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported(AMD) > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > x86_64-SMP > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported(AMD) > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > x86_64-LARGESMP > </td> > <td align="left"> > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > <td class="auto-generated"> </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > Itanium (IA64) > </td> > <td align="left"> > </td> > <td align="left"> > </td> > <td align="left"> > Supported > </td> > </tr> > </tbody> > </table> > </div> > <h6 xmlns="">Table 2.1. Supported kernel architectures for para-virtualized drivers</h6> > </div> > <br class="table-break" /> > <div class="note"> > <h2>Note</h2> > <p> > The table above is for guest operating systems. Hardware versions X,Y and Z on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 and above are the supported choice for the host. > </p> > </div> > <div class="tip"> > <h2>Take note</h2> > <p> > Write the output of the command below down or remember it. This is the value that determines which packages and modules you need to download. > </p> > <p> > <code class="command"># rpm -q --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' kernel </code> > </p> > <p> > Your output will look something like this: > </p> > <p> > <code class="command">kernel-PAE-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.i686</code> > </p> > <p> > The name of the kernel is PAE(Physical Address Extension), kernel version is 2.6.18, the release is 53.1.4.el5 and the architecture is i686. The kernel rpm should always be in the format <span><strong class="application">kernel-name-version-release.arch.rpm</strong></span>. > </p> > </div> > <p class="formalpara"> > <a id="form-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Important_Restrictions"></a> > </p> > <h5 class="formalpara">Important Restrictions</h5> > <p> > The para-virtualized device driver needs to be installed after the successful installation of the guest operating system. > </p> > <p class="formalpara"> > A guest cannot be booted from a device that uses the para-virtualized block device drivers. Specifically, the disk that contains the Master Boot Record (MBR), the disk that contains the bootloader (<code class="command">GRUB</code>), and the disk that contains the kernel <code class="filename">initrd</code> images (i.e., the disk that contains the <code class="filename">/boot</code> directory or partition) cannot use the para-virtualized block device drivers. (This is because <code class="command">GRUB</code> does not how to access para-virtualized block devices.) > </p> > <div class="tip"> > <h2>Maximizing the benefit of the para-virtualized drivers for new installs</h2> > <p> > If you are creating (installing) a new guest system, in order to gain maximal benefit from the para-virtualized block device drivers, you should create the guest with at least two disks. > </p> > <p> > Specifically, use the first disk to install the <code class="command">MBR</code> and the bootloader (<code class="command">GRUB</code>), and to contain the <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition. (This disk can be very small, as it only needs to have enough capacity to hold the <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition. > </p> > <p> > Use the second disk and any additional disks for all other partitions (e.g. <code class="filename">/</code>, <code class="filename">/usr</code>) or logical volumes. > </p> > <p> > Using this installation method, when the para-virtualized block device drivers are later installed (after completing the install of the guest), only booting the guest and accessing the <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition will use the non-para-virtualized block device drivers. > </p> > </div> > <p> > After you installed the para-virtualized drivers in a guest operating system you should only use the <code class="command">xm</code> command to start the guests. If <code class="command">xm</code> is not used the network interfaces (for example, eth1) will not get connected correctly during boot. This problem is known and the Bugzilla number is 300531. A fix is in progress. The bug connects the network interface to qemu-dm and subsequently limits the performance dramatically. > </p> > <p class="formalpara"> > <a id="form-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_3_kernel_variant_architecture_dependencies"></a> > </p> > <h5 class="formalpara">Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel variant architecture dependencies</h5> > <p class="formalpara"> > For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 based guest operating systems you must use the processor specific kernel and para-virtualized driver RPMs as seen in the tables below. If you fail to install the matching para-virtualized driver package loading of the <code class="command">xen-pci-platform</code> module will fail. > </p> > <p> > The table below shows which host kernel is required to run a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guest on if the guest was compiled for an Intel processor. > </p> > <div class="table"> > <a id="tabl-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Required_host_kernel_architecture_for_using_para_virtualized_drivers_on_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_3_guests_with_Intel_Processors"></a> > <div class="table-contents"> > <table summary="Required host kernel architecture for using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guests with Intel Processors" border="1"> > <colgroup> > <col align="left" /> > <col align="left" /> > </colgroup> > <thead> > <tr> > <th align="left"> > Guest kernel type > </th> > <th align="left"> > Required host kernel type > </th> > </tr> > </thead> > <tbody> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > ia32e (UP and SMP) > </td> > <td align="left"> > x86_64 > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > i686 > </td> > <td align="left"> > i686 > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > i686-SMP > </td> > <td align="left"> > i686 > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > i686-HUGEMEM > </td> > <td align="left"> > i686 > </td> > </tr> > </tbody> > </table> > </div> > <h6 xmlns="">Table 2.2. Required host kernel architecture for using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guests with Intel Processors</h6> > </div> > <br class="table-break" /> > <p> > The table below shows which host kernel is required to run a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guest on if the guest was compiled for an AMD processor. > </p> > <div class="table"> > <a id="tabl-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Required_host_kernel_architectures_for_using_para_virtualized_drivers_on_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_3_guests_with_AMD_processors"></a> > <div class="table-contents"> > <table summary="Required host kernel architectures for using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guests with AMD processors" border="1"> > <colgroup> > <col align="left" /> > <col align="left" /> > </colgroup> > <thead> > <tr> > <th align="left"> > Guest kernel type > </th> > <th align="left"> > Required host kernel type > </th> > </tr> > </thead> > <tbody> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > athlon > </td> > <td align="left"> > i386 > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > athlon-SMP > </td> > <td align="left"> > i386 > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > x86_64 > </td> > <td align="left"> > x86_64 > </td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td align="left"> > x86_64-SMP > </td> > <td align="left"> > x86_64 > </td> > </tr> > </tbody> > </table> > </div> > <h6 xmlns="">Table 2.3. Required host kernel architectures for using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guests with AMD processors</h6> > </div> > <br class="table-break" /> > </div> > <ul class="docnav"> > <li class="previous"> > <a accesskey="p" href="sect-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-An_Introduction_to_Para_Virtualized_Drivers-System_Requirements.html"><strong>Prev</strong>1.1. System Requirements</a> > </li> > <li class="up"> > <a accesskey="u" href="#"> > <strong>Up</strong> > </a> > </li> > <li class="home"> > <a accesskey="h" href="index.html"> > <strong>Home</strong> > </a> > </li> > <li class="next"> > <a accesskey="n" href="chap-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Installation_and_Configuration_of_para_virtualized_drivers.html"><strong>Next</strong>Chapter 3. Installation and Configuration of para...</a> > </li> > </ul> > </body> ></html>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <title>Chapter 2. Restrictions and Support</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/en-US/RHEL510/html/Para-Virtualized_Drivers/Common_Content/css/default.css" type="text/css" /> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.72.0" /> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title="Para-Virtualized Drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux" /> <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Para-Virtualized Drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux" /> <link rel="prev" href="sect-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-An_Introduction_to_Para_Virtualized_Drivers-System_Requirements.html" title="1.1. System Requirements" /> <link rel="next" href="chap-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Installation_and_Configuration_of_para_virtualized_drivers.html" title="Chapter 3. Installation and Configuration of para-virtualized drivers" /> <link rel="copyright" href="ln-id2746472.html" title="Legal Notice" /> </head> <body> <p id="title"> <a href="http://www.redhat.com/docs"> <strong>Chapter 2. Restrictions and Support</strong> </a> </p> <ul class="docnav"> <li class="previous"> <a accesskey="p" href="sect-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-An_Introduction_to_Para_Virtualized_Drivers-System_Requirements.html"> <strong>Prev</strong> </a> </li> <li class="next"> <a accesskey="n" href="chap-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Installation_and_Configuration_of_para_virtualized_drivers.html"> <strong>Next</strong> </a> </li> </ul> <div class="chapter" lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-US"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title"><a id="chap-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support"></a>Chapter 2. Restrictions and Support</h2> </div> </div> </div> <p> The following items must be considered before using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. What we support and the restrictions put upon support can be found in the sections below. </p> <p class="formalpara"> <a id="form-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Supported_Guest_Operating_Systems"></a> </p> <h5 class="formalpara">Supported Guest Operating Systems</h5> <p class="formalpara"> Support for para-virtualized drivers is available for the following operating systems and versions: </p> <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul> <li> <p> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 </p> </li> <li> <p> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 6 </p> </li> <li> <p> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9 </p> </li> </ul> </div> <p> You are supported for running a 32-bit guest operating system with para-virtualized drivers on 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Virtualization. </p> <p> The table below indicates the kernel variants supported with the para-virtualized drivers. You can use the command shown below to identify the exact kernel revision currently installed on your host. Compare the output against the table to determine if it is supported. </p> <pre class="screen"># rpm -q --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' kernel </pre> <p> The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 i686 and x86_64 kernel variants include Symmetric Multiprocessing(SMP), no separate SMP kernel RPM is required. </p> <p> Take note of processor specific kernel requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Guests in the table below. </p> <div class="table"> <a id="tabl-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Supported_kernel_architectures_for_para_virtualized_drivers"></a> <div class="table-contents"> <table summary="Supported kernel architectures for para-virtualized drivers" border="1"> <colgroup> <col align="left" /> <col align="left" /> <col align="left" /> <col align="left" /> </colgroup> <thead> <tr> <th align="left"> Kernel Architecture </th> <th align="left"> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 </th> <th align="left"> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 </th> <th align="left"> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left"> athlon </td> <td align="left"> Supported(AMD) </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> athlon-SMP </td> <td align="left"> Supported(AMD) </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> i32e </td> <td align="left"> Supported(Intel) </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> i686 </td> <td align="left"> Supported(Intel) </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> i686-PAE </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> i686-SMP </td> <td align="left"> Supported(Intel) </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> i686-HUGEMEM </td> <td align="left"> Supported(Intel) </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> x86_64 </td> <td align="left"> Supported(AMD) </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> x86_64-SMP </td> <td align="left"> Supported(AMD) </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> x86_64-LARGESMP </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> <td class="auto-generated"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> Itanium (IA64) </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td align="left"> Supported </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h6 xmlns="">Table 2.1. Supported kernel architectures for para-virtualized drivers</h6> </div> <br class="table-break" /> <div class="note"> <h2>Note</h2> <p> The table above is for guest operating systems. Hardware versions X,Y and Z on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 and above are the supported choice for the host. </p> </div> <div class="tip"> <h2>Take note</h2> <p> Write the output of the command below down or remember it. This is the value that determines which packages and modules you need to download. </p> <p> <code class="command"># rpm -q --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' kernel </code> </p> <p> Your output will look something like this: </p> <p> <code class="command">kernel-PAE-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.i686</code> </p> <p> The name of the kernel is PAE(Physical Address Extension), kernel version is 2.6.18, the release is 53.1.4.el5 and the architecture is i686. The kernel rpm should always be in the format <span><strong class="application">kernel-name-version-release.arch.rpm</strong></span>. </p> </div> <p class="formalpara"> <a id="form-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Important_Restrictions"></a> </p> <h5 class="formalpara">Important Restrictions</h5> <p> The para-virtualized device driver needs to be installed after the successful installation of the guest operating system. </p> <p class="formalpara"> A guest cannot be booted from a device that uses the para-virtualized block device drivers. Specifically, the disk that contains the Master Boot Record (MBR), the disk that contains the bootloader (<code class="command">GRUB</code>), and the disk that contains the kernel <code class="filename">initrd</code> images (i.e., the disk that contains the <code class="filename">/boot</code> directory or partition) cannot use the para-virtualized block device drivers. (This is because <code class="command">GRUB</code> does not how to access para-virtualized block devices.) </p> <div class="tip"> <h2>Maximizing the benefit of the para-virtualized drivers for new installs</h2> <p> If you are creating (installing) a new guest system, in order to gain maximal benefit from the para-virtualized block device drivers, you should create the guest with at least two disks. </p> <p> Specifically, use the first disk to install the <code class="command">MBR</code> and the bootloader (<code class="command">GRUB</code>), and to contain the <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition. (This disk can be very small, as it only needs to have enough capacity to hold the <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition. </p> <p> Use the second disk and any additional disks for all other partitions (e.g. <code class="filename">/</code>, <code class="filename">/usr</code>) or logical volumes. </p> <p> Using this installation method, when the para-virtualized block device drivers are later installed (after completing the install of the guest), only booting the guest and accessing the <code class="filename">/boot</code> partition will use the non-para-virtualized block device drivers. </p> </div> <p> After you installed the para-virtualized drivers in a guest operating system you should only use the <code class="command">xm</code> command to start the guests. If <code class="command">xm</code> is not used the network interfaces (for example, eth1) will not get connected correctly during boot. This problem is known and the Bugzilla number is 300531. A fix is in progress. The bug connects the network interface to qemu-dm and subsequently limits the performance dramatically. </p> <p class="formalpara"> <a id="form-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_3_kernel_variant_architecture_dependencies"></a> </p> <h5 class="formalpara">Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel variant architecture dependencies</h5> <p class="formalpara"> For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 based guest operating systems you must use the processor specific kernel and para-virtualized driver RPMs as seen in the tables below. If you fail to install the matching para-virtualized driver package loading of the <code class="command">xen-pci-platform</code> module will fail. </p> <p> The table below shows which host kernel is required to run a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guest on if the guest was compiled for an Intel processor. </p> <div class="table"> <a id="tabl-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Required_host_kernel_architecture_for_using_para_virtualized_drivers_on_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_3_guests_with_Intel_Processors"></a> <div class="table-contents"> <table summary="Required host kernel architecture for using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guests with Intel Processors" border="1"> <colgroup> <col align="left" /> <col align="left" /> </colgroup> <thead> <tr> <th align="left"> Guest kernel type </th> <th align="left"> Required host kernel type </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left"> ia32e (UP and SMP) </td> <td align="left"> x86_64 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> i686 </td> <td align="left"> i686 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> i686-SMP </td> <td align="left"> i686 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> i686-HUGEMEM </td> <td align="left"> i686 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h6 xmlns="">Table 2.2. Required host kernel architecture for using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guests with Intel Processors</h6> </div> <br class="table-break" /> <p> The table below shows which host kernel is required to run a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guest on if the guest was compiled for an AMD processor. </p> <div class="table"> <a id="tabl-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Restrictions_and_Support-Required_host_kernel_architectures_for_using_para_virtualized_drivers_on_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_3_guests_with_AMD_processors"></a> <div class="table-contents"> <table summary="Required host kernel architectures for using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guests with AMD processors" border="1"> <colgroup> <col align="left" /> <col align="left" /> </colgroup> <thead> <tr> <th align="left"> Guest kernel type </th> <th align="left"> Required host kernel type </th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left"> athlon </td> <td align="left"> i386 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> athlon-SMP </td> <td align="left"> i386 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> x86_64 </td> <td align="left"> x86_64 </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> x86_64-SMP </td> <td align="left"> x86_64 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h6 xmlns="">Table 2.3. Required host kernel architectures for using para-virtualized drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 guests with AMD processors</h6> </div> <br class="table-break" /> </div> <ul class="docnav"> <li class="previous"> <a accesskey="p" href="sect-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-An_Introduction_to_Para_Virtualized_Drivers-System_Requirements.html"><strong>Prev</strong>1.1. System Requirements</a> </li> <li class="up"> <a accesskey="u" href="#"> <strong>Up</strong> </a> </li> <li class="home"> <a accesskey="h" href="index.html"> <strong>Home</strong> </a> </li> <li class="next"> <a accesskey="n" href="chap-Para-Virtualized_Drivers-Installation_and_Configuration_of_para_virtualized_drivers.html"><strong>Next</strong>Chapter 3. Installation and Configuration of para...</a> </li> </ul> </body> </html>
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