11.2 Support Information

11.2.1 OES Registration Is Required for Support

Virtualized NetWare in Xen is an OES product feature. Support for NetWare on a Xen virtual machine is available only to registered OES customers.

11.2.2 Supported Configurations and Features

The following configurations and features are supported for NetWare VM guest servers.

  • NetWare 6.5 SP7 and later running in paravirtual mode.

  • The graphical paravirtualized frame buffer and the text-based console interface.

  • Running on 32-bit, 32-bit PAE, and 64-bit hypervisors.

  • Running in 32-bit PAE compatibility mode on 64-bit platforms.

  • Up to 16 block devices.

  • Up to 32 virtual CPUs.

  • The pause and resume functionality.

  • The xm shutdown command.

  • The shutdown command in Virtual Machine Manager.

  • Allocated memory from 1 GB to 8 GB.

  • VCPU cover commitment, pinning, and capping.

11.2.3 Unsupported Configurations and Features

The following configurations and features are not supported for NetWare VM guest servers.

  • NetWare in full virtualization mode.

  • NetWare 6.5 SP6 and earlier running on a virtual machine.

  • VCPU hotplug.

  • Network or block device hotplug.

  • Virtual memory resizing.

  • Direct access to physical devices.

  • The save, restore, and migrate commands.

  • Some Novell Remote Manager debugging features.