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Installing KVM for CloudPlatform
If you want to use the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor to run guest virtual machines,
install KVM on the host(s) in your cloud. The material in this section doesn't duplicate KVM installation
documentation. It provides the CloudPlatform-specific steps that are needed to prepare a KVM host to
work with CloudPlatform.
9.1. System Requirements for KVM Hypervisor Hosts
9.1.1. Supported Operating Systems for KVM Hosts
KVM is included with a variety of Linux-based operating systems. The OS supported for use with
CloudPlatform can be downloaded from the following website and installed by following the Installation
Guide provided with the operating system.
• RHEL 6.2 or 6.3: https://access.redhat.com/downloads
• It is highly recommended that you purchase a RHEL support license. Citrix support can not be
responsible for helping fix issues with the underlying OS.
Warning
Within a cluster, all KVM hosts must be running the same operating system.
9.1.2. System Requirements for KVM Hosts
• Must be certified as compatible with the selected operating system. See the RHEL Hardware
Compatibility Guide at https://hardware.redhat.com/.
• Must support HVM (Intel-VT or AMD-V enabled)
• All hosts within a cluster must be homogenous. The CPUs must be of the same type, count, and
feature flags.
• Within a single cluster, the hosts must be of the same kernel version. For example, if one host is
RHEL6.2 64-bit, they must all be RHEL6.2 64-bit..
• 64-bit x86 CPU (more cores results in better performance)
• 4 GB of memory
• 36 GB of local disk
• At least 1 NIC
• Statically allocated IP address
• When you deploy CloudPlatform, the hypervisor host must not have any VMs already running.
• Be sure all the hotfixes provided by the hypervisor vendor are applied. Track the release of
hypervisor patches through your hypervisor vendor’s support channel, and apply patches as soon
as possible after they are released. CloudPlatform will not track or notify you of required hypervisor