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2.3.2. Host/Hypervisor System Requirements

The host is where the cloud services run in the form of guest virtual machines. Each host is one machine that meets the following requirements:
Hosts have additional requirements depending on the hypervisor. See the requirements listed at the top of the Installation section for your chosen hypervisor:

Warning

Be sure you fulfill the additional hypervisor requirements and installation steps provided in this Guide. Hypervisor hosts must be properly prepared to work with CloudStack. For example, the requirements for XenServer are listed under Citrix XenServer Installation.

2.3.2.1. Citrix XenServer requirements

To be determined

2.3.2.2. VMware vSphere requirements

To be determined

2.3.2.3. KVM requirements

For running a KVM hypervisor the main requirement is the Linux distribution it is running. Although you are not required to run these distributions, it is recommended.
Recommended distributions:
  • CentOS / RHEL: 6.2 and 6.3
  • Ubuntu: 12.04(.1)
The main requirement for KVM hypervisors is the libvirt and Qemu version. If you whish to run on a different distribution, make sure you meet the following requirements:
  • libvirt: 0.9.4 or higher
  • Qemu/KVM: 1.0 or higher

2.3.2.4. Oracle VM (OVM) requirements

To be determined