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===========
Hypervisors
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.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
hypervisor-basics.rst
hypervisor-kvm.rst
hypervisor-qemu.rst
hypervisor-xen-api.rst
hypervisor-xen-libvirt.rst
hypervisor-lxc.rst
hypervisor-vmware.rst
hypervisor-hyper-v.rst
hypervisor-virtuozzo.rst
hypervisor-powervm.rst
hypervisor-zvm.rst
OpenStack Compute supports many hypervisors, which might make it difficult for
you to choose one. Most installations use only one hypervisor. However, you
can use :ref:`ComputeFilter` and :ref:`ImagePropertiesFilter` to schedule
different hypervisors within the same installation. The following links help
you choose a hypervisor. See :doc:`/user/support-matrix` for a detailed list
of features and support across the hypervisors.
The following hypervisors are supported:
* `KVM`_ - Kernel-based Virtual Machine. The virtual disk formats that it
supports is inherited from QEMU since it uses a modified QEMU program to
launch the virtual machine. The supported formats include raw images, the
qcow2, and VMware formats.
* `LXC`_ - Linux Containers (through libvirt), used to run Linux-based virtual
machines.
* `QEMU`_ - Quick EMUlator, generally only used for development purposes.
* `VMware vSphere`_ 5.1.0 and newer - Runs VMware-based Linux and Windows
images through a connection with a vCenter server.
* `Xen (using libvirt)`_ - Xen Project Hypervisor using libvirt as
management interface into ``nova-compute`` to run Linux, Windows, FreeBSD and
NetBSD virtual machines.
* `XenServer`_ - XenServer, Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) and other XAPI based Xen
variants runs Linux or Windows virtual machines. You must install the
``nova-compute`` service in a para-virtualized VM.
* `Hyper-V`_ - Server virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V, use to run
Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD virtual machines. Runs ``nova-compute`` natively
on the Windows virtualization platform.
* `Virtuozzo`_ 7.0.0 and newer - OS Containers and Kernel-based Virtual
Machines supported via libvirt virt_type=parallels. The supported formats
include ploop and qcow2 images.
* `PowerVM`_ Server virtualization with IBM PowerVM for AIX, IBM i, and Linux
workloads on the Power Systems platform.
* `zVM`_ Server virtualization on z Systems and IBM LinuxONE, it can run Linux,
z/OS and more.
.. _KVM: http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page
.. _LXC: https://linuxcontainers.org/
.. _QEMU: http://wiki.qemu.org/Manual
.. _VMware vSphere: https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere-hypervisor
.. _Xen (using libvirt): http://www.xenproject.org
.. _XenServer: http://xenserver.org
.. _Hyper-V: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/
.. _Virtuozzo: https://www.virtuozzo.com/products/vip.html#product-virtuozzo/
.. _PowerVM: https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/ibm-powervm
.. _zVM: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/zvm
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