Supported Configurations

Supported virtual machine configurations include the following:

• Solaris control domain (domain 0), and the following guests:

  • Solaris guest domain (domain U, for unprivileged). The currently supported Solaris guest operating system is the Solaris Express Developer Edition 1/08 release or later. Support for a Solaris 10 guest domain is planned to begin with a future update, targeted for release in 2008.

  • Linux guest domain

  • FreeBSD guest domain

  • Windows guest domain

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    Caution - Note that Windows HVM domains are susceptible to viruses and worms, so make sure you comply with your site's security policies, and do all that is necessary to keep your network secure.

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• 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris.

• Multiprocessor control domain and guest domains.

The following information applies to the control domain:

• ISA floppy is not supported.

• For 32–bit, the processor must support physical address extensions (PAE) mode.

• The NIC must support GLDv3. These devices include bge, e1000g, xge, nge, and rge. For more information on GLDv3 interfaces, see Solaris OS Interface Types in System Administration Guide: IP Services.