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Hypervisors
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 1
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hypervisor-basics.rst
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hypervisor-kvm.rst
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hypervisor-qemu.rst
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hypervisor-xen-api.rst
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hypervisor-xen-libvirt.rst
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hypervisor-lxc.rst
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hypervisor-vmware.rst
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hypervisor-hyper-v.rst
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OpenStack Compute supports many hypervisors, which might make it difficult
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for you to choose one. Most installations use only one hypervisor.
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However, you can use :ref:`ComputeFilter` and :ref:`ImagePropertiesFilter`
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to schedule different hypervisors within the same installation.
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The following links help you choose a hypervisor.
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See http://docs.openstack.org/developer/nova/support-matrix.html
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for a detailed list of features and support across the hypervisors.
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The following hypervisors are supported:
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* `KVM <http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page>`_ -
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Kernel-based Virtual Machine. The virtual disk formats that it
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supports is inherited from QEMU since it uses a modified QEMU
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program to launch the virtual machine. The supported formats
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include raw images, the qcow2, and VMware formats.
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* `LXC <https://linuxcontainers.org/>`_ - Linux Containers
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(through libvirt), used to run Linux-based virtual machines.
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* `QEMU <http://wiki.qemu.org/Manual>`_ - Quick EMUlator,
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generally only used for development purposes.
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* `UML <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/>`_ - User Mode Linux,
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generally only used for development purposes.
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* `VMware vSphere
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<https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere-hypervisor>`_
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4.1 update 1 and newer, runs VMware-based Linux and Windows images
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through a connection with a vCenter server or directly with an ESXi host.
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* `Xen (using libvirt) <http://www.xenproject.org>`_ - Xen Project
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Hypervisor using libvirt as management interface into ``nova-compute``
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to run Linux, Windows, FreeBSD and NetBSD virtual machines.
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* `XenServer <http://xenserver.org>`_ - XenServer,
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Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) and other XAPI based Xen variants runs Linux
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or Windows virtual machines. You must install the ``nova-compute``
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service in a para-virtualized VM.
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* `Hyper-V <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/solutions/
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virtualization.aspx>`_ - Server virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V,
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use to run Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD virtual machines.
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Runs ``nova-compute`` natively on the Windows virtualization platform.
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