Editing Different kernel flavors (UP, SMP, ENTERPRISE, ENTNOSPLIT)
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| − | OpenVZ project releases several different precompiled kernels for each version. Which kernel to choose depends on what hardware you have. The table below describes the cases when it is better to use each of these kernels. | + | OpenVZ project releases several different precompiled kernels for each version. Which kernel to choose depends on what hardware do you have. The table below describes the cases when it is better to use each of these kernels. |
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | |+''' | + | |+'''Kernel flavors list''' |
! Kernel type !! Description !! Hardware !! Use case | ! Kernel type !! Description !! Hardware !! Use case | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! UP |
| uniprocessor | | uniprocessor | ||
| up to 4GB of RAM | | up to 4GB of RAM | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! SMP |
| symmetric multiprocessor | | symmetric multiprocessor | ||
| up to 4 GB of RAM | | up to 4 GB of RAM | ||
| − | | 10-20 | + | | 10-20 VPSs |
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! entnosplit/PAE |
| SMP + PAE support | | SMP + PAE support | ||
| up to 64 GB of RAM | | up to 64 GB of RAM | ||
| − | | 10-30 | + | | 10-30 VPSs |
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! enterprise |
| SMP + PAE support + 4/4GB split | | SMP + PAE support + 4/4GB split | ||
| up to 64 GB of RAM | | up to 64 GB of RAM | ||
| − | | >20 | + | | >20-30 VPSs |
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{{Note|Use <tt>rpm -ihv</tt> command for ovzkernel RPM installation. Please do not use the <tt>rpm -Uhv</tt> command to install the kernel, otherwise all the previously installed kernels may be removed from your system.}} | {{Note|Use <tt>rpm -ihv</tt> command for ovzkernel RPM installation. Please do not use the <tt>rpm -Uhv</tt> command to install the kernel, otherwise all the previously installed kernels may be removed from your system.}} | ||
| − | {{Note|When using a <b>64-bit</b> processor <b>and</b> operating system, you need only select the SMP or non-SMP version. | + | {{Note|When using a <b>64-bit</b> processor <b>and</b> operating system, you need only select the SMP or non-SMP version. 64-bit linux can access the entire 64Gb of ram in ZONE_NORMAL (low memory). PAE and 4GB/4GB splitting are only needed for 32-bit OS, and so are not necessary and are disabled by default in 64-bit kernels.}} |
| − | New RHEL5 based kernel uses different flavors naming | + | New RHEL5 based kernel uses different flavors naming. I.e. |
| − | * | + | * UP kernel is no longer provided |
| − | * | + | * SMP kernel comes without any flavor (like old UP) |
| − | * | + | * entnosplit kernel comes as PAE |
| − | * | + | * enterprise kernel comes as ent |
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[[Category: Kernel]] | [[Category: Kernel]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Need Categorization]] |
