
BasedontheLinux2.6.18kernel,RedHatEnterpriseLinux5representsthemoststable
andmaturecommercialLinuxavailable.ItistherstLinuxproducttodeliveramature,
commercial-strength,ready-to-deployvirtualizationcapability.RedHatEnterpriseLinux5
includestechnologiesthathavebeenextensivelytestedinFedoraProject,createdby
RedHatincollaborationwithmanycontributingopensourcepartnersandthecommunity.
Virtualization
RedHatEnterpriseLinux5providessophisticatedvirtualizationcapabilities.Thebenetsof
virtualizationarebeingrapidlyrealizedbyITdepartmentseverywhere.Exampleusesinclude:
•Serverconsolidation-Withvirtualizationitispossibletoconsolidatetheloadofseveral
lightlyloadedserversontoone.
•Hardwareabstraction-Virtualizationmakesiteasytodeployanolderoperatingsystem
andapplicationonnewhardware.
•Resourcemanagementandhighavailability-Theabilitytomovevirtualizedoperating
systemsandtheirapplicationsbetweensystemsenablesworkloadstobehandledbythe
mostappropriatesystemandcontinuedoperationduringmaintenanceperiods.
AllRedHatEnterpriseLinuxserversoffervirtualizationcapabilities,usingtechnologybased
ontheopensourceXenproject.ARedHatEnterpriseLinuxhostcansupportpara-virtualized
guestsrunningRedHatEnterpriseLinux4.5and5.Itcanalsosupportfullyvirtualizedguests
runningRedHatEnterpriseLinux3andthird-partyoperatingsystems.Refertohttp://www.
redhat.comforthird-partyoperatingsystemsupportinformation.Ingeneral,para-
virtualizationofferssuperiorperformanceandrichermanagementcapabilitiesthanfull
virtualization,whilefullvirtualizationsupportsawiderrangeofguest
environments.Para-virtualizedguestscanbeconguredonanyserversystem
(32-bitx86withPAEsupportor64-bitx86)whilefullyvirtualizedguestsupport
requireshardwarefeaturesprovidedbyIntelVirtualizationTechnologyandAMD-
Vprocessors.Fullandpara-virtualizedguestscanbemixedonthesamephysical
system.
RedHatEnterpriseLinuxandRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAdvancedPlatformoffer
differinglevelsofvirtualizationcapabilities:
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform:Providesacomplete,integrated
solutionbycouplingserverandstoragevirtualizationintoasingleproduct.For
mostproductionenvironments,theabilitytovirtualizetheserveroperating
systemdoesnotprovidethelevelofexibilityoravailabilitydesired,sincethe
underlyingstorageinfrastructureisnotconsistentacrossvirtualorphysical
servers.Storagevirtualizationaddressesthisissuebyensuringthatstorage
logicalvolumesandlesystemsareconsistentandcanbesharedbyallservers.
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