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guest images. For more information about OVF (Open Virtualization
Format), see http://www.dmtf.org/standards/published_documents/
DSP0243_1.0.0.pdf .

Shared SAN, iSCSI, and NAS storage.

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Live migration.

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Virtual networking and VLAN support.

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ZFS file system.

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Carrier-grade security.

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Fault Management Architecture (FMA) .

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Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) hypervisor probes.

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4.3.2 Oracle Solaris PV Drivers
The xVM hypervisor paravirtualized drivers are automatically loaded and in-
stalled on Solaris 10 10/08 and later releases. They are available for Solaris 10
05/08 as patch 137112-06 or later. In Table 4.3, the reference to HVM and PVIO
is a variation on an HVM guest that uses paravirtualized network and disk driv-
ers for improved performance. In the case of OpenSolaris, the guest can either
be a paravirtualized or HVM guest; in either case, paravirtualization drivers are
loaded and installed automatically.

4.3.3 xVM Hypervisor Support for Oracle Solaris
Table 4.3 outlines the certification for the Solaris and OpenSolaris operating sys-
tems as x86 guests running xVM hypervisor on a supported host.

Table 4.3 xVM Hypervisor Support of Oracle Solaris and OpenSolaris

xVM
Hypervisor Version

Guest OS Certified Tested PV/HVM

2009.06 Solaris 10 10/09 Yes Yes HVM and PVIO

2009.06 Solaris 10 05/09 Yes Yes HVM and PVIO

2009.06 Solaris 10 10/08 Yes Yes HVM and PVIO

2009.06 Solaris 10 05/08 Yes Yes HVM and PVIO with patch

137112-06 (or later)

2009.06 OpenSolaris 2009.06 Yes Yes HVM or PV

2009.06 OpenSolaris 2008.11 Yes Yes HVM or PV