Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------- NOTE: New FAQs are appended to the bottom of this section. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ADD NEW FAQS TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION TO MAINTAIN NUMBERING ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// [qanda] What distribution is Proxmox VE based on?:: Proxmox VE is based on http://www.debian.org[Debian GNU/Linux] Will Proxmox VE run on a 32bit processor?:: Proxmox VE works only on 64-bit CPU´s (AMD or Intel). There is no plan for 32-bit for the platform. + NOTE: VMs and Containers can be bothe 32-bit and/or 64-bit. Does my CPU support virtualization?:: To check if your CPU is virtualization compatible, check for the "vmx" or "svm" tag in this command output: + ---- egrep '(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo ---- Supported Intel CPUs:: 64-bit processors with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization_Technology#Intel_virtualization_.28VT-x.29[Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT-x)] support. (http://ark.intel.com/search/advanced/?s=t&VTX=true&InstructionSet=64-bit[List of processors with Intel VT and 64-bit]) Supported AMD CPUs:: 64-bit processors with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization_Technology#AMD_virtualization_.28AMD-V.29[AMD Virtualization Technology (AMD-V)] support. What is a container, CT, VE, Virtual Private Server, VPS?:: Operating-system-level virtualization is a server-virtualization method where the kernel of an operating system allows for multiple isolated user-space instances, instead of just one. We call such instances containers. What is a KVM guest (KVM VM)?:: A KVM guest or KVM VM is a guest system running virtualized under Proxmox VE with KVM.