Frequently Asked Questions
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NOTE: New FAQs are appended to the bottom of this section.
{pve} 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.
+NOTE: VMs and Containers can be both 32-bit and/or 64-bit.
Does my CPU support virtualization?::
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.
+instances containers. As containers use the host's kernel they are
+limited to Linux guests.
What is a QEMU/KVM guest (or VM)?::
virtualizer. QEMU uses the Linux KVM kernel module to achieve near
native performance by executing the guest code directly on the host
CPU.
+It is not limited to Linux guests but allows arbitrary operating systems
+to run.
+
+How long will my {pve} version be supported?::
+
+{pve} versions are supported at least as long as the corresponding
+Debian Version is
+https://wiki.debian.org/DebianOldStable[oldstable]. {pve} uses a
+rolling release model and using the latest stable version is always
+recommended.
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+|===========================================================
+| {pve} Version | Debian Version | First Release | Debian EOL | Proxmox EOL
+| {pve} 4.x | Debian 8 (Jessie) | 2015-10 | 2018-05 | tba
+| {pve} 3.x | Debian 7 (Wheezy) | 2013-05 | 2016-04 | 2017-02
+| {pve} 2.x | Debian 6 (Squeeze)| 2012-04 | 2014-05 | 2014-05
+| {pve} 1.x | Debian 5 (Lenny) | 2008-10 | 2012-03 | 2013-01
+|===========================================================