From fb8109034f3e36b113ad755e510b97ed8758e9cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dietmar Maurer Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 10:07:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add FAQs --- pve-faq.adoc | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pve-faq.adoc diff --git a/pve-faq.adoc b/pve-faq.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3c233ea --- /dev/null +++ b/pve-faq.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +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. + + -- 2.39.2