14.0 Configuring OES Cluster Services in a Virtualization Environment

OES Cluster Services is installed and configured in a virtualization environment by using the same methods and processes as those used on a physical Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 or later server. It can be used in the host and guest virtual environments.

For a virtual machine, you can use any virtualization hypervisor (such as Xen, KVM, VMware, and Hyper-V) that supports the 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 operating system, which is the platform used for OES 2018 SP2.

For information about using OES with Xen and KVM, see the following resources:

The following sections provide information to help you deploy and run Cluster Services in a virtual environment: Although many different cluster virtualization scenarios are possible, only those outlined in the following sections have been tested.