7.5 NetWare: Full Virtualization Mode VM (Technical Preview)

This platform running on a virtual machine on SLES 10 is not yet supported by Novell. It is available in technical preview status only. Do not use this configuration in a business-critical computing environment.

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7.5.1 Status

NetWare® 6.5 does not consistently run as a VM.

7.5.2 VM Memory and PAE

VMs running PAE must be allocated less than 2 GB of memory.

7.5.3 Device Drivers

In paravirtual mode, NetWare can recognize and load the following device drivers. These drivers are included as part of Xen VM Server software.

  • Network card: xennet.cad
  • Disk drive: xenblk.cad
  • Processor: xenmp.cad