Hardware Compatibility

The Hardware Node requirements for the standard 32-bit edition of Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 are the following:

• IBM PC-compatible server with 32-bit, x86-64-bit, and IA64-bit processors: Intel Celeron, Pentium D, Pentium Dual Core, Core 2 Duo, Xeon, AMD Athlon, etc.
• At least 128 MB of RAM;
• Hard drive(s) with at least 15 GB of free disk space;
• Network card. A complete list of network cards supported in Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 can be found at http://www.swsoft.com/en/products/virtuozzo/hcl/network/. This list is constantly updated, so you may check back periodically.
• SCSI controllers. A complete list of SCSI controllers supported in Virtuozzo Containers 4.0 can be found at http://www.swsoft.com/en/products/virtuozzo/hcl/other/. This list is constantly updated, so you may check back periodically.

The exact server configuration depends on how many Containers you are going to run on the server and what load these Containers are going to produce. Thus, in order to choose the right configuration, please follow the recommendations below:

• CPUs. The more Containers you plan to run simultaneously, the more CPUs you need.
• Memory. The more memory you have, the more Containers you can run. The exact figure depends on the number and nature of applications you are planning to run in your Containers.
• Disk space. Each Container occupies 30–150 MB of hard disk space for system files in addition to the user data inside the Container (for example, web site content). You should consider it when planning disk partitioning and the number of Containers to run.

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