Note the following important considerations.
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Feature |
Comment |
|---|---|
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everRunSystem Disk |
Recommended minimum configuration for physical machines:
When using multiple volumes per RAID set, the RAID set should set a type that provides redundancy, such as RAID1, RAID5, or RAID10. |
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QCOW3 (QCOW2v3) |
QCOW2 refers to both QCOW2 and QCOW3 files in descriptions of everRun systems. By default, an everRun system creates QCOW3 files (‑f qcow2 -o compat=1.1). |
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USB CD/DVD Drive |
USB CD/DVD drives are supported on all platforms for everRun installation. |
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Direct-Attach Tape Drives |
Access to direct-attach tape drives by the guests is not supported. Stratus recommends using network-attach tape drives. |
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Console Connectivity |
Each PM's text console is available for a CentOS operating system. However, VGA mode is not supported; that is, the PM must be at run-level 3 and cannot run at run-level 5. See "System Management" below. |
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SSD Support |
everRun supports solid state drives according to the storage controller vendor specifications. |
| System Management | everRun system management does not work at run-level 5. |
| Volumes | For exporting, importing, or restoring a volume, the maximum volume size is 2TB. |
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