Virtualization With KVM On A Debian Lenny Server

Written By
FT
Falko Timme
Mar 20, 2009

[ Thanks to Falko
Timme
for this link. ]

“2 Installing KVM

“Debian Lenny KVM Host:

“First check if your CPU supports hardware virtualization – if
this is the case, the command egrep ‘(vmx|svm)’ –color=always
/proc/cpuinfo should display something, e.g. like this:

server1:~# egrep ‘(vmx|svm)’ –color=always /proc/cpuinfo

flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall
nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good pni cx16
lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall
nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good pni cx16
lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch
server1:~#”


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