This appendix explains how to install a VM host on a physical L-Server.
Installation of VM Hosts on physical L-Servers offers the following benefits:
Simplified configuration of servers, storage, and networks
When installing a physical L-Server on a VM host, the following configurations can be simplified further than when installing a VM host on a physical server.
Server configuration such as I/O virtualization
Storage configuration such as LUN masking
Network configuration such as LAN switch blades
DR
In order to be able to perform DR of virtual L-Servers, it is necessary to install a VM host on a physical L-Server.
Note
This function cannot be used in RHEL-KVM environments.