Service Manual

Support Matrix for VIS Self-Service Creator Version 1.0
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Supported Hypervisors
This table outlines the VIS Self-Service Creator supported hypervisors that allow the deployment and
management of VMs.
Hyperviso
r
Supported?
Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V
™
No
Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V Yes *
Citrix® XenServer® 4 Yes
Citrix XenServer 5.0 Yes **
Citrix XenServer 5.6.0 Yes **
VMware® ESX 3.0.x, VirtualCenter 2.0 Yes ***
VMware ESX 3.5, ESXi 3.5, VirtualCenter 2.5 Yes ***
VMware ESX 4.0, ESXi 4.0, vCenter® Server 4.0 Yes ***
* Hyper-V R2 – Windows Server 2008 R2 Clusters with Hyper-V are not supported.
** XenPool Supported.
*** VirtualCenter or vCenter Server is required to utilize ESX or ESXi.
Supported Provisioning Methods
This table outlines the guest OS provisioning methods support by the various hypervisors.
Provisioning Method
Hyper-V R2 Xen Server 4 Xen Server 5.0 Xen Server 5.6.0 ESX 3.0.x VirtualCenter 2.0 ESX 3.5 ESXi 3.5 VirtualCenter 2.5 ESX 4.0 ESXi 4.0 vCenter Server 4.0
Cloning From Hypervisor
Templates
No No No No Yes Yes Yes
WIM Image Deployment Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ®
(RHEL) 5.x Kickstart Support
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SuSE
™
11 AutoYast Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NetApp® FlexClone® No No No No No Yes Yes
Citrix Provisioning Server
5.1.1.2950*
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
* Requires VIS Self-Service Creator for Virtual Desktop Instances License.