OES Cluster Services is installed and configured in a virtualization environment by using the same methods and processes as those used on a physical Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 or later server. It can be used in the host and guest virtual environments.
For a virtual machine, you can use any virtualization hypervisor (such as Xen, KVM, VMware, and Hyper-V) that supports the 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 operating system, which is the platform used for OES 2023.
For information about using OES with Xen and KVM, see the following resources:
For information on setting up virtualized OES servers, see Installing OES on a VM
in the OES 2023: Installation Guide.
To get started with Xen virtualization, see the SLES 12 SP5 Virtualization Guide.
To get started with KVM virtualization, see the SLES 12 SP5 Virtualization Guide.
To get started with third-party virtualization platforms, such as Hyper-V from Microsoft and the different VMware product offerings, refer to the documentation for the product you are using. For information about setting up a cluster with nodes hosted on VMware, see OES Cluster Services Implementation Guide for VMware.
The following sections provide information to help you deploy and run Cluster Services in a virtual environment: Although many different cluster virtualization scenarios are possible, only those outlined in the following sections have been tested.