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IBM Power 570 Technical Overview and Introduction
Figure 3-5 shows the diagram of the Linux x86 application environment.
Figure 3-5 Diagram of the Linux x86 Application Environment
Supported Operating Systems
PowerVM Lx86 version 1.1 will support the following Linux on POWER operating systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL 4) for POWER version 4.4 and 4.5. Also, x86 Linux
applications running on RHEL 4.3 are supported.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) for POWER Service Pack 3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES 10) for POWER Service Pack 1
As stated in a previous paragraph, PowerVM Lx86 runs most x86 Linux applications, but
PowerVM Lx86 cannot run applications that:
Directly access hardware devices (for example, graphics adapters)
Require nonstandard kernel module access or use kernel modules not provided by the
Linux for POWER operating system distribution
Do not use only the Intel® IA-32 instruction set architecture as defined by the 1997 Intel
Architecture Software Developer's Manual consisting of Basic Architecture (Order Number
243190), Instruction Set Reference Manual (Order Number 243191) and the System
Programming Guide (Order Number 243192) dated 1997
Note:
PowerVM LX86 is supported under the VIOS Software Maintenance Agreement
(SWMA).
When using PowerVM Lx86 on an IBM System p POWER6 processor-based system
only SLES 10 with SP1 and RHEL 4.5 are supported.
Make sure the x86 version is the same as your Linux on POWER version. Do not try to
use any other version because it is unlikely to work. One exception is with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, both the Advanced Server and Enterprise Server option at the correct
release will work.
