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hvm2pv reference - Notes

Supported Operating systems

• Currently only Red Hat based (RHEL, Fedora, CentOS) and Debian based (Debian, Ubuntu) distros are supported.

Debugging Appliance Start issues

If you are trying to start an appliance that is converted from HVM to PV using hvm2pv and the appliance fails to start within the boot timeout, verify the following:

• openssh-server
  • Verify that openssh-server is installed during OS install or immediately after, before using hvm2pv
• NetworkManager
  • Verify NetworkManager was disabled/removed before using hvm2pv on an Ubuntu appliance
• libc6-i386
  • For a 64-bit appliance, verify that libc6-i386 package is installed during OS install or immediately after, before using hvm2pv
• iproute2
  • Verify that iproute2 package is installed during OS install or immediately after, before using hvm2pv
• dhclient
  • Verify that dhclient is present in appliance.