System requirements
Management server
| Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Dual-core Intel 64 or AMD64 CPU | Quad-core or multiple dual-core Intel 64 or AMD64 CPU |
| 4GB RAM (available, not including OS) | 16GB RAM |
| 25GB writable disk space | 50GB writable disk space |
| 1 network interface card (NIC) with bandwidth of at least 1Gbps | |
| Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Server 6 x86_64 subscription (not included) | |
Host servers (hypervisors)
| Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Dual-core Intel 64 or AMD64 CPU | Quad-core or multiple dual-core Intel 64 or AMD64 CPU |
| Intel VT or AMD-V extensions enabled in BIOS | |
| 2GB RAM | 2GB RAM |
| 12GB internal storage | 12GB + internal storage |
| 1 NIC with bandwidth of at least 1Gbps | Multiple NICs with bandwidth of at least 1Gbps |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor, included with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64 subscription as a hypervisor (purchased separately) |
Administrator console
- Operating systems supported:
- Windows XP (x86 only)
- Windows 7 (x86, AMD64, or Intel 64)
- Windows 2008/R2 (x86, AMD64, or Intel 64).
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 and higher (i386, AMD64, or Intel 64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 and higher (i386, AMD64, or Intel 64)
- Browser required:
- Internet Explorer 8 and higher, or Firefox 10 ESR or higher
User portal
- Client:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 (i386, AMD64, and Intel 64)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 (i386, AMD64, and Intel 64)
- Windows XP
- Windows XP Embedded (XPe)
- Windows 7 (x86, AMD64, and Intel 64)
- Windows Embedded Standard 7
- Windows 2008/R2 (x86, AMD64, and Intel 64)
- Windows Embedded Standard 2009
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Certified Linux-based thin clients
- Browser:
- Internet Explorer 7 and higher on Windows, with the SPICE ActiveX control installed
- Firefox 3.5 and higher on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, with the SPICE plug-in installed
