KVM: Hygon x86 CPU requirements¶
F5 has confirmed support for the Hygon x86 CPU in an KVM hypervisor. Hygon x86 CPU is a licensed x86 CPU variant of AMD Zen core architecture. Servers based on this CPU architecture can operate a Linux OS, similar to other x86 servers. The following topic describes the system setup used to determine compatibility with BIG-IP VE v15.1.X.
CPU model¶
The following describes the Hygon C86 3250 CPU model used to confirm compatibility; however, F5 VM v15.1.X is compatible with running on any Hygon x86-powered server.
Compatible components include the following:
| NIC cards | F5 Drivers |
|---|---|
| Intel I350 10G | virtIO - a virtual 10G NIC drive |
| Intel X710 40G | ixvf - a SR-IOV VF driver for X710-based virtual functions |
For details about how to configure SR-IOV on your KVM hypervisor and expose the VF to a VM, consult the Intel website.
Linux OS with KVM software¶
The following describes the software in the setup used to confirm compatibility:
- Centos 7.9.2009
- qemu-kvm
- libvirt
- libvirt-python
- libguestfs-tools
- virt-install
- virt-manager