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Guest Operating System Installation Guide
Migration to a Different Processor
VMware Workstation: VMware recommends you do not migrate a Red Hat Linux
Advanced Server 2.1 virtual machine between hosts when one host is running on an
AMD processor and the other is running on an Intel processor.
During installation, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 chooses a kernel that is
optimized for the specific processor on which it is running. The kernel may contain
instructions that are available only on that processor. These instructions can have
adverse effects when run on a host with the wrong type of processor.
Thus, a Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 virtual machine created on a host with an
AMD processor may not work if migrated to a host with an Intel processor. The reverse
is also true: a Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 virtual machine created on a host
with an Intel processor may not work if migrated to a host with an AMD processor.
This problem is not specific to virtual machines and would also occur on physical
computers. For example, if you moved a hard drive with a Red Hat Linux Advanced
Server 2.1 installation from an AMD machine to an Intel machine, you would
experience problems trying to boot from that drive.
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