VM Access Management

This section addresses how the SLX-OS accesses the Third-Party Virtual Machine (TPVM).

Extreme SLX-OS devices support the provisioning of a Guest OS, referred to as TPVM or the Third-Party Virtual Machine. Currently only one instance of the TPVM and one image for the TPVM is provided. The Extreme SLX-OS will run the TVPM in the following modes; VM Mode on the SLX 9540, and Baremetal on the SLX 9640, SLX 9150, and SLX 9250. The figure below describes the two modes and how mulitple OS‘s are stacked, followed by a table for platform support details.
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SLX-OS VM and Baremetal Modes

Table 1. Platform OS Mode Details
Platform OS Mode Host OS Image Version SLX-OS Image Version TVPM Image Version Insight Interface
SLX 9540 VM Mode Ubuntu 14.04 Linux SLX 4.14.67 Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Yes
SLX 9640 Baremetal N/A Linux SLX 4.14.67 Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Yes
SLX 9150 Baremetal N/A Linux SLX 4.14.67 Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Yes
SLX 9250 Baremetal N/A Linux SLX 4.14.67 Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Yes