= KVM Host Hardware Requirements =

Although the requirements below are modest. I have to point out that this is one of those cases where bigger is better.

== CPU ==

Check out this article for a more thorough explanation [[https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Processor_support|http://linux-kvm.org/]]

=== Intel ===

Check for the `vmx` flag in `/proc/cpuinfo`

=== AMD ===

Check for the `svm` flag in `/proc/cpuinfo`

== RAM ==

The KVM Host itself does not consume much memory. I believe it would be possible to boot the KVM Host with only 256M of RAM. It really depends on the memory requirements of the KVM Guests.

== Disk ==

Not much diskspace is needed for the KVM Host. The reference system has a / partition of only 3G. This is really about the size of the KVM Guests. Another consideration is the software raid, which at least requires 2 disks.

== Network Interfaces ==

At least 1 network interface is required for the system to make any sense at all. In theory it would run fine without a network interface, but using it would be a pain.