|   WARNING: This documentation covers Parallels H-Sphere versions up to 3.1. For the latest up-to-date Parallels H-Sphere documentation, please proceed to the
                  official Parallels site. H-Sphere VPS is installed on a dedicated box not to intefere with
              H-Sphere services. The core of H-Sphere VPS includes:
               
                FreeVPS related sofware:
                    
                        FreeVPS kernel: a standard Linux kernel patched to support VPS;FreeVPS tools: scripts to manage virtual servers and their host server.OpenVZ related software (since HS VPS 2.x, HS 3.1 Beta 1 +).   Host Operating SystemsMake sure to install one of the following OSs to a dedicated physical box:FreeVPS based host: 
                OpenVZ based host:(HS VPS before 2.0-0) Red Hat Linux release 7.3Trustix Secure Linux 2.2Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 3, CentOS 3.x, and White Box Enterprise Linux release 3(HS VPS 1.4-4+ and H-Sphere 2.5 RC 2+) Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 4, CentOS 4.x, and White Box Enterprise Linux release 4 (HS VPS 2.0-0+ and H-Sphere 3.1 Beta 1 +)
 
                Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 4, CentOS 4.x, and White Box Enterprise Linux release 4Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5, CentOS 5.x, and White Box Enterprise Linux release 5 We do not support H-Sphere VPS on other operating systems.   VPS Operating SystemsIn H-Sphere VPS 1.4-x and up, there is a possibiliy to choose a preferred OS of future virtual servers different
              from that of the host, according to the compatibility table:
 
 
                
                    | Hosts OS | Available virtual server  OS(s) | Supported Solutions | H-Sphere VPS version |  
                    | FreeVPS | OpenVZ | 1.x | 2.x |  
                    | WBEL4 | WBEL4, RHEL4, CentOS4 | + | + | + | + |  
                    | CentOS4 | CentOS4, RHEL4, WBEL4 | + | + | + | + |  
                    | RHEL4 | RHEL4, CentOS4, WBEL4 | + | + | + | + |  
                    | RHEL3 | RHEL3, CentOS3, WBEL3 | + | - | + | + |  
                    | CentOS3 | CentOS3, RHEL3, WBEL3 | + | - | + | + |  
                    | WBEL3 | WBEL3, RHEL3, CentOS3 | + | - | + | + |  
                    | RH73 | RH73 | + | - | + | - |  
                    | TRUSTIX22 | TRUSTIX22 | + | - | + | - |  
                    | RHEL5 | RHEL5, CentOS5, WBEL5 | - | + | - | + |  
                    | CentOS5 | CentOS5, RHEL5, WBEL5 | - | + | - | + |  
                    | WBEL5 | WBEL5, RHEL5, CentOS5 | - | + | - | + |  where WBEL4 - White Box Enterprise Linux release 4WBEL3 - White Box Enterprise Linux release 3
 CentOS4 - CentOS release 4.x
 CentOS3 - CentOS release 3.x
 RHEL4 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS release 4
 RHEL3 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS release 3
 RH73 - Red Hat Linux release 7.3
 TRUSTIX22 - Trustix Secure Linux release 2.2
 WBEL5 - White Box Enterprise Linux release 5
 CentOS5 - CentOS release 5
 RHEL5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5
 
 +  supported
 -  unsupported
   Hardware Requirements
 
              
                    | H-Sphere VPS with FreeVPS solution | H-Sphere VPS with OpenVZ solution |  
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              Hardware RequirementsRecommended partitioningSELinux must be off | 
                FilesystemssysctlSELinuxConntracks |  |