第 22 章 Creating nested virtual machines
You can use nested virtual machines (VMs) if you require a different host operating system than what your local host is running. This eliminates the need for additional physical hardware.
In most environments, nested virtualization is only available as a Technology Preview in RHEL 10.
For detailed descriptions of the supported and unsupported environments, see Support limitations for nested virtualization.
22.1. What is nested virtualization? 复制链接链接已复制到粘贴板!
With nested virtualization, you can run virtual machines (VMs) within other VMs. A standard VM that runs on a physical host can also act as a second hypervisor and create its own VMs.
Nested virtualization terminology
- Level 0 (
L0) - A physical host, a bare-metal machine.
- Level 1 (
L1) -
A standard VM, running on an
L0physical host, that can act as an additional virtual host. - Level 2 (
L2) A nested VM running on an
L1virtual host.Important: The second level of virtualization severely limits the performance of an
L2VM. For this reason, nested virtualization is primarily intended for development and testing scenarios, such as:- Debugging hypervisors in a constrained environment
- Testing larger virtual deployments on a limited amount of physical resources
In most environments, nested virtualization is only available as a Technology Preview in RHEL 10.
For detailed descriptions of the supported and unsupported environments, see Support limitations for nested virtualization.