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How AHV’s Advanced Processor Compatibility allows the CPU generation to be masked on a VM for greater compatibility and migrations.

How AHV’s Advanced Processor Compatibility allows the CPU generation to be masked on a VM for greater compatibility and migrations.

AHV allows for the CPU generation to be configured on a per-VM basis using the Advanced Processor Compatibility (APC) function. APC allows for Live Migrating workloads between clusters with different CPU generations and also provides the ability to present a specific CPU for an application that may have a specific dependency on a set of features.

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How AHV’s Advanced Processor Compatibility allows the CPU generation to be masked on a VM for greater compatibility and migrations.

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