We’re glad to announce the new version of Virtuozzo Hybrid Server, a bare-metal virtualization solution with system containers, KVM-based virtual machines, and software-defined storage meticulously combined in an efficient hosting platform for service providers.
Virtuozzo Hybrid Server 7.5 Update 4 adds support for FreeBSD as a guest operating system, as well as new versions of CloudLinux and AlmaLinux.
It also includes a set of stability, performance and network improvements. Check out the highlights below, along with links to the full release notes, how to upgrade, or how to get started if you’re new to Virtuozzo Hybrid Server.
FreeBSD Guest OS Support
Virtuozzo Hybrid Server provides different operating systems (OS) as templates, including our own VzLinux distribution. The new release adds support for FreeBSD (versions 9 to 13) in virtual machines.
FreeBSD is a free, open-source Unix-like monolithic OS for servers. The kernel, device drivers, and system software are all delivered by the same project. It forms the basis of much of the codebase of Darwin, and hence the Apple family of operating systems (macOS, iOS, etc.). The first version of FreeBSD was released in 1993.
Updated CloudLinux and AlmaLinux Guest OS
Virtuozzo Hybrid Server 7.5 Update 4 supports new versions of the following operating systems:
- CloudLinux 8 in virtual machines
- AlmaLinux 9 in containers
At the same time, AlmaLinux 8 has been assigned as a default guest OS container template within the hosting platform.
Full release notes
In addition to newly added and updated guest OS, Virtuozzo Hybrid Server 7.5 Update 4 includes:
- Improved host node density and performance by installing the RPM/DEB package inside containers, to properly tune the required operating system parameters
- Improved migration from Virtuozzo Hybrid Server 6 to 7.5 with proper data cleanup
- New Open vSwitch version to support stp/show and rstp/show commands
- Extended dropwatch to support packet alert mode to help administrators in network troubleshooting
- Improved network connection stability of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS virtual machines
- Improved nftables reloading support inside containers
- Restrict ploop standby mode to supported devices only (e.g. Virtuozzo Storage)
For all new features, improvements and fixes in this version, see our Release Notes documentation.
How to upgrade
It’s easy to upgrade to Virtuozzo Hybrid Server 7.5 Update 4:
- Install the update with 'yum update'
- Reboot the host and switch to the new kernel
New to Virtuozzo Hybrid Server?
Virtuozzo Hybrid Server makes VPS & shared hosting easy, with VMs, containers and software-defined storage in one fast, easy-to-manage platform.
- Check out the Virtuozzo Hybrid Server page
- Review a product datasheet
- Request a free demo from our team
- Or get in touch for more information
