Add Parallels Virtual Platform (thanks Justin Clift).

[virt-what.git] / virt-what.pod

diff --git a/virt-what.pod b/virt-what.pod
index 0cfb753..cf4c1ff 100644 (file)
--- a/virt-what.pod
+++ b/virt-what.pod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+=encoding utf8
+

 =head1 NAME
 
 virt-what - detect if we are running in a virtual machine
 =head1 NAME
 
 virt-what - detect if we are running in a virtual machine


@@ -23,6 +25,50 @@ don't know about or cannot detect.
 
 =over 4
 
 
 =over 4
 

+=item B<hyperv>
+
+This is Hyper-V.
+
+Status: from MSDN description, not tested.
+
+=item B<ibm_systemz>
+
+This is an IBM SystemZ (or other S/390) mainframe.  Additional
+facts listed below may also be printed.
+
+=item B<ibm_systemz-direct>
+
+This is Linux running directly on a IBM SystemZ mainframe.
+
+This is expected to be a highly unusual configuration - if
+you see this result you should treat it with suspicion.
+
+Status: not confirmed
+
+=item B<ibm_systemz-lpar>
+
+This is Linux running directly on an LPAR on an IBM SystemZ mainframe.
+
+Status: not confirmed
+
+=item B<ibm_systemz-zvm>
+
+This is a z/VM guest running in an LPAR on an IBM SystemZ mainframe.
+
+Status: confirmed by RWMJ using a Fedora guest running in z/VM
+
+=item B<linux_vserver>
+
+This process is running in a Linux VServer container.
+
+Status: contributed by Barış Metin
+
+=item B<kvm>
+
+This is KVM.
+
+Status: confirmed by RWMJ.
+

 =item B<openvz>
 
 The guest appears to be running inside an OpenVZ or Virtuozzo
 =item B<openvz>
 
 The guest appears to be running inside an OpenVZ or Virtuozzo


@@ -30,18 +76,46 @@ container.
 
 Status: contributed by Evgeniy Sokolov
 
 
 Status: contributed by Evgeniy Sokolov
 

-=item B<kvm>
+=item B<parallels>

 
 

-This is KVM.
+The guest is running inside Parallels Virtual Platform
+(Parallels Desktop, Parallels Server).

 
 

-Status: confirmed by RWMJ.
+Status: contributed by Justin Clift
+
+=item B<powervm_lx86>
+
+The guest is running inside IBM PowerVM Lx86 Linux/x86 emulator.
+
+Status: data supplied by Jeffrey Scheel, not confirmed

 
 =item B<qemu>
 
 
 =item B<qemu>
 

-This is QEMU.
+This is QEMU using software emulation.
+
+Note that for KVM (hardware accelerated) guests you should I<not> see
+this.

 
 Status: confirmed by RWMJ.
 
 
 Status: confirmed by RWMJ.
 

+=item B<uml>
+
+This is a User-Mode Linux (UML) guest.
+
+Status: contributed by Laurent Léonard
+
+=item B<virtage>
+
+This is Hitachi Virtualization Manager (HVM) Virtage logical partitioning.
+
+Status: data supplied by Bhavna Sarathy, not confirmed
+
+=item B<virtualbox>
+
+This is a VirtualBox guest.
+
+Status: contributed by Laurent Léonard
+

 =item B<virtualpc>
 
 The guest appears to be running on Microsoft VirtualPC.
 =item B<virtualpc>
 
 The guest appears to be running on Microsoft VirtualPC.


@@ -52,7 +126,7 @@ Status: not confirmed
 
 The guest appears to be running on VMware.
 
 
 The guest appears to be running on VMware.
 

-Status: not confirmed
+Status: confirmed by RWMJ

 
 =item B<xen>
 
 
 =item B<xen>
 


@@ -106,8 +180,7 @@ You might include this information in status and monitoring programs.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 

-L<http://www.libvirt.org/>,
-L<http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/>,
+L<http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-what/>,

 L<http://www.vmware.com/>,
 L<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc>,
 L<http://xensource.com/>,
 L<http://www.vmware.com/>,
 L<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc>,
 L<http://xensource.com/>,


@@ -121,8 +194,8 @@ Richard W.M. Jones <rjones @ redhat . com>
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT
 

-(C) Copyright 2008 Red Hat Inc.,
-L<http://libvirt.org/>
+(C) Copyright 2008-2011 Red Hat Inc.,
+L<http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-what/>

 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by


@@ -162,7 +235,7 @@ Run
 and keep I<virt-what.log>.  It may contain error messages which you
 should submit with your bug report.
 
 and keep I<virt-what.log>.  It may contain error messages which you
 should submit with your bug report.
 

-=item 3. Get version of virt-what and version of libvirt.
+=item 3. Get version of virt-what.

 
 Run
 
 
 Run
 


@@ -174,7 +247,7 @@ Go to L<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/> and enter a new bug.
 Please describe the problem in as much detail as possible.
 
 Remember to include the version numbers (step 3) and the debug
 Please describe the problem in as much detail as possible.
 
 Remember to include the version numbers (step 3) and the debug

-messages file (step 2).
+messages file (step 2) and as much other detail as possible.

 
 =item 5. Assign the bug to rjones @ redhat.com
 
 
 =item 5. Assign the bug to rjones @ redhat.com