https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-5-3-cms-on-xen-linux-guest/m-p/4391124#M36983 There's a comprehensive doc set that covers off the requirements.<BR />Linux variants of HPSIM are available and it can run in a virtual environment with some constraints. The main one is that none of the Support / Contract / Warranty checking is available as that requires a physical HP server to be the CMS host. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:50:07 GMT Rob Buxton 2009-03-31T19:50:07Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-5-3-cms-on-xen-linux-guest/m-p/4391123#M36982 Can SIM 5.3 CMS be installed into a Xen Linux guest? Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:49:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-5-3-cms-on-xen-linux-guest/m-p/4391123#M36982 pmattimoe 2009-03-31T09:49:49Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-5-3-cms-on-xen-linux-guest/m-p/4391124#M36983 There's a comprehensive doc set that covers off the requirements.<BR />Linux variants of HPSIM are available and it can run in a virtual environment with some constraints. The main one is that none of the Support / Contract / Warranty checking is available as that requires a physical HP server to be the CMS host. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:50:07 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/sim-5-3-cms-on-xen-linux-guest/m-p/4391124#M36983 Rob Buxton 2009-03-31T19:50:07Z