Differences between OpenVZ 6 and Virtuozzo 7

We are migrating Managed VPS accounts from the OpenVZ 6 virtualization platform to Virtuozzo 7, resulting in significant performance increases. Learn more about the differences between these two virtualization platforms in this article.

Differences between OpenVZ 6 and Virtuozzo 7

Virtuozzo 7 is based on OpenVZ, the open-source virtualization platform for Linux. In addition to the OpenVZ feature set, Virtuozzo adds additional features and functionality, including:

• Container and virtual machine backups.

• Software-defined storage.

• ReadyKernel: This feature enables the kernel to be updated without the need for rebooting.

• Automatic memory management policies: For more information, please visit https://docs.virtuozzo.com/virtuozzo_hybrid_server_7_users_guide/advanced-tasks/configuring-automatic-memory-management-policies.html.

• Technical support.

• Updated installer.

• Different default package set.

More Information

For more information about the differences between OpenVZ 6 and Virtuozzo 7, please visit https://docs.virtuozzo.com/virtuozzo_hybrid_server_7_users_guide/learning-basics/vhs-vs-openvz.html.