7.5. CPUs

Each cluster is configured with a minimal CPU type that all hosts in that cluster must support. Guests running on hosts within the cluster all run on this CPU type, ensuring that every guest can be migrated to any host within the cluster.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization has a set of supported CPU types to choose from when configuring a cluster.

Table 7.2. CPU properties

Element Description
id An opaque identifier for the CPU model.
level An indication as to the relative priority/preference for the CPUs in the list.
<capabilities>
    <version major="3" minor="3">
        ...
        <cpus>
            <cpu id="Intel Conroe Family">
                <level>3</level>
            </cpu>
            <cpu id="Intel Penryn Family">
                <level>4</level>
            </cpu>
            ...
        </cpus>
        ...
    </version>
</capabilities>