Can KVM guests from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 be used under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6?

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Issue

Is it possible to directly manage and run KVM guests originally created under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (or above) on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 KVM host?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0 (or later)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 3.0 (or above)
  • KVM guest image created on RHEL5.4 (or later)
  • KVM guest image created on RHEV2.1 (or later)

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