Pre-Conversion Tasks

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Before switching from HVM to PVM you should perform a system check, interface check, and system backup.

System Check

The Protegrity software appliance is installed with HVM. This means the appliance operating system does not know that it is running on a hypervisor.

To check the system:

Use the following Linux command to check whether the Linux kernel supports paravirtualization and examine the hypervisor.
```
# dmesg | grep –i boot
```
If the following message does not appear, then the kernel does not support paravirtualization:

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There are several tasks you must perform to switch from HVM to PVM.

The following figure shows the overall task flow.

The installed Appliance comes with the Appliance Paravirtualization Support Tool, which is equipped with the following:

You can use Appliance Paravirtualization Support Tool to configure the local appliance for PVM.