Avanti virtual Alpha configurations are easily created using the Avanti Configuration Utility.  Multiple configurations can be created and stored on a system.  Avanti configurations support the following virtual hardware.

•1 CPU supporting the EV4, EV5, and EV6 instruction sets.

•Two virtual or physical serial ports, one of which is the console port.

•32MB to 3GB.

•1 - 3 NICs.

•1 – 3 disk controllers supporting up to 45 disk devices, including multiple physical
CD-ROM drives or hard drives.

•1 – 5 Digiboard controllers for OpenVMS only, each supporting up to five virtual or physical serial ports. The Configuration Utility does not support these controllers; add them by manually editing the configuration file as described in 5-Port Serial Card Support (OpenVMS).

The selected hardware determines the required license-unit count. A configuration that requires zero units runs without a license key and includes:

•1 CPU supporting the EV4, EV5, and EV6 instruction sets.

•Two virtual serial ports, one of which is the console port.

•32MB to 128MB.

•1 - 2 NICs.

•1 KZPAA controller with up to 7 targets or 1 KZPCA controller with up to 15 targets, including one physical CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.