---
title: How old is too old?
exercise: 1
date: '2024-04-05'
tags: ['openshift','virtualisation','kubernetes','kubevirt']
draft: false
authors: ['default']
summary: "Will OpenShift Virtualisation run Acme virtual machines?"
---

As a sales team you've got an upcoming demo with the Acme Financial Services linux team. They are concerned a modern cloud native virtualisation platform like OpenShift Virtualistion won't support running their **Crusty Corp Financial Appliance™** vm appliances which run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 and cannot be updated or altered in any way.

The deal rests on your teams ability to prove that an old operating system will boot successfully within OpenShift Virtualisation.


## 1.1 - Create the virtual machine

RHEL 5.0... Oh boy here we go.