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		The System VMs come from a single template. The System VM has the following characteristics:
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				Debian 6.0 ("Squeeze"), 2.6.32 kernel with the latest security patches from the Debian security APT repository
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				Has a minimal set of packages installed thereby reducing the attack surface
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				32-bit for enhanced performance on Xen/VMWare
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				pvops kernel with Xen PV drivers, KVM virtio drivers, and VMware tools for optimum performance on all hypervisors
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				Xen tools inclusion allows performance monitoring
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				Latest versions of HAProxy, iptables, IPsec, and Apache from debian repository ensures improved security and speed
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				Latest version of JRE from Sun/Oracle ensures improved security and speed
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