> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pmem.io/persistent-memory/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pmem.io/persistent-memory/getting-started-guide/creating-development-environments/virtualization.md).

# Virtualization

This section describes how support for physical and emulated persistent memory devices, commonly referred to as Non-Volatile DIMMs (NVDIMMs), is provided through various virtualization and hypervisor technologies.  The table below shows the supported features of each technology.

|                                                                                                                                    | NVDIMM | Regions | Namespaces | FSDax | DevDax | Persistent Pools |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------- | ---------- | ----- | ------ | ---------------- |
| [QEMU Virtualization](/persistent-memory/getting-started-guide/creating-development-environments/virtualization/qemu.md)           | Yes    | Yes     | Yes        | Yes   | Yes    | Yes              |
| Docker Containers                                                                                                                  | No     | No      | No         | Yes\* | Yes\*  | Yes              |
| [VMWare VSphere](/persistent-memory/getting-started-guide/creating-development-environments/virtualization/vmware-vsphere-esxi.md) | Yes    | Yes     | Yes        | Yes   | Yes    | Yes              |