Feature Parity: Apple Hardware
Compatibility between Orka features and Intel- and Apple silicon-based nodes, VMs, and images.
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General: macOS versions | General features | Tool configuration | Cluster configuration and features | Checks | Logging
Users: Users
Nodes: Nodes
VMs: Listing and info | Create VM configurations | Create and deploy VMs (single operation) | Deploy VMs from existing VM configurations | States | Start/stop/suspend/resume | Delete and purge | Storage | Networking | Performance
Images: Images
ISOs: ISOs
Kube: Kube
macOS versions
| macOS version | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| macOS 10.14 (Mojave) | ✅ | ❌ |
| macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | ✅ | ❌ |
| macOS 11 (Big Sur) | ✅ | ❌ |
| macOS 12 (Monterey) | ✅ | ✅ |
| macOS 13 (Ventura) | ✅ | ✅ |
General features
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Use API IP to access Orka | ✅ | ✅ |
| Use built-in Orka domain to access Orka | ✅ | ✅ |
| Use external custom domain to access Orka | ✅ | ✅ |
| View output in TABLE format | ✅ | ✅ |
| View output in JSON format | ✅ | ✅ |
| View output in RAW format | ✅ | ✅ |
Tool configuration
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Configure API IP | ✅ | ✅ |
| Configure built-in Orka domain | ✅ | ✅ |
| Configure external custom domain | ✅ | ✅ |
| Configure global output | ✅ | ✅ |
| Store license key | ✅ | ✅ |
| Upload TLS certificate to use with an external custom domain | ✅ | ✅ |
Cluster configuration and features
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| VM scheduling | ✅ | ✅ |
| GPU passthrough | ✅* | ✅** |
| VM Internet isolation | ✅ | ✅ |
| VM network isolation | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sandbox namespace | ✅ | ✅ |
| Nested virtualization (Beta) | ✅ | ❌ |
The listed configurations are disabled by default and are available upon request.
** GPU passthrough is always enabled by default on Apple silicon-based nodes.
Checks
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Check the current environment and tool version | ✅ | ✅ |
| Check the current environment and tool version (extended) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Check environment status | ✅ | ✅ |
| Check token status | ✅ | ✅ |
| Check password requirements | ✅ | ✅ |
| Check default base image | ✅ | ✅ |
| Validate license key | ✅ | ✅ |
Logging
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Logs 1.0* | ✅* | ✅* |
| Logs 2.0 | ✅ | ✅ |
* Logging 1.0 is deprecated and will be removed in an upcoming release.
Users
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Create account | ✅ | ✅ |
| Log in | ✅ | ✅ |
| Log out | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create token | ✅ | ✅ |
| Get token | ✅ | ✅ |
| Revoke token | ✅ | ✅ |
| Update email | ✅ | ✅ |
| Update password | ✅ | ✅ |
| Reset password (administrative) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Group users (node dedication) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Ungroup users (node dedication) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Delete user | ✅ | ✅ |
Nodes
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| List worker nodes | ✅ | ✅ |
| List all nodes | ✅ | ✅ |
| Check node status | ✅ | ✅ |
| List the node's ports reserved for VNC, SSH, Apple Screen Sharing, or port forwarding | ✅ | ✅ |
| List the VMs deployed on the node | ✅ | ✅ |
| Apply sandbox | ✅ | ❌ |
| Remove sandbox | ✅ | ❌ |
| Apply node dedication | ✅ | ✅ |
| Remove node dedication | ✅ | ✅ |
| Apply tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Remove tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ |
VMs: Listing and info
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| List current user's VMs | ✅ | ✅ |
| List another user's VMs* | ✅ | ✅ |
| List all users' VMs* | ✅ | ✅ |
| List current user's VMs with replicas expanded | ✅ | ❌ |
| List another user's VMs with replicas expanded* | ✅ | ❌ |
| List all users' VMs with replicas expanded* | ✅ | ❌ |
| List current user's VM configurations | ✅ | ✅ |
| View a specific VM configuration | ✅ | ✅ |
| Check VM status | ✅ | ✅ |
| Check VM status for another user's VM* | ✅ | ✅ |
| List the VM's ports reserved for VNC, SSH, and Apple Screen Sharing | ✅ | ✅ |
| List the VM's ports reserved for port forwarding | ✅ | ✅ |
* These are administrative operations and require providing a valid Orka license key.
VMs: Create VM configurations
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Create basic VM configuration (name, base image, CPU, vCPU) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create VM configuration with custom memory | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create VM configuration with attached ISO | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create VM configuration with attached disk | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create VM configuration with enabled/disabled VNC | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create VM configuration with enabled/disabled I/O boost* | ✅ | ❌* |
| Create VM configuration with enabled/disabled Network boost setting* | ✅ | ❌* |
| Create VM configuration with enabled/disabled GPU passthrough* | ✅ | ❌* |
| Create VM configuration with custom serial number | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create VM configuration with preferred tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create VM configuration with required tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create VM configuration with custom scheduler | ✅ | ✅ |
* GPU passthrough, I/O boost, and Network boost are always enabled for Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override these settings on the VM config or VM level.
VMs: Create and deploy VMs (single operation)
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Create and deploy basic VM (name, base image, CPU, vCPU) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create and deploy VM with custom memory | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create and deploy VM with attached ISO | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create and deploy VM with attached disk | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create and deploy VM with enabled/disabled VNC | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create and deploy VM with enabled/disabled I/O boost* | ✅ | ❌* |
| Create and deploy VM with enabled/disabled Network boost* | ✅ | ❌* |
| Create and deploy VM with enabled/disabled GPU passthrough* | ✅ | ❌* |
| Create and deploy VM with custom serial number | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create and deploy VM with preferred tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create and deploy VM with required tag (node affinity) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Create and deploy VM with custom scheduler | ✅ | ✅ |
* GPU passthrough, I/O boost, and Network boost are always enabled for Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override these settings on the VM config or VM level.
VMs: Deploy VMs from existing VM configurations
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy VM by name | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deploy VM by name and node | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deploy VM with a specified number of replicas | ✅ | ❌ |
| Deploy VM and attach ISO (override VM configuration) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Deploy VM and attach disk (override VM configuration) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Deploy VM and enable port forwarding | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deploy VM and enable/disable VNC (override VM configuration) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deploy VM and enable/disable I/O boost (override VM configuration)* | ❌ | ❌* |
| Deploy VM and enable/disable Network boost (override VM configuration)* | ❌ | ❌* |
| Deploy VM and enable/disable GPU passthrough (override VM configuration)* | ✅ | ❌* |
| Deploy VM and set custom serial number (override VM configuration) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Deploy VM with preferred tag (node affinity) (override VM configuration) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deploy VM with required tag (node affinity) (override VM configuration) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deploy VM with custom scheduler (override VM configuration) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Deploy VM and inject custom metadata | ✅ | ✅ |
* GPU passthrough, I/O boost, and Network boost are always enabled for Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override these settings on the VM config or VM level.
VMs: States
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Save the live state of the VM to the VM config | ✅ | ❌ |
| Delete a saved live state (and reset the VM config to its initial state) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Revert VM by name (revert to the latest state of the base disk) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Revert VM by name and node (revert to the latest state of the base disk) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Revert VM by ID (revert to the latest state of the base disk) | ✅ | ❌ |
VMs: Start/stop/suspend/resume
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Stop VM by name, ID, or name and node (power off) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Start VM by name, ID, or name and node (power on) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Suspend VM by name, ID, or name and node (sleep) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Resume VM by name, ID, or name and node (wake) | ✅ | ❌ |
VMs: Delete and purge
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Delete VM by name | ✅ | ✅ |
| Delete VM by ID | ✅ | ✅ |
| Delete VM by name and node | ✅ | ✅ |
| Delete another user's VM* | ✅ | ✅ |
| Purge VM config (delete the VM config and any instances) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Purge another user's VM (delete the VM config and any instances)* | ✅ | ✅ |
* These are administrative operations and require providing a valid Orka license key.
VMs: Storage
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Attach a disk to VM | ✅ | ❌ |
| List VM disks | ✅ | ❌ |
| Shared VM storage | ✅ | ✅ |
| I/O boost* | ✅ | ✅ * |
* I/O boost is always enabled on Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override it on the VM config or VM level.
macOS and shared VM storage
| macOS version | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| macOS 10.14 (Mojave) | ❌ | ❌ |
| macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | ✅ | ❌ |
| macOS 11 (Big Sur) | ✅ | ❌ |
| macOS 12 (Monterey) | ✅ | ✅* |
| macOS 13 (Ventura) | ✅ | ✅ |
* Starting with Orka 2.4.0, shared VM storage is deprecated for Apple silicon-based VMs running macOS Monterey. In Orka 2.5.0, shared VM storage will be removed for all Apple Silicon-based Monterey VMs.
VMs: Networking
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| VNC | ✅ | ✅ |
| SSH | ✅ | ✅ |
| Apple Screen Sharing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Port forwarding | ✅ | ✅ |
| Network boost* | ✅ | ✅* |
* Network boost is always enabled on Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override it on the VM config or VM level.
VMs: Performance
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Use saved state (optimizes startup) | ✅ | ❌ |
| GPU passthrough | ✅ | ❌ |
| I/O boost* | ✅ | ✅* |
| Network boost* | ✅ | ✅* |
* I/O boost and Network boost are always enabled for Apple silicon-based nodes and VMs. You cannot manually disable or override these settings on the VM config or VM level.
Images
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| List images | ✅ | ✅ |
| List remote images | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pull a remote image | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pull a remote image and rename it | ✅ | ✅ |
| Download an image on your local machine | ✅ | ❌ |
| Upload an image from your local machine | ✅ | ❌ |
| Generate a new empty image | ✅ | ❌ |
| Calculate the image checksum | ✅ | ❌ |
| Rename image | ✅ | ✅ |
| Copy and rename an image | ✅ | ✅ |
| Save a new image from the specified VM (Save as) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Overwrite the existing image with its current state from the specified VM (Save) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Resize the disk and automatically resize the partition of the specified VM | ✅ | ✅ |
| Resize the disk and automatically resize the partition of a specified VM and automatically save a new image from it | ✅ | ✅ |
| Only resize the disk of the specified VM | ✅ | ✅ |
| Delete an image | ✅ | ✅ |
ISOs
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| List ISOs | ✅ | ❌ |
| List remote ISOs | ✅ | ❌ |
| Pull a remote ISO | ✅ | ❌ |
| Pull a remote ISO and rename it | ✅ | ❌ |
| Rename an ISO | ✅ | ❌ |
| Copy and rename an ISO | ✅ | ❌ |
| Delete an ISO | ✅ | ❌ |
Kube
| Feature | Intel | Apple silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Create kube account | ✅ | ✅ |
| List all kube accounts for the current Orka user | ✅ | ✅ |
| Get the kubeconfig for the specified kube account | ✅ | ✅ |
| Delete and re-create the specified kube account | ✅ | ✅ |
| Delete all kube accounts for the current user | ✅ | ✅ |
See also
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