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More explicit language denoting that you can only kvmify if your Linode
is currently Xen.

More explicit language denoting that you can only kvmify if your Linode
is currently Xen.
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Please add more information about this endpoint

@@ -655,7 +655,8 @@ endpoints:
type: Action
authenticated: true
description: >
Changes a Linode's hypervisor from Xen to KVM.
Changes a Linode's hypervisor from Xen to KVM. This endpoint can only be
used if your Linode is currently Xen and you wish to move to KVM.
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Might be worth including more info on what KVM and Xen are, and why the upgrade is desirable? Something like

Changes a Linode's hypervisor from Xen (legacy) to KVM (modern). Doing this restarts and migrates the Linode, and can take several minutes depending on the size of the Linode. Upgrading to KVM has significant performances improvements, including a 300% boost in Unixbench scores and faster boots and shutdowns. This endpoint will only work for Linodes running on the Xen hypervisor.

@@ -655,7 +655,11 @@ endpoints:
type: Action
authenticated: true
description: >
Changes a Linode's hypervisor from Xen to KVM.
Changes a Linode's hypervisor from Xen (legacy) to KVM (modern). Doing this
restarts and migrates your Linode, and take several minutes depending on
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and can take

@jamesottinger jamesottinger merged commit 2b95d9c into linode:develop Jan 4, 2018
LBGarber pushed a commit to LBGarber/linode-api-docs that referenced this pull request Jun 15, 2022
Changed CLI links to point to GitHub repo
LBGarber pushed a commit to LBGarber/linode-api-docs that referenced this pull request Jun 15, 2022
DLC-163 format content to retain underscores
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