bare-metal Virtualization OSs!
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:33 pm
As we all seek our own best options, list the ones you know about!
(note this list is not intended to include the software renditions such as VirtualBox)
I'll get the obvious ones out of the way..
> VMWare ESXi - comes in free edition (with hardware limitations) or paid edition (limited by license choice)
>> http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere- ... rview.html
>> apparently isn't a heavily modified Linux kernel at the core
(UPDATED, see below) > ProxmoxVE - open-source (free), based on Debian, no obvious hardware limitations, paid support options
>> http://proxmox.com/products/proxmox-ve
>> utilizes interesting Kernel-sharing OpenVZ containers (http://wiki.openvz.org/Main_Page)
>> it's a slimmed down Debian Distro at the core
> Citrix XenServer - comes in free edition (with hardware limitations) or paid edition (limited by license choice)
>> http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/produ ... f=prod_cat
>> essentially the competitor to VMware ESXi.
>> Also is a heavily modified Linux distro in the hands of a big corporation.
I know there's got to be more, but these are the ones I know about so far.
tell us!
(note this list is not intended to include the software renditions such as VirtualBox)
I'll get the obvious ones out of the way..
> VMWare ESXi - comes in free edition (with hardware limitations) or paid edition (limited by license choice)
>> http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere- ... rview.html
>> apparently isn't a heavily modified Linux kernel at the core
(UPDATED, see below) > ProxmoxVE - open-source (free), based on Debian, no obvious hardware limitations, paid support options
>> http://proxmox.com/products/proxmox-ve
>> utilizes interesting Kernel-sharing OpenVZ containers (http://wiki.openvz.org/Main_Page)
>> it's a slimmed down Debian Distro at the core
> Citrix XenServer - comes in free edition (with hardware limitations) or paid edition (limited by license choice)
>> http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/produ ... f=prod_cat
>> essentially the competitor to VMware ESXi.
>> Also is a heavily modified Linux distro in the hands of a big corporation.
I know there's got to be more, but these are the ones I know about so far.
tell us!