Although the page is a little hard to understand, I think the 'ported' OS is the one that runs XEN. The guest operating systems would appear to be fairly standard, although it appears that special device drivers would be required.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Coffin Michael C [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 1:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: XEN. Interesting, following the VMWARE thread > > Hi Mike, > > Thanks much for the info, looks interesting. My immediate concern, > however, > would be the fact that the operating systems that run under the control of > "Xen" need ".... to be ported...." to it. That severely limits the > usability of any partitioning software, IMHO (i.e. that the guest must be > aware of the partitioning software host and modified to run "under it"). > > Michael Coffin, VM Systems Programmer > Internal Revenue Service - Room 6030 > 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. > Washington, D.C. 20224 > > Voice: (202) 927-4188 FAX: (202) 622-6726 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Grundy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 12:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: XEN. Interesting, following the VMWARE thread > > > Just saw this on /. > http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/02/1232235&mode=nested > &t > id=106&tid=126&tid=156&tid=185 > > (ewww, watch for wrap or skip to the real info) > > The Xen virtual machine monitor: > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen/ > > > - Mike ______________________________________________________________________ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient or delegate is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The integrity and security of this message cannot be guaranteed on the Internet. The Sender accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The sender accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. This disclaimer is the property of the TTC and must not be altered or circumvented in any manner.
