> but for a virtualized environment.. the idea is to install > the Virtualizer (VMware, XEN) first, then the Linux/Vyatta OS itself? > It seats below the kernel? > > Or do I need to install a distro first, then the Virtualize > software, then the vyatta (and whatever I want to virtualize)
It depends on the virtualization software. Some hypervisors like Xen and VMware ESX, work on bare metal. Thus hypervisor, then guest OS (e.g. Vyatta). Others, like VMware Server work using a host OS. Thus you'd install something like Linux or Windows, then VMware Server, then guest OS (Vyatta). There are almost as many ways to virtualize things as there are hypervisors, so you'll need to familiarize yourself with those options. Some hypervisors require newer processors with hardware virtualization features to support unmodified guest operating systems. Xen and Virtual Iron fall into this camp. You won't be able to use those systems to virtualize anything on your older P4 system without the new virtualization features. Others, such as VMware (and maybe VirtualBox, but I'm not positive of that), can run unmodified guest OS on older hardware, but will take a performance hit when doing so. -- Dave _______________________________________________ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
