Thread-topic: Virtualization... to the original question.. Running Xen on OSX
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>>> I agree, but to play devil's advocate, a lot of the win in Apple's
>>> mind comes from using Mac OS X Server *with* Xserve, in essentially
>>> one supported configuration,
>
>> Except that it's also supported on Mac Pro, iMac G4/G5/Intel, Mac Mini,
>> eMac, and Xserve G4/G5/G4 Cluster Node/G5 Cluster Node. So adding a single
>> supported VM configuration isn't that much additional overhead.
>
> Define "not that much"?
>
> [snip] You still need sufficient RAM, Disk I/O,
> memory I/O, and network I/O to do the services the VM needs.
I was discussing "not that much" as referring to Apple's tech support
overhead-- that supporting a single VM configuration wouldn't overburden
their engineering staff.
> Virtualization, like everything else, solves a specific set of problems. It
> is NOT a spell of "never needing hardware again", nor is it a spell of
> "magically running n OS instances for near-zero resource costs".
Absolutely true. But for those of us who have one of that specific set of
problems the lack of virtualization is a pain in the rear.
--
Dave Pooser, ACSA
Manager of Information Services
Alford Media http://www.alfordmedia.com
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