Thread-topic: Virtualization... to the original question.. Running Xen on OSX
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On 10/11/2007 23:26 PM, "Dave Pooser" <email@hidden> wrote:
>>> 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.
That's a rather odd claim to make.
>> 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.
You have a room full of Xserves you can only run a single task on at 50%
utilization?
--
John C. Welch Writer/Analyst
Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions
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