Virtualization In PowerPC

[mark]

Jose R R wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 9:00 AM, mark <m.roth2006 at rcn.com> wrote:
>> Jose R R wrote:
>>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Victor Sanchez.
>>> <victor.sanchez at entercs.com.mx> wrote:
>>>> I just noticed that there are not Virtualization packages in the Red hat
>>>> enterprise 5.3, does this mean that Redhat is not givin support for
>>>> virtualizatin in this arquitecture? anyone knows? .
>>> If you are talking about IBM Power-based systems, then those are  an totally
>>> different breed of powerful beasts than the relatively weakling x86
>>> creatures.  For an initial overview of those, please Google "IBM power
>>> partition"  --you can take it from there, carnal.
>>>
>> Are you saying they've dropped Xen? I'd be real surprised it that was the
>> case... unless they've made a deal with VMware.
>>
> You forgot KVM (and others), IBM does not reduce its business
> perspective to only the above virtualization enablers, Mark.
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Sorry, a) I've never been on a ppc system, and b) KVM is a virtualization
package? I've never heard of it, and the only kvm I think of is like the switch
I have at home for my keyboard and monitor between my personal system and my
firewall.... <g>

	mark