http://4sysops.com/archives/the-hypervisor-of-windows-server-longhorn-how-virtualization-works-in-microsoft%e2%80%99s-new-server-os/ For Windows Administrators Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:37:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://4sysops.com/archives/the-hypervisor-of-windows-server-longhorn-how-virtualization-works-in-microsoft%e2%80%99s-new-server-os/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 Michael Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:07:04 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/the-hypervisor-of-windows-server-longhorn-how-virtualization-works-in-microsoft%e2%80%99s-new-server-os/#comment-2945 Thanks! Things are getting clearer. Thanks! Things are getting clearer.

]]> http://4sysops.com/archives/the-hypervisor-of-windows-server-longhorn-how-virtualization-works-in-microsoft%e2%80%99s-new-server-os/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 TJB Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:47:30 +0000 http://4sysops.com/archives/the-hypervisor-of-windows-server-longhorn-how-virtualization-works-in-microsoft%e2%80%99s-new-server-os/#comment-2890 The comment about ESX Server is correct. There is a common misconception that ESX is a customised version of RedHat. The VMKernal is actually completely proprietary, however the Service Console used to configure and manage ESX happens to be a VM running an modified version of Red Hat 7.2. I would assume that Longhorn Server is very similar in that it wouldn't make sense to bloat the Hypervisior with Service Console type functionality, it makes more sense to use a host OS to carry out that task. It's interesting that the implication there is that all Longhorn servers are effectively VM's. The comment about ESX Server is correct. There is a common misconception that ESX is a customised version of RedHat. The VMKernal is actually completely proprietary, however the Service Console used to configure and manage ESX happens to be a VM running an modified version of Red Hat 7.2. I would assume that Longhorn Server is very similar in that it wouldn’t make sense to bloat the Hypervisior with Service Console type functionality, it makes more sense to use a host OS to carry out that task. It’s interesting that the implication there is that all Longhorn servers are effectively VM’s.

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