[Info-vax] HP's Partner Virtualization Program

[Arne Vajhøj]

John Wallace wrote:
> On Aug 5, 9:52 pm, Arne Vajhøj <a... at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> JF Mezei wrote:
>>> Main, Kerry wrote:
>>>> I am sure readers here do understand, but just in case - the OpenVMS OS
>>>> guest will need to be an Integrity V8.4 OS instance.
>>> Just curious, shouldn't a Virtual Machine be able to provide total
>>> transparency and let any version of the OS boot since its role is to
>>> provide the illusion that the hosted instance has its own computer ?
>>> Or does the HP-UX VM application require special drivers to be loaded in
>>> the hosted OS instance  ?
>> That is rather standard.
>>
>> MS has something for Windows guest OS'es for their virtualization
>> software and they just released something for Linux guest OS'es
>> as open source.
> 
> Depends on what you consider to be the "standard".
> 
> In the virtualisation marketplace in general, surely VMware is the
> standard. With the VMwares that I've used, you take your DOS floppy,
> your Windows install CD, your Linux LiveCD/InstallCD, and boot them in
> the VM and they Just Work (tm). No special drivers needed as far as
> the guest OS is concerned. In other words, just as JF wanted,  "the VM
> provides total transparency and lets any version of the OS boot since
> its role is to provide the illusion that the hosted instance has its
> own computer".

 > Optionally you can add some magic in the guest to make the display
 > driver smarter, and to make host/guest file systems and host/guest cut
 > +paste work, but these "VMware tools" are the icing on the cake - out
 > of the box VMware gets you a fully functional PC.

The one I mentioned is also optional in the sense that it works without
them. But they are are strongly recommended by MS.

VMWare also recommend their tools.

Because they give the users the best experience with the
virtualization.

It would not be that surprising if HP wanted similar tools to
be available before releasing the stuff.

Arne