Re: Oracle VM

Vmkernel can be run as a kernel, which is the case with ESXi; it can be
loaded as a kernel module. The latter requires a different kernel, for
instance, a linux kernel.

So, it boils down to the scope of the word OS in different contexts: guest
OS, host OS, etc.



On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 2:11 PM, dd yakkali <dd.yakkali@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am new to this virtualization world. I want to get more information about
> this.
>
> I always thought that Virtualization software needs a base OS to run on.
> Once you have the virtualization software installed on a host OS, you can
> create any virtual machine/OS using the virtualization software.
>
> Am I correct in stating this?
>
> Thanks
> Deen
>

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