AIX, HP - UX, Solaris running under VMware ESX
Is it possible to run any flavor of Unix under VMware operating system at the server level? I know Linux is able to, but it is if Unix is possible. If this is not the case, is there any intention to do so in any future project. Thank you.
Alan.
Hello
If Tom said there are ways to sort of make a difference...
Solaris x 86-> Yes
Solaris Sparc-> Yes if you use transitive
IRIX-> No. (not x 86)
AIX-> No. (not x 86)
OSF/Tru64 Unix-> No. (not x 86)
HP - UX-> No. (not x 86) but they have the software of HP Integrity (Itanium) Virtual Machine
OpenVMS-> No. (not x 86)
BSDi-> not really (if you can find something with SCSI support)
FreeBSD-> Yes
OpenBSD-> Yes
Ultrix-> No. (not x 86)
UnixWare-> not really (if you can find something with SCSI support)
SCO-> not really (if you can find something with SCSI support)
So, for running a Unix as a VM, UNIX must support x 86 hardware (or something to translate x 86) and if you want it run in ESX UNIX must support SCSI LSI or BUSlogic SCSI adapters. For workstation IDE may work. In addition, it must support the ethernet as well AMD PCNET32 device.
Best regards
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