Re: [Xen-users] run vmware inside a xen host

[Andrej Radonic <andrej.radonic@xxxxxxxx>]

Roland May wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 25. Mai 2006 01:30 schrieb Michael Vrable:
>   
> > On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 06:08:59PM -0500, James Dickens wrote:
> >     
> > > I need to run windows. I know that its not possible to do directly on
> > > Xen on an older CPU, but is it possible to run vmware on top of linux
> > > running inside a host?
> > >       
> > Unfortunately, no.
> >
> > VMware expects to be running directly on the hardware, and uses a kernel
> > module (I believe) to let it run code in ring-0 of the processor.  That
> > won't work in Xen's paravirtualized mode.
> >
> > You could try using something like QEMU, but you'll take a big
> > performance hit.
> >
> > --Michael Vrable
> >
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> Yes it works on a CPU with Intel VT. I tested it!
>   
In fully virtualized mode, you want to say I guess?
Michael stated correctly that VMWare won't run in a *paravirtualized* 
guest... and should be true regardless of the physical hardware.
Bye,
Andrej

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