Re: [Xen-users] Power PC 970 (Rb2 Net)

[niu xinli <niuxinli1989@xxxxxxxxx>]

> New to xen.
> Does Xen run on the Power PC architecture? Specifically G5..   I see some
> info on the web sites but i haven't seen anything
> that tells me it's ready and supported.
>
> If Xen does in fact run on a G5 processor would i be able to install a
> windows O/S as a Domain guest O/S on it?
> Since windows only runs on x86 platforms i wash't sure if  if the Xen
> virtual software on a G5 would build a machine that acted like the x86
> architecture. I new to virtualization and how it works but  I'm guessing it
> won't.

Sure Xen can run on Power PC architecture.  But Xen does not emulate other cpu's instructions. So you can only run a domU OS that supports Power PC architecture. You can use qemu or bochs to emulate a vm of different architecture , but with low performance.

Best Regards,
Xinli
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