Comparison of platform virtualization software: Difference between revisions

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'''Platform virtualization software''', specifically [[emulator]]s and [[hypervisor]]s, are [[application software|software packages]] that emulate the whole physical computer machine, often providing multiple [[virtual machine]]s on one physical platform. The table below compares basic information about [[Hardware virtualization|platform virtualization]] hypervisors.

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! [[Java PC|JPC (Virtual Machine)]]

| [[Oxford University of Oxford]]

| Any running the [[Java virtual machine|Java Virtual Machine]]

| x86

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| x86, x86-64 (with Intel VT-x or AMD-V, and VirtualBox 2 or later)

| Windows, Linux, macOS, Solaris, FreeBSD, eComStation

| DOS, Linux, macOS,<ref name="virtualbox" /> FreeBSD, [[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]], OS/2, Solaris, Syllable, Windows, and OpenBSD (with Intel VT-x or AMD-V, due to otherwise tolerated incompatibilities in the emulated memory management).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?p=17930|title=virtualbox.org • View topic -– Theo de Raadt discourages VirtualBox usage..|website=forums.virtualbox.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>

| {{open source|GPL version 2; full version with extra enterprise features is proprietary}}

|-

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| No host OS

| Linux, FreeBSD, MiniOS, NetBSD, Solaris, Windows, Windows Server 2008 (with Intel VT-x or AMD-V), [[Plan 9 from Bell Labs|Plan 9]]

| {{open source|[[GNU GPLv2]] +}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Licenses -– xcp-ng/xcp Wiki |url=https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/wiki/Licenses |access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

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! [[XenServer]]

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| {{dunno}}<!-- folder -->

| {{yes}} <!-- physical disk -->

| {{yes}} <ref name="blktap2">{{cite web |url=http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Blktap2 |title=Xen blktap2 driver |access-date=2014-02-03}}</ref><!-- raw img disk -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- raw img partition -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- HDD -->

| {{yes}} <ref name=blktap2 /> <!-- QCOW -->

| {{yes}} <ref name=blktap2 /> <!-- QCOW2 -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- QED -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- VDI -->

| {{yes}} <ref name=blktap2 /> <!-- VHD -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- VHDX -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- VMDK -->

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| {{dunno}}<!-- folder -->

| {{yes}} <!-- physical disk -->

| {{yes}} <ref name="blktap2"/><!-- raw img disk -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- raw img partition -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- HDD -->

| {{yes}} <ref name=blktap2 /> <!-- QCOW -->

| {{yes}} <ref name=blktap2 /> <!-- QCOW2 -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- QED -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- VDI -->

| {{yes}} <ref name=blktap2 /> <!-- VHD -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- VHDX -->

| {{dunno}}<!-- VMDK -->

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| {{yes}}

| Not needed

| {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E36784_01/html/E36803/zonelimit.html|title=beadm in Non-Global Zones -– Creating and Administering Oracle® Solaris 11.2 Boot Environments|date=11 November 2014|work=oracle.com}}</ref>

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| <!-- PCI passthrough -->{{no}}

|-

! [[VMware ESX Server]] 4.0 -– 6.x (vSphere)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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! [[Xen]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}<ref name="xenproject1">{{cite web|url=https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Xen_USB_Passthrough|title=Xen USB Passthrough|access-date=April 12, April 2018}}</ref>

| {{yes}}<ref name="virt-manager" />

| {{yes}}

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| 64 TB

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! Xen<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_Project_Release_Features#Limits|title=Xen Project Release Features -– Xen|website=wiki.xen.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref><br>XCP-ng<br>Xen Server<ref name=":0"/>

| 4095 CPUs_x86<br>8 CPUs_ARM32<br>128 CPUs_ARM64

| 16 TB_x86<br>16 GB_ARM32<br>5 TB_ARM64

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<ref name="KVM">Look at [http://www.redhat.com/virtualization/rhev/desktop/rhevm/ RedHat] or [http://www.novell.com/linux/products.html#linuxvirtualization Novell] for details</ref>

<ref name="linux-kvm">{{cite web |url = http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/PowerPC |title = PowerPC -– KVM |website = Linux-kvm.org |access-date = 2015-02-22 }}</ref>

<ref name="linux-kvm mainpage">{{cite web |url = http://www.linux-kvm.org/ |title = Main Page -– KVM |website = Linux-kvm.org |access-date = 2013-10-08 }}</ref>

<ref name="oracle">{{cite web |url = http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/Acquisitions/virtualiron/ |title = Oracle and Virtual Iron |website = Oracle.com |date = 2009-05-13 |access-date = 2015-02-22 }}</ref>

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<ref name="vbox300">{{cite web |url = http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-3.0 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091203194915/http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-3.0 |archive-date = 2009-12-03 |title = VirtualBox Changelog 3.0 |access-date = 2009-06-30 }}</ref>

<ref name="vbox310">{{cite web |url = http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-3.1 |title = VirtualBox Changelog 3.1 |access-date = 2010-10-01 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100928210932/http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-3.1 |archive-date = 28 September 2010 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="virt-manager">{{cite web |url = http://virt-manager.et.redhat.com/ |title = Virtual Machine Manager |access-date = 2010-02-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070610012015/http://virt-manager.et.redhat.com/ |archive-date = 10 June 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

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<ref name="vmware">{{cite web |url = http://www.vmware.com/products/player/faqs.html |title = VMware Player Pro FAQs: Create and run virtual machines &#124; United States |website = Vmware.com |date = 2014-10-17 |access-date = 2015-02-22 }}</ref>

<ref name="vmware3">{{cite web |url = http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation/new.html |title = VMware Workstation Features, Multiple OS, Run Linux on Windows -– United States |website = Vmware.com |access-date = 2013-10-08 }}</ref>

<ref name="vmware4">{{cite web |url = http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_config_max.pdf |title = Configuration Maximums : Sphere 4.1 |website = Vmware.com |access-date = 2015-02-22 }}</ref>