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

[Roland May <Tinitus1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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!

R. Roland

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