On 10/5/07, Brandorr <brandorr at opensolaris.org> wrote: > > As LDOMs, and in particular Xen takes off, I see Sun facing a > challenge. If an OS currently meets all of a clients needs for a > particular application, and they can migrate it to a VM using a tool > similar to VMWare's P2Vtool (Physical to Virtual), thus allowing them > to run on modern hardware ad infinitum using virtualization, why > wouldn't they just keep migrating the VM to newer and newer versions > of HW/Hypervisor? (Especially if their ISVs continue to provide > support). I think, a non insignificant percentage of Sun's customer > base will want Sun to continue to support these "older" OSes. (And > there might actually be a market for an LDOM P2Vtool for older Sparc > OSes.)
That would be Etude, I think. http://blogs.sun.com/dp/entry/project_etude_revealed Pretty stunning stuff. I have one application on a Solaris 8 box where this would be perfect. However, while virtualization can be a handy way to keep old systems working, it also provides a convenient excuse to keep old applications that really ought to be replaced and are now nothing more than a liability. We're running some old NT stuff in VMs, and it's really just a millstone round our necks. -- -Peter Tribble http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/
