Meanor, Tim wrote: > The service console in ESX is a minimal RH 7.2 OS. It's purpose is to > bootstrap the hardware, then turn over control to the ESX kernel and > resource manager. So IT Week is incorrect in referring to ESX as "based > on a Linux kernel". For more information, see > http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_performance_implications.pdf. May I counter that one with a discussion involving some VMware developers? It _is_ based on Linux, won't even boot without Linux, and requires a Linux kernel to be present permanently. A long detailed discussion about the techs involved: http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=27412
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