RE: [Xen-users] Quick xen question

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Jerry Amundson
> Sent: 21 July 2006 17:32
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> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Quick xen question
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> On Thu July 20 2006 16:26, William M. Fennell wrote:
> > Hi ,
> > I have a real simple question.  Does the free xen do a bare metal
> > install or does it go on top of
> > and OS?
> 
> On top.

To clarify: Xen "lives" underneath the OS, but since Xen itself knows
nothing about the hardware (it contains THREE device drivers: Keyboard,
Console and Serial port - everything else is handled by Dom0), you have
to install another OS first, then insert Xen into the OS. 

As Wayne answered earlier, it's perfectly possible to install both Xen
and Linux at the same time from distro's that come with Xen support. 

--
Mats
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