XenWhat is Xen?
It is a hypervisor using a microkernel design, providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently. It was developed by the Linux Foundation and is supported by Intel.
Xen is a tool in the Infrastructure as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Xen 4.10 or NewerArchiveOverviewLimitsToolstack and ToolsFeaturesInteroperability / Hardware SupportDevice Models and Virtual Firmware.
Xen Pros & Cons
Pros of Xen
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Cons of Xen
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Xen Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Xen?
VirtualBox
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
VMware vSphere
vSphere is the world’s leading server virtualization platform. Run fewer servers and reduce capital and operating costs using VMware vSphere to build a cloud computing infrastructure.
Proxmox VE
It is a complete open-source platform for all-inclusive enterprise virtualization that tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single platform, and easily manages high availability clusters and disaster recovery tools with the built-in web management interface.
