'Linux KVM' vs 'VirtualBox + VT-x'

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'Linux KVM' vs 'VirtualBox + VT-x'

Post by mmarkk »

I need two technolgies compared:
'Linux KVM' and 'VirtualBox + VT-x enabled'
Interesting items:
1. Performance
2. Technical implementation. Does the 'Virtualbox + VT-X' acting as hypervizor ? if not, what is the difference ?
3. Does KVM technology can implement more features than 'Virtualbox+VT-x' ?

Can anyone give me answer to three positions ?

Please give me a link, if there is one. Thanks
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Re: 'Linux KVM' vs 'VirtualBox + VT-x'

Post by Perryg »

Wow. Is this for school?

If I were researching this I would put those statements in Google.
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Re: 'Linux KVM' vs 'VirtualBox + VT-x'

Post by mmarkk »

Perryg wrote:Wow. Is this for school?

If I were researching this I would put those statements in Google.
NO! it's not for school. After using google I found comparison kvm with VirtualBox without VT-x. I need comparison with VT-x enabled.
Can Virtualbox be called Hypervizor when VT-X enabled ?

I did not found any article about this.
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Post by sej7278 »

Perryg wrote:Wow. Is this for school?

If I were researching this I would put those statements in Google.
sounds more like its for a job interview, or the task has been outsourced to someone who doesn't know what he's talking about.
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Re: 'Linux KVM' vs 'VirtualBox + VT-x'

Post by Perryg »

VirtualBox is a type 2 hypervisor. With or without VT-x enabled.

I typed hypervisor in google and this is one of the links it returned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervisor
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