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SmartOS vs xhypervisor

A side-by-side look at SmartOS and xhypervisor. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

SmartOS

SmartOS

Os & Utilities

SmartOS is an open-source operating system designed for cloud computing environments. It is built on top of the Illumos kernel, a derivative of Solaris, and enhances security, virtualization, storage, and networking features.

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xhypervisor

xhypervisor

System & Hardware

XHypervisor is an open-source Type-1 hypervisor for virtualization. It allows running multiple operating systems as virtual machines on a host machine, enabling server consolidation and improved hardware utilization. XHypervisor supports live migration of VMs across hosts.

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