ldom and zone

UNIX Solaris
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hi,

what is the difference between ldom and zone. can we install any other os than sun in ldom.

thanks,
snj.

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Ldom is a full blown domain, where you can install the version of Solaris that you want as long as it supports beeing a ldoms guest.
Ldoms is more similar to Vmware esx server where you have a server that you create virtual hosts on and then install the OS in them.

A zone is created inside the OS, and runs closly connected to the OS, they use the same kernel etc.

More info can be found here:
Bob Netherton's Weblog
Linux in a ldom should work, see here:
The HyperTrap

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LDOMs can be configured on specific hardware.( Sun T series ) But zones can be configured on any hardware platform including x86.

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