It /is/ a 'virutal' server. With the right hardware you can run multiple OSes on one machine.
I think one of IBM's Big Iron manged to run several thousand 'virtual' machines, running a seperate Linux on each one.
With a server like that, you get a set chunk of memory, disc and swap. They'll probably set most things up for you, but you can do pretty much whatever you like - including stuff that requires root.
Have I mentioned yet how much I want one of those cirtual server accounts? ;o)
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Date: 2000-10-13 02:56 pm (UTC)With the right hardware you can run multiple OSes on one machine.
I think one of IBM's Big Iron manged to run several thousand 'virtual' machines, running a seperate Linux on each one.
With a server like that, you get a set chunk of memory, disc and swap. They'll probably set most things up for you, but you can do pretty much whatever you like - including stuff that requires root.
Have I mentioned yet how much I want one of those cirtual server accounts? ;o)