[Qemu-devel] multiple VMs

[Joe Batt <Joe@soliddesign.net>]

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> I think that multiple VM's is a worthy goal as long as you can minimise CPU
> usage. Having multiple VM's gives you the ability to do some very cool
> things. I use VMWARE in Windows and sometimes have both Linux and FreeBSD
> running in VM's so I can test software against all 3 OS's at once. I imagine
> it would be very useful to developers of cluster software.

Run two or three copies of QEMU.  I think QEMU is so much cooler than
VMWare because it runs completely in user space.  You can run as many
copies as you need and be confident that they aren't interfering with
each other.

A pause button would be nice, but I think CTRL-Z works just fine for
now.

As a developer, I'd love to have a single stable tiny Linux distro
running on the metal and a dozen other "machines" to do work on.  The
expense of VMWare wont allow me to do that now, as I use a variety of
desktop machines (at different client sites).  My personal office
machine does operate that way.

My priorities (though I don't have time to contribute) are winnt family
guest support, stability, speed.

Joe