Supported Virtual Machine Software for VM Host

The following table specifies the Virtual Machine products supported by SysInfo™'s Virtual Machine Host (vmhost) data class. This class provides data from the OS's perspective on whether SysInfo™ is being run inside a VM and if so, what VM software is hosting the OS.

Table 2.6. Supported Virtual Machine Products

VendorSoftwarePlatformsNotes
HPIntegrity Virtual MachineAll HP-UX IA64 platforms supported by SysInfo™ and by Integrity VM 
IBMAIX LPARAll AIX platforms supported by SysInfo™ and by LPAR 
MicrosoftMicrosoft Hyper-V 2008All guest platforms supported by SysInfo™ and by Hyper-V 
MicrosoftMicrosoft Virtual ServerAll Windows platforms supported by SysInfo™ and by Virtual Server 
SunSolaris Containers (Zones)All Solaris platforms supported by SysInfo™ and by Solaris Containers 
VMwareVMware WorkstationLinux, Solaris, and Windows. 
VMwareVMware ESX, VMware ESXi, VMware ServerLinux, Solaris, and Windows.