As some of you know, I recently started a new job. One of the software packages they're using is OpenVZ. I had never heard of this software until I started working with it, last week.
It's nothing like VMWare or Xen. It's fairly easy to set up and use. I thought this might be of interest to some of you so I'm posting some basic information about the software here. For more information, see the OpenVZ website.
"What is OpenVZ?
OpenVZ is an Operating System-level server virtualization solution, built on Linux. OpenVZ creates isolated, secure virtual environments — VEs (otherwise known as virtual private servers, or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict. Each VE performs and executes exactly like a stand-alone server; VEs can be rebooted independently and have root access, users, IP addresses, memory, processes, files, applications, system libraries and configuration files."