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Does VMWare have an operating system?
I know what virtual machines are I'm just curious if VMWare has created an operating system of their own that is I guess optimized for running virtual machines. If they do what are they called? Do they have multiple Operating systems?
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They do have a "bundled virtual machine" (VM) you can download from their site as an "OVF" file to import in ESX/ESXi called a virtual appliance (VA). What it is is like a zip file of sorts. It has all files that make up a VM. The VM has a guest OS installed and apps specific to what the appliance was created for, installed within that guest OS.
You can browse their "marketplace" for different appliances: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/, based off what you're wanting to do (networking, email, apps, etc.). Just click the categories and begin browsing around....
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By OS I really didn't mean something you could use as an operating system by itself. Just something that you could install in place of hardware that would let you install and manage virtual machines. The hypervisor you mentioned seems like what I was looking for.
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Thanks for the information