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[Xen-devel] general question on how to install a new guest OS without re

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Subject: [Xen-devel] general question on how to install a new guest OS without rebooting
From: "Philippe Berthault" <Philippe.Berthault@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:08:23 +0100
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It seems that it is mandatory to reboot the platform in order to install
a new guest OS, from CDROMs delivered with this OS.
 
On a workstation, it is not a problem but on a server it is a big problem
which is unacceptable for a professional usage of Xen.
 
Is there a plan or a mean to resolve this problem, as in VMware
product, where a new guest OS may be installed directly inside
a virtual machine without disturbing the other guest OSes ?