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LynxSecure 4.0 Embedded Hypervisor and Separation Kernel

Posted by Ken Cheung in RTOS on Tuesday, April 27, 2010

LynuxWorks introduced LynxSecure 4.0 embedded virtualization solution for single and multicore processors. The 4.0 release of LynxSecure separation kernel and embedded hypervisor supports the Intel Core i7 and i5 processor families and enables new configurations of guest operating systems. The combination of LynxSecure 4.0 and the Intel Core i7 improve performance and security of embedded systems. LynxSecure 4.0 will be available in May 2010.

LynxSecure 4.0 Embedded Hypervisor and Separation Kernel

LynxSecure 4.0 Embedded Hypervisor and Separation Kernel

  • Ability to run virtualized guest operating systems
  • Virtualized guest operating system can run para-virtualized (Linux or LynxOS RTOS)
  • Virtualized guest operating system can run gully virtualized and unmodified (Microsoft Windows)
  • Virtualized guest operating systems can share a single core
  • Ability for a guest operating system to run in symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) mode and across multiple cores
  • Built-in virtual networking
  • Based on open standards
  • Seamless migration path for Linux- and POSIX-based applications
  • Luminosity 4.7 Integrated Development Envorinment (IDE)

The Luminosity 4.7 IDE for LynxSecure 4.0 offers development, debug, and analysis tools integrated into an industry standard Eclipse-based framework for maximum interoperability. Luminosity 4.7 adds full support for developing LynxSecure 4.0 hypervisor kernel images along with a wide variety of guest operating systems. Luminosity 4.7 provides a fast and easy way to configure the LynxSecure Hypervisor, assign devices to specific subjects such as the LynxOS-SE RTOS and Linux and Windows operating systems, and build the downloadable image. Luminosity can then download and boot LynxSecure 4.0 and it’s guest operating systems and then debug applications running on the subjects. Luminosity offers a set of Wizards that take new users through the configuration process using a new autoconfiguration utility that runs on the target.

More info: LynuxWorks

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