Answer for: What is the best virtualization software for Linux?
#5 OpenVZ
This is my suggestion if you are interested in virtualized Linux operating systems.
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Does the client have to be Linux?
The Client? The host must be Linux or be compatible with the Linux kernel. This is for Linux on a Linux host. There is no client/GUI for OpenVZ. If you need that then you could look at the closed source version called Virtuozo.
All the virtual guests (VE/VPS/containers...) need to be able to run the host OS kernel. No HT required means they run at near native speeds.
The sweet thing I love about OpenVZ is their live migration tool. I can host my server (Samba, web, email...) and migrate them to a physically different machine... upgrade the ram or replace a bad drive... then migrate the virtual OS back. I don't loose any connections, files, IP, up-time, nothing! Only a brief pause may be detected if you were actually watching some animation or screen saver. Unlike VMware, you don't need shared storage to migrate.