Moka5 Engine - BareMetal Edition
The moka5 Engine™ comes in two versions, as a Windows application or as a complete environment we call BareMetal. BareMetal combines our application with a Linux-based operating system.
The BareMetal edition of the moka5 Engine is available for download.
What's the Difference?
Our Windows application will run on any PC with Windows XP. It is the easiest way to install and try our software, and allows you to use as many LivePCs™ as you want from our LivePC Library. In virtualization parlance, our application uses your existing copy of Windows as the host operating system, and the LivePCs are the guests.
The BareMetal Edition is a complete operating system which you can install on any Intel-based PC. BareMetal acts as the virtualization host and the LivePCs are the guests. The BareMetal host environment is locked down to provide extra security against spyware and viruses, automatically updates itself to simplify management, and maintains all the benefits of using LivePCs in our Windows application. A common use of BareMetal is to manage a classroom or computer lab.
The LivePCs may contain any operating system that is supported by VMware as a guest operating system. All LivePCs will run in both the Windows application and the BareMetal environment.
| Windows Application | BareMetal | |
|---|---|---|
| Restarts to original state on LivePC reboot | x | x |
| Allows admin complete control of user environment | x | x |
| Worry-free updates on LivePC reboot | x | x |
| Lets you try software you wouldn't normally try on your PC with a LivePC image | x | x |
| Rejuvenation prevents LivePCs from becoming sluggish over time | x | x |
| Runs any operating system as a LivePC | x | x |
| Create LivePCs | x | x |
| Use as many LivePCs as you want | x | x |
| Publish LivePCs to others | x | x |
| Stops viruses from propagating by not allowing viruses to get into the host system | x | |
| Complete lockdown of host operating system | x | |
| Rejuvenation of host environment when PC reboots | x |
