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3.1   Hosts and Targets

Two fundamental terms used throughout the Simics manuals are host and target:

• host defines the computer on which you are running Simics. It can also refer to the architecture (x86) or the model (Sun SunFire) of computer that runs the simulator, or to the host platform (combination of an architecture and an operating system, like x86-linux).
• target refers to the computer simulated by Simics. It can also refer to the architecture or the model of computer simulated.

You can find a full list of terms used in the glossary (Chapter 2).

The standard host platforms for Simics are:

Linux/x86

Built for Red Hat Linux 7.3. Simics also runs on many other Linux distributions.

Linux/AMD64

Built for SuSE Linux 9.0. Simics also runs on many other AMD64 Linux distributions.

Solaris/UltraSPARC 64-bit

Built for Solaris 8. Simics also runs on Solaris 9 and 10.

Windows/x86

Built for Windows 2000. Simics also runs on newer versions of Windows.

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