The Linux kernel is the primary virtual machine; it is invoked by the service console. At normal run-time, the vmkernel is running on the bare computer, and the Linux-based service console runs as the first virtual machine. VMware dropped development of ESX at version 4.1, and now uses ESXi, which does not include a Linux kernel.
The definition of zen is slang for feeling peaceful and relaxed. An example of zen as an adjective is to have a zen experience, how you feel during a day at the spa. Zen is a type of Buddhism that focuses on awareness through the practice of meditation. An example of Zen is a rock garden that is tended to meditate.
Zen definition. An approach to religion, arising from Buddhism, that seeks religious enlightenment by meditation in which there is no consciousness of self. Note: Deliberately irrational statements are sometimes used in Zen to jar persons into realizing the limits of the common uses of the intellect.