The ChorusOS System Image

The ChorusOS operating system is started from a bootable file called the system image which is loaded in memory either by a hardware or primary boot, depending on the hardware. This bootable file contains the image of the system to be run on the target machine.

The system image contains a configured version of the ChorusOS operating system, and possibly some user-defined applications (actors).

Depending on its configuration options, the ChorusOS operating system is made up of a microkernel and a collection of actors. The actors contribute to the implementation of some ChorusOS operating system features and are known as ChorusOS operating system actors.

Configuration options relating to system image components deal mainly with the inclusion of system and application actors within system images.

For more information on target configuration, refer to "Configuring and Tuning" in the ChorusOS 5.0 System Administrator's Guide.