| sean finney on 19 Oct 2006 17:40:33 -0000 |
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hi mark, On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 11:41 -0400, Mark Baker wrote: > I need to implement a virtual server project before the end of the > year running windows and a linux distro on a dell and wanted to see if > any one had some advice on which products that are out there are most > solid. I have been looking at the xensource project and the Vmware > server. i think it depends on your needs. if the virtual server project is running one desktop os within another, you'll probably want to go with vmware-player, since it's more lightweight and oriented towards "desktop" use from my experience. if you want something more "server" oriented, i think vmware-server is a bit easier to get working out of the box. also, unless you have hardware compatible with paravirtualization, you can't run windows from xen. *but*, from everyone i've heard, xen is cooler, has more features[1], is generally more l33t. so if you have compatible hardware/needs, have a little extra time, that might be the route for you. sean [1] for example, xen supports live migration of vm's from host to host with like <500ms downtime. you can do this in vmware but you have to pay for their "enterprise" package iirc. Attachment:
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