Re: [PLUG] virtualization recommendations

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

On Thursday 27 March 2008 12:29:49 Matt Ayres wrote:
> brent saner wrote:
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> > Matt Ayres wrote:
> > | I believe Microsoft VPC is free.  So is VMware Server (NOT ESX).
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> > further clarification,
> > VMWare GSX --> VMWare Server
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> > but i personally have had a fair amount of problems with VMWare Server.
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> > I feel that if i could get Xen working flawlessly, it'd be my
> > preferred VM. i haven't tried it for a while, though, so they may have
> > ironed out all the kinks since.
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> Windows runs under Xen under HVM (hardware assisted mode).  Disk and
> network throughput sucks.  What is required to fix this is PV
> (para-virtualized) drivers to be installed in the Windows guest.
> XenSource includes these in their XenExpress (4 VM limit) that is freely
> available.  There is a effort underway to make GPL PV drivers for
> Windows.  You can grab the latest version from
> http://www.meadowcourt.org/WindowsXenPV-0.8.5.zip.  I forgot the
> homepage for it.

I probably didn't make myself clear.  Linux host/Windows Guest. 

I assume that eliminates Windows VPC.

No VT so I assume that eliminates any hope of paravirtualization.

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