[COLUG] Linux on VMware

[Duane]

Jim Wildman wrote:
> Other issues
> 
> - do I need a specific version of Linux?  (I can probably run almost
> any version on vmware, on Xen, I need a Xen enabled kernel)

Most distros have these now, or soon, afaik, well the distro's I have to
use :)

> - do I need 32 and 64 bit guests?  on the same box (no problem on VMware)

Pretty sure Xen will do both, but performance sucks mixing and matching
apparently on all VMs that use virt ext in the CPUs

> - do I need to support Windows (NT, 2000, 2003, blah 98)

ditto...

> - do I need to migrate an existing base to virtual instances (VMware has
> nice migration tools, ymmv)

Most everything VMware can do other can do via qemu tools :)

> - do I want to be able to over commit my memory?

VZ/OpenVZ allows this with some interesting situations when you run out
as a result "it's like flying along the interstate at 100 mph and
suddenly hitting an invisible brick wall", does VMware handle this more
gracefully?

> - how enamored is management of pretty graphs and gui tools?

http://gplhost.com/software.html is a Xen hosting company and has
released a bunch of software for Xen hosting under GPL.

> Just off the top of my head and the tip of my fingers :-)

I'm glad this came up, it's confirming that Xen (and or
Citrix/XenSource) is seems to cover everything VMware seems to.

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