Can I assume Openvz VPSs will migrated to something else when openvz reachesEoL?

omelas

Assume Provider didn't go total deadpool before that.
Or it's more likely to stuck with openvz6?

SmartHost

No, you cannot assume such. Each and every provider will handle it differently.

jackb

@omelas said:
Assume Provider didn't go total deadpool before that.
Or it's more likely to stuck with openvz6?

Providers will have a few choices - some of which are terrible:

• Encourage users to migrate to KVM or Xen
• Migrate customers to OpenVZ 7
• Stay on EOL vz6
• Drop customers

Etc. Either way realistically you'll have one type of migration or another so it might be worth talking to your provider to see what your options are with them.

dedotatedwam

vimalware

No, you can't assume.

But you'll get a pretty good idea of a provider's competency, come November, whichever path they go.

Chuck

Assume providers could contact @eol.

AnthonySmith

@omelas said:
Assume Provider didn't go total deadpool before that.
Or it's more likely to stuck with openvz6?

There are about 5 other threads about this already, the answers are about:
80% - no we will simply upgrade you to openVZ 7
20% - you will offered KVM instead.

/thread.

Amitz

@eol is offline again since 2 weeks. Take that as a sign!

AnthonySmith

Amitz said: @eol is offline again since 2 weeks. Take that as a sign!

I assume he just gave up with his pointless derailing attempts after he realized no one cared not even the mods so the only person he was impacting was himself.

ehab

at least we still have Amitz

yokowasis

XP is eol years ago. But people still use it.

deank

And still blame Microsoft when they get hacked.

rajprakash

@yokowasis said:
XP is eol years ago. But people still use it.

I'm afraid I'm one of those people.

My stupid Canon multifunction printer can't scan to a network location unless that network location runs the Canon scangear software suite. Had an old Intel E2-1800 CPU mini-computer laying around and didn't want to waste resources on running full Windows 10, so I have Windows XP in a VM running the Canon scangear software and sharing the scan folder on the network.

gestiondbi

@rajprakash said:

@yokowasis said:
XP is eol years ago. But people still use it.

I'm afraid I'm one of those people.

My stupid Canon multifunction printer can't scan to a network location unless that network location runs the Canon scangear software suite. Had an old Intel E2-1800 CPU mini-computer laying around and didn't want to waste resources on running full Windows 10, so I have Windows XP in a VM running the Canon scangear software and sharing the scan folder on the network.

As long the VM/OS is secured, have no access to internet and stay on lan, should not be many issues.

Unfortunately, we are in the same situation with a few of our business customers running legacy software. So, we isolate those PC/VM in VLAN with no internet access and hardening their system at the maximum. Some day, they will upgrade their software....... or not

KuJoe

@yokowasis said:
XP is eol years ago. But people still use it.

People were still getting security updates up to this month.