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Xen or KVM for ErrantWeb
Hello,
I was wondering for Metro-Detroit would you be more interested in Xen PV or KVM?
It would be SSD based storage if we decide to release this.
Remember this will be based at our Metro-Detroit location on our Level(3), XO, and Comcast network.
-Travis Waye
[email protected]
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Neither
KVM
Why do you say that? Location or something else?
Impending thread derailment: as someone who's never used anything other than OpenVZ, can someone point me in the direction of a comparison between Xen PV/Xen HVM/KVM? I realize “HVM” is a hardware-assisted VM, but I thought that's what KVM was as well, and what does that make PV?
I prefer OpenVZ since I prefer the "lightweight"-ness of it. If a provider's OVZ container isn't meeting my needs, then I drop them and look elsewhere. I don't really need the resource "guarantee" or the premium price of Xen/KVM.
This is, of course, my singular opinion
http://serverfault.com/questions/222010/difference-between-xen-pv-xen-kvm-and-hvm
I agree with you on those points. That is one of the reasons that we have just been offering OpenVZ vSwap for the length of our existence.
PV is "para virtualized", you need a kernels (not only linux) with some xen compiled code extensions to talk with the node xen kernel...
xen pv is great.
Ah, got it. (Thanks for the link, @ErrantWeb – too lazy to look by myself.) I'll vote for KVM, then; might be worth migrating my existing OpenVZ container if the price is right.
It would be SSD based storage if we decide to release this.
Either would be interesting. I'm always on the lookout for a new, good, reputable east coast provider....
KVM seems like the leader here so far.
We're still working on setting up the node hardware wise, some parts are going to be coming in the mail soon. So it could be a little while before we release any new service.
KVM with tons of ISO's of all popular distros Linux and BSD. Add in Win too.
I'm a big fan of KVM with SSD and additional storage on another drive for local backup (quicker to restore for minor issues).
windows 3.11
I didn't mean windows 2.0
but it may be cool to have a vps with windows 3.11
would that support ipv4? otherwise, we will just VNC.
Yes it would be. :P
Not really. Prior to Windows 95, Windows didn't ship with any TCP/IP stack. Trumpet Winsock was a popular third-party implementation. Later on in the lifecycle of the OS, a Microsoft implementation could be obtained either as part of Internet Explorer 5.01 or separately. (The IE-bundled one included a dial-up dialer; I've not tried the standalone one, so I don't know if it does or not.)
I have a VM if you want it
IIRC windows 3.1 could be added tcp/ip. Not sure about 3.0, tho.
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KVM > Xen >>> OpenVZ.
If Xen would be cheaper, do that. :P
Hey I remember Windows 2 It looked cool but couldn't actually do anything Had to exit to a DOS prompt and use 'wp', or 'vp' or 'dbase' to get any work done.
Now I have some idea about your age
Me too, was a while ago. Reminded me my Paleolithic first "computer": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81
Coming back to the thread, KVM for me.
I got a Timex in my basement. lol
to test it? it's gonna be cool!