[Xen-users] Getting started with Xen

[Jean-Michel Hiver <jhiver@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi List,

Being very new to Xen I have a few generic questions for the list, I 
hope to grab some useful advice and pointers to documentation.
I am evaluating Xen to consolidate a few existing servers into one 
appliance (mainly in order to reduce power consumption, heat, and 
hardware failure risks). I plan to have a SER router, an Asterisk LCR 
router, a voicemail server, a calling card server and maybe even a MySQL 
server, all in one box.
In order to do this, I have ordered a dell poweredge 1850 bi-xeon, 4 gb 
ecc ram, and raid 1 SCSI disks. It also has dual power supplies and dual 
port network cards. The idea is to have redundancy wherever possible in 
order to lower the risk of server downtime.
I would like to know if there is a "getting started" howto somewhere I 
could play with on a test server before my production server comes in. 
Also I would like to know if there are known issues with the hardware I 
have ordered.
I plan to use debian sarge for the host and all the virtual servers, 
does it sound like a reasonable choice for Xen?
Is it possible to "migrate" a virtual machine to a completely different 
PC (with different hardware specs)? That would be a very useful feature 
to have for upgradability.
Finally, are there consultants available for remote training and 
support? It would be handy to have someone who can help while I go 
through the process of getting Xen to work.
Best Regards,
Jean-Michel.

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