Re: [Xen-users] what hardware should I buy please?

["Chris Fanning" <christopher.fanning@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Tim,

> Lease it first, make sure it works as you hope, then spend the money on
> an identical board, copy your kernel / etc from the leased box and
> you're done.
Sounds good but I don't think I could get that service from any of my
local providers. :( I'll ask.

> I've had great luck with the new Amd Athalon 4200's (dual core), and
> Pentium D 945's.
I had a look at Intel specs on the web and the VT column wasn't
checked for the D 945 processor. How does one explain that!? Is there
some manafacturer confusion about this sort of thing? What sort of
characteristics do I need to look for when buying a motherboard?

> VT just allows you to run fully virtualized guests (no
> modification of the guest kernel needed) such as Windows XP/ Win2k3 and
> others.
If I could run a win3k2 as a guest, I would.


> Hope this helps
Yes. a lot.

Chris.

On 10/25/06, Tim Post <tim.post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I recommend first leasing one co-located to make sure its what you want.
> I've seen some data centers that are offering the newer VT enabled
> boards (Intel and AMD) with pretty much every possible hardware
> configuration you can think of.. and they cost about $120 / $150 USD a
> month with a full 2 - 3 TB of included Tier 1 / BGP4 BW.
>
> Most places also rent IPKVM for kernel tweaking, you shouldn't need one
> for installing Xen unless something goes wrong .. typically $20 / $30
> for a 24 hour rental period.
>
> Lease it first, make sure it works as you hope, then spend the money on
> an identical board, copy your kernel / etc from the leased box and
> you're done.
>
> So many are complaining they purchased a system and were disappointed
> with the HVM support. I think its sensible to first spend 150 - 200
> bucks, be sure, then spend big bucks on something you *know* will work.
>
> I've had great luck with the new Amd Athalon 4200's (dual core), and
> Pentium D 945's. VT just allows you to run fully virtualized guests (no
> modification of the guest kernel needed) such as Windows XP/ Win2k3 and
> others. Someone even reported getting Open VZ working in HVM.. I've yet
> to try anything but OpenSSI fully virtualized, but that seems to be
> working relatively well (so far, haven't put traffic to it yet).
>
> If all you're doing is java stuff, I don't think you really need HVM
> support .. and I highly recommend Amd Opterons or newer dual core
> Athalons. But still, its wise to lease a co-lo first then buy .. servers
> are so cheap now it makes good sense.
>
> Hope this helps
> -Tim
>
> On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 16:46 +0200, Chris Fanning wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm about to buy a new server for Xen use. Amongs other things it will
> > have multiple java developers working simultaneously on it.
> > I am looking for as much power as I can get within my budget that
> > shouldn't pass €1,500.
> >
> > Until now I've been running domU's on 32bit pentium4 clone PC's and
> > I'm still not too sure what all these new terms surrounding the new
> > processors mean.
> >
> > I was thinking along the lines of a dualcore (or two) processors.
> >
> > What advantages to I get from VT, HVM?
> > What motherboard and processor would you recommend me?
> >
> > Thank you.
> > Chris.
> >
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