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Re: [Xen-users] hardware recommendations please


  • To: Florian Manschwetus <florianmanschwetus@xxxxxx>
  • From: Boris Derzhavets <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:59:11 -0700 (PDT)
  • Cc: Chris Fanning <christopher.fanning@xxxxxxxxx>, Xen users mailing list <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Box is really nice.

Thanks.
Boris

--- On Sun, 10/25/09, Florian Manschwetus <florianmanschwetus@xxxxxx> wrote:

From: Florian Manschwetus <florianmanschwetus@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] hardware recommendations please
To: "Boris Derzhavets" <bderzhavets@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Chris Fanning" <christopher.fanning@xxxxxxxxx>, "Xen users mailing list" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 9:19 AM

Am 25.10.2009 11:17, schrieb Boris Derzhavets:
>>If you really like to have a Server, then you should take a serious look
>>at Sun X86 hardware, for example the X4170 would be a great peace of
>>hardware for running xen as server virtualisation. Even more for remote
>>usage.
>
It is a Intel Nehalem Xeon Server why should it refuse Windows or Linux???

> If customer doesn't want to run OpenSolaris 2010-02-125 or SNV 124 for
> Xen Virtualization in meantime :-
>
> 1. Would it be possible to install F11 or Ubuntu 9.04 Server on this box ?
It is a normal intel xeon server, every x86 architecture os will run on
it (as far as it supports 16 Threads (windows xp may fail here))
> 2. Would it be possible  port Xen-unstable or Xen-3.4.2 via
> xensource.com  or
As above is it possible with a Nehalem based Server of IBM or HP Brand?
> build Xen Dom0 via xen-3.4.1-5.fc12.src.rpm along with the most recent
> Libvirt 0.7.0
> with xen driver ( on F11).
s.a.
> 3. Would it be possible  clone JF's Git Repo to this box and build the
> most recent
>    pvops kernel ?
damn why should a x86 os behave differently just because it runs on a
Box Sun labeled?
> 4.Would it be possible to build the most recent xenified 2.6.31.4 aka Suse ?
>
s.a.
> In other words,  are you aware of Linux Xen performance on mentioned
> hardware
> from Sun ?
>
I have tested the x4150 boxes myself with a normal x86_64 gentoo xen, it
is perfect.
> Boris.
>

Florian


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