Re: [Xen-users] Home Xen hypervisor for master's project

[Todd Deshane <todd.deshane@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Joseph Commisso <commissoje@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Could somebody please help me with a few hardware questions?
>
> I am building a home Xen server to implement a Xen Cloud for my
> master's project comparing SOA.
> I will probably use Linux guest OSs, but I may want to use a Windows
> guest for home PC use.
>

Can you go into more detail about what features you plan to implement?

Also, what type of interfaces do you expect to provide to users? How
will they connect? etc.

> I have been trying to make a decision on the CPU and motherboard to
> purchase and really could use some help.
>
> I have read the wiki post at:
> http://wiki.xen.org/xenwiki/VTdHowTo?highlight=(vtd)
>
> 1) For my purposes, is IOMMU important?
> If so, then also, for my purposes, it looks like the ASUS Crosshair IV
> Formula may be a good choice.
>
> ** I would appreciate any input, as to the Crosshair or other, like the 
> M4A89TD.
>
> Now for the CPU and I have really not been able to determine how many
> cores is optimal for this server.
> I have a knowledgeable coworker who says that three cores is optimal
> and I have not been able to find information to support that or
> dispute it.
>
> 2) The Phenom II series seems to be attractive, so I have been
> concentrating on those, but can someone also help me with the X3, X4,
> or X6 decision?
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>
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