Re: [Xen-users] Newbie: Xenserver Hardware/setup configuration recommendations

[Alexandre Kouznetsov <alk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello.

El 09/12/13 13:51, Forrest Aldrich escribió:
> I'm a newbie to Xen, and have been given the go-ahead to spec out a
> medium-ish sized system to run VMs on for development/testing.
>
> We are primarily an HP server shop. I'm looking for detailed information
> about hardware configuration recommendations - memory, disk, NIC ports,
> processors, etc.
>
> Could someone point me to some good info?
Hard to say, beside trivial recommendations. Many CPU cores are better 
than few, bigger RAM is better than smaller. Leave room for upgrade 
(second CPU, double the RAM, add disks) if you are trying not to spend 
too much. Depend a lot on the intended use. If the goal is just to test 
Xen, grab anything.
Make sure the CPU support virtualization and your storage system has a 
hardware RAID. Good idea to have 2 or more NIC ports, one for 
administration (and, maybe, storage) another one for the VM's. The usage 
will tell you the rest.
I don't think you could find any relevant general recommendation, beside 
reference of what people actually use for specific purposes.
Greetings.

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Alexandre Kouznetsov


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