On 12/02/07, Chaim Keren-Tzion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What's the score? Where should I put my money/(server resources)? A call for comments.
I'm not sure what's the difference between OpenVZ vs. VServer, but the main difference is that these two are distinct from VMware or Xen in that they share the kernel among multiple "environments" or "vistual servers". VMware and Xen will allow you to run separate OS's and kernels on each instance, while OpenVZ and VServer share the same kernel among them, therefore they are much lighter on the hardware resources (mainly CPU). It apprears that OpenVZ is more mature (it was a commercial product before it was GPL'ed) while VServer still has some holes to fill in. Personally, I have a leaning towards VServer if it proves suitable (I might have a chance to start using it soon) because it's more open, and I'm not sure how useable is OpenVZ without the proprietary parts. RedHat/Fedora/Centos seem to preffer OpenVZ
Debian seems to preffer Xen or VServer
Then go with VServer, of course (because you *should* go with Debian :) --Amos
