So I bought a server that happens to have 72 gigs of ram (this is important later) and some processors with the virtualization features required for most hypervisors. My issue now is that I need to figure out how to work out which hypervisor server to use. Here's my thoughts:
- I can't go with ESXi, because they have a hard limit of 32GB RAM, and they don't support any software RAID. - I've been playing with Hyper-V Server 2012, which is nice in some ways, but has some major lack in the Linux VM department - I'm looking at Xen, but don't know much about it yet - I need something I can get to remotely, but is secure. This is another strike against Hyper-V. Managing the thing is a HUGE pain. - KVM isn't going to be a whole lot better with regards to management unless I use something on top of it. My only OTHER issue with KVM is that it seems I will have to install a full OS of some sort, when I'd rather just have a bare metal Hypervisor. Correct me if I'm wrong, I guess, but managing the thing is important, too. - Last but not least, I'm concerned about upgrade ability. I'm going to put this in my colo, and I do NOT want to break things with an OS update. I'd rather enjoy uptime of about 3 years before having to go back to the colo. I guess what I'm saying here is I will never use Gentoo in this case. What's your favorite VM Server thingamajig? Why? What else might you recommend? How do you manage it? Cheers, -Tod Hansmann /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
