Jarod Wilson wrote:
Simon Jolle wrote:
On 4/16/07, Jarod Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The question is a touch unclear, but I presume you're asking if we
support running RHEL5 as a domU under a Debian dom0. I'm going to go out
on a limb here and say, no, there's no way we can officially support
that setup.
Why then RHEL in EMC's Vmware is supported?
Very different situation. VMware/EMC is a commercial entity and a Red
Hat Partner[1]. Debian is neither. You purchase a license for VMware and
RHEL. There are clear channels through which you obtain support. Where
do you go for Debian support? Is there an accountable party[2] when
things break? Surely you don't expect Red Hat to fix a problem on the
Debian side...
[1]https://www.redhat.com/apps/isv_catalog/VendorProfile.html?vendor_id=1124
[2]yes, there are individuals in the debian world 'accountable' for
making sure things work, but nobody who is 'accountable' in the legal
sense, so far as I know. In essence, what legal recourse do you have if
the Debian kernel/xen melts your processors, eats your data, etc?
I'm also reminded that these are different situations in that we're
talking about a fully virtualized environment in the vmware case, and a
paravirtualized environment in the debian case, at least in this
particular instance. Paravirt requires more direct interaction between
the host and guest, and different xen versions aren't guaranteed to play
nice at all levels here. Fully virt is much more straight-forward.
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Jarod Wilson
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