Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

Drew wrote: >> I know nothing about vmware and virtualbox on this score. >> > > VMware ESX(i) has their own set of optimized drivers for disks (and > Lan). Forget the names off the top but they are paravirtualised and > are available for Linux & Windows. > the drivers are called 'vmware t

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

Ned Slider wrote: > Yes, you can sign the drivers yourself, but the issue as I understand it > is that for the drivers to work with Windows (Vista, Server 2008, Win7 > ??), they need to be signed by a cert that has a chain of trust to > Microsoft's root cert. Red Hat (and others) have such a cer

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

On 2/4/2010 10:14 AM, Drew wrote: >> No no no not kvm >> Vmware are the best > > Yes and No. Each has their own strengths and their own weaknesses. > > I use ESXi in production because the smaller footprint and 3rd party > tools I have make management& backup exceptionally simple to use. I'm > als

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

Frank Cox wrote: > On Thu, 2010-02-04 at 12:36 +, Ned Slider wrote: >> I might be wrong, but I don't think the freely available drivers are >> signed, unlike the virtio drivers supplied by Red Hat through the >> Supplementary channel which are signed. > > The download page that was just post

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

On Thu, 2010-02-04 at 12:36 +, Ned Slider wrote: > I might be wrong, but I don't think the freely available drivers are > signed, unlike the virtio drivers supplied by Red Hat through the > Supplementary channel which are signed. The download page that was just posted here says: QUOTE: Cod

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

On 2/4/2010 9:47 AM, Drew wrote: >> I know nothing about vmware and virtualbox on this score. > > VMware ESX(i) has their own set of optimized drivers for disks (and > Lan). Forget the names off the top but they are paravirtualised and > are available for Linux& Windows. Yes, if someone is starti

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

> No no no not kvm > Vmware are the best Yes and No. Each has their own strengths and their own weaknesses. I use ESXi in production because the smaller footprint and 3rd party tools I have make management & backup exceptionally simple to use. I'm also supporting a mixed Windows / Linux shop so I

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

> I know nothing about vmware and virtualbox on this score. VMware ESX(i) has their own set of optimized drivers for disks (and Lan). Forget the names off the top but they are paravirtualised and are available for Linux & Windows. -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be under

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

No no no not kvm Vmware are the best -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] För Chan Chung Hang Christopher Skickat: den 4 februari 2010 16:19 Till: centos@centos.org Ämne: Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

Sergej Kandyla wrote: > Christopher Chan wrote: >> On Thursday, February 04, 2010 03:48 PM, Hadi Motamedi wrote: >> >>> Dear All >>> I need to install Windows as guest on my CentOS 5 as host . Can you >>> please give me the link to download the requierd rpm package for this >>> purpose ? >>> Tha

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

Christopher Chan wrote: > On Thursday, February 04, 2010 03:48 PM, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > >> Dear All >> I need to install Windows as guest on my CentOS 5 as host . Can you >> please give me the link to download the requierd rpm package for this >> purpose ? >> Thank you >> > > yum install

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

John R Pierce wrote: I may be mistaken, but I thought those were only available to RHN subscribers, and are not open source or free to redistribute. >>> The virtio block drivers? Really? I think I remember something about it >>> being leaked...need to check >>> >> No

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

2010/2/3 Hadi Motamedi : > Dear All > I need to install Windows as guest on my CentOS 5 as host . Can you please > give me the link to download the requierd rpm package for this purpose ? I use VMWare Server - it's free from VMWare, though I'm using version 1.0.8, and I hear version 2.0 has some i

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

>>> I may be mistaken, but I thought those were only available to RHN >>> subscribers, and are not open source or free to redistribute. >>> >>> >> The virtio block drivers? Really? I think I remember something about it >> being leaked...need to check >> > > Nope > > http://www.linux-kv

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

On Thursday, February 04, 2010 04:14 PM, Christopher Chan wrote: > On Thursday, February 04, 2010 04:04 PM, John R Pierce wrote: >> Christopher Chan wrote: >>> On Thursday, February 04, 2010 03:48 PM, Hadi Motamedi wrote: >>> Dear All I need to install Windows as guest on my CentOS 5 as h

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

On Thursday, February 04, 2010 04:04 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > Christopher Chan wrote: >> On Thursday, February 04, 2010 03:48 PM, Hadi Motamedi wrote: >> >>> Dear All >>> I need to install Windows as guest on my CentOS 5 as host . Can you >>> please give me the link to download the requierd rpm p

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

Christopher Chan wrote: > On Thursday, February 04, 2010 03:48 PM, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > >> Dear All >> I need to install Windows as guest on my CentOS 5 as host . Can you >> please give me the link to download the requierd rpm package for this >> purpose ? >> Thank you >> > > yum install

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

On Thursday, February 04, 2010 03:48 PM, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > Dear All > I need to install Windows as guest on my CentOS 5 as host . Can you > please give me the link to download the requierd rpm package for this > purpose ? > Thank you yum install kvm Then search for virtio drivers. Redhat pro

Re: [CentOS] Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

> I need to install Windows as guest on my CentOS 5 as host. > Can you please give me the link to download the requierd rpm > package for this purpose ? The RedHat Virtualization Guide gives you all the info you will need: