Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-03-15 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 01:20:54AM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: So cutting to the chase here... would you happen to have a recommendation from your own experience, or something you've heard will work and that can stand more ram... my current setup tops out at 3gb. The link to the HCL that was

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-03-04 Thread Harry Putnam
Bob Friesenhahn bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us writes: On Tue, 3 Mar 2009, Miles Nordin wrote: I would like 64-bit hardware with ECC, 8GB RAM, and a good Ethernet chip, that can run both Linux and Solaris. I do not plan to use the onboard SATA. So far I'm having nasty problems with an nForce

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-03-03 Thread Miles Nordin
hp == Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com writes: hp I'm thinking of turning to Asus again and making sure there is hp onboard SATA with at least 4 prts and preferebly 6. I would like 64-bit hardware with ECC, 8GB RAM, and a good Ethernet chip, that can run both Linux and Solaris. I do not

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-03-03 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Tue, 3 Mar 2009, Miles Nordin wrote: I would like 64-bit hardware with ECC, 8GB RAM, and a good Ethernet chip, that can run both Linux and Solaris. I do not plan to use the onboard SATA. So far I'm having nasty problems with an nForce 750a board from asus (M3N72-D) under Linux. Did you

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-28 Thread Blake Irvin
Check out http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/os Sent from my iPhone On Feb 28, 2009, at 2:20 AM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Brian Hechinger wo...@4amlunch.net writes: [...] I think it would be better to answer this question that it would to attempt to answer the VirtualBox

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Brian Hechinger wo...@4amlunch.net writes: [...] I think it would be better to answer this question that it would to attempt to answer the VirtualBox question (I run it on a 64-bit OS, so I can't really answer that anyway). Thanks yes and appreciated here The benefit to running ZFS on a

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Marco Lopes marco.lo...@sun.com writes: Correct, VirtualBox 2.1 and above will allow a 64 bit VM on top of a 32 bit host OS, but it requires a CPU with AMD-V or VT-x support. Without the CPU virtualization extensions Virtualbox will only allow a 32 bit VM on a 32 bit host OS. For the

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-26 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 07:14:14PM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: My whole purpose is to experiment with zfs... would I see much difference if opensol was installed 64 bit as compared to 32 bit? I noticed the Simon blogs that describe how to setup a home zfs server (

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-26 Thread Blake
The changelog says 64-bit guest on 32-bit host support was added in 2.1: http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Brian Hechinger wo...@4amlunch.net wrote: On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 07:14:14PM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: My whole purpose is to experiment with

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-26 Thread Marco Lopes
Correct, VirtualBox 2.1 and above will allow a 64 bit VM on top of a 32 bit host OS, but it requires a CPU with AMD-V or VT-x support. Without the CPU virtualization extensions Virtualbox will only allow a 32 bit VM on a 32 bit host OS. For the Athlon64 chip AMD-V will only be present for

[zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-25 Thread Harry Putnam
I've seen some talk on vmware forums indicating it is possible to run 64 bit guests on a 32 bit host as long as something called VT technology is available. I have an athlon64 +3200 running 32 bit WinXP pro. I wondered if I would be able to run opensol in 64 bit as guest inside VirtualBox? I

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-25 Thread Tim
Then you would be looking for AMD-V extensions. VT is only for Intel chips. I highly doubt a 3200+ has the AMD-V extensions. --Tim On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: I've seen some talk on vmware forums indicating it is possible to run 64 bit guests on

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-25 Thread Mark
Hi Harry, I doubt it too. Try here to be sure (no need to install, unzip in a folder and just run). CPUID http://www.cpuid.com/ Check the processor features when you run the app. I hope that helps. /Mark :-) 2009/2/26 Tim t...@tcsac.net Then you would be looking for AMD-V extensions. VT

Re: [zfs-discuss] Can VirtualBox run a 64 bit guests on 32 bit host

2009-02-25 Thread Harry Putnam
Mark mark.hom...@gmail.com writes: I doubt it too. Try here to be sure (no need to install, unzip in a folder and just run). CPUID http://www.cpuid.com/ Check the processor features when you run the app. I hope that helps. That is a nice little tool. Thanks