On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 03:37:10PM -0400, Michael Hrivnak wrote: > I'm not clear on what you want to do with the first machine. Assuming you're > using it to test-drive a number of distros, no, you probably don't have much > to gain from using Xen.
It is a development-oriented machine, where certain projects require different environments. In general, I reboot that box much more often than any Linux box that I have ever had. I was wondering whether that machine might possibly be able to run all of those operating systems simultaneously. However, according to my reading so far, I would need to recompile each of them for Xen use. > The second machine could definitely use Xen. One of the great advantages is > the ability to separate access for security purposes. For example, it makes > a lot of sense to run your web server on its own xen domain, especially if > you plan to have users with their own web space. > > Another advantage of using Xen is the flexibility it allows. If you had a > hardware malfunction on your server for example, it would be a cinch to fire > up your xen domains on any other xen-capable box, thus keeping your services > running. > > Perhaps a more specific description of your needs would help. More specifically, I was looking at server consolidation -- reducing four machines to one but keeping functionality and access seperate. > Michael Brian
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