Is your machine a desktop (vs. a server, possibly headless) ? Will the LMS dedicated MV carry a full GUI ? If you say yes to the 1st question, then I would say VirtualBox will do fine. If you say no to both, then I would say KVM + libvirt-manager will be ok. (Xen is finer I think, but administration is not as easy) If you want a (headless) server to host desktop VMs, and access them from another desktop (this is called VDI in marketing lingo), you'll be disappointed by the state of affairs (usb, sound, graphics capabilities over the wire are poor.) Perhaps you can try for some vendor solution (Citrix ?) that specifically caters for thin clients.
I have many networks and about a dozen machines (servers, firewall appliances, desktops) running on the same server. They all store data on the host. I recommend using NFS, SMB or iSCSI or between the MVs and the host, in order to store data natively on the host. I want to be able to grab a disk drive from my server and hook it to a standard machine if needed, without any vendor-specific migration step. I feel the same way about networking. I have deployed a more-complex-than-average network topology, and I wish not be restrained by any vendor or package offering "virtual networking" as a black box. If you use a simple network, you need not care about this. Overall, virtualization makes administration and migration much easier compared to physical machines. It can help achieve great stability and availability. But it is not future-proof in itself. You still have to make choices that are right for you. Try and see for yourself. With VirtualBox or libvirt-manager on the desktop, a brand new VM computer is just a few clicks away. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97296
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