On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 11:31 AM, paul snom <proemail0...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi; > > I'm evaluating CloudStack, I have a couple of questions I hope someone > can clarify for me: > Q 1: Is CloudStack compatible with Xen Hypervisor (xen.org)? the > installation manual refers to Citrix XenServer but not Xen as far as I > could see.
CloudStack uses XAPI to interact with Xen - so technically Xen.org will work provided you have XAPI in place. In practice this means XenServer, XCP, or Xen + XAPI on Debian/Ubuntu. > > Q 2: to continue using my vSphere hosts do I need to keep vCenter? > Yes - CloudStack interacts with the vCenter API, not directly with vSphere hosts. --David
