CentOS - Feb 2010 - Virtualization software to install Windows as guest on CentOS 5 as host ?

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 ?

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> 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:
 
<http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.4/html/Virtuali
zation_Guide/index.html>
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.4/html/Virtualiz
ation_Guide/index.html
 

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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 provides virtio block drivers for 
Windows Vista, 7, 2008.

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 kvm
>
> Then search for virtio drivers. Redhat provides virtio block drivers for 
> Windows Vista, 7, 2008.
>   
I may be mistaken, but I thought those were only available to RHN 
subscribers, and are not open source or free to redistribute.

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 package for
this
>>> purpose ?
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>
>> yum install kvm
>>
>> Then search for virtio drivers. Redhat provides virtio block drivers
for
>> Windows Vista, 7, 2008.
>>
>
> 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

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 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 provides virtio block
drivers for
>>> Windows Vista, 7, 2008.
>>>
>>
>> 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-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Download_Drivers

>>> 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-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Download_Drivers
>   
ah, good.  that was a big gap a year or so ago when I was investigating 
free virtualization for Windows

2010/2/3 Hadi Motamedi <motamedi24 at
hotmail.com>:
> 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 issues with CentOS.

I have also heard about others on this list - check the archives for
virtualized OS support.  I think the most recent recommendation was
for Sun's VirtualBox, and there's also the built-in xen (though I hear
good and bad about that, too).

HTH

mhr