Hi, I''ve just heard about Xen, and I''m thinking about using NetBSD 2.0 + Xen as a virtual server solution. However, I have a few questions to ask: - I see there is no port for x86_64 yet; The server I''ll be running xen from will be a Dual AMD Opteron 64 bits. Will Xen correctly work in 32-bit mode? - No support for SMP on guest OS, right? - Could you please enlighten me about the internals of xen, regarding network? How does it establishes the network with the host system? Can I run a firewall on a virtual server without any problems ? - According to the site, a FreeBSD port should be close. Is there any date we can expect Xen ported to FreeBSD? - Any plans to port to OpenBSD? Xen seems like a great product; I''ll love to try it out, even without SMP on my guest OSes! Very nicely done guys, I''ll watch this project grow :-) Best Regards ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel
> I''ve just heard about Xen, and I''m thinking about using > NetBSD 2.0 + Xen > as a virtual server solution. However, I have a few questions to ask:As far as I''m aware, NetBSD is only supported as a guest, not domain 0 (''host'' in vmware speak).> - I see there is no port for x86_64 yet; The server I''ll be > running xen > from will be a Dual AMD Opteron 64 bits. Will Xen correctly work in > 32-bit mode?Yes.> - No support for SMP on guest OS, right?There is prototype support for SMP linux 2.6 guests.> - Could you please enlighten me about the internals of xen, regarding > network? How does it establishes the network with the host > system?You can use bridging or routing in domain0.> Can I run a firewall on a virtual server without any problems ?Yes.> - According to the site, a FreeBSD port should be close. Is there any > date we can expect Xen ported to FreeBSD?FreeBSD is available for testing -- see the list archive (Kip Macy).> - Any plans to port to OpenBSD?Not as yet, but its certainly possible. Ian ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel
Ian''s answered the rest, so I won''t duplicate what he''s said. I wanted to expand on this, however:> - Could you please enlighten me about the internals of xen, regarding > network? How does it establishes the network with the host system? Can I > run a firewall on a virtual server without any problems ?From a configuration point of view, it''s as if dom0 had a dedicated NIC for each guest NIC, connected by crossover cable. Configuring guest networks is then just like setting up a Linux machine with multiple NICs. Bridging, routing, firewalling, etc should all work fine.> - Any plans to port to OpenBSD?Lots of people have talked about it but AFAIK there''s nobody working on it right now. Cheers, Mark> Xen seems like a great product; I''ll love to try it out, even without > SMP on my guest OSes! Very nicely done guys, I''ll watch this project > grow :-) > > Best Regards > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting > Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time > by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. > Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel