Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think? -- Eduardo Costa Lisboa _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
I'd like to know as well (your asking about the host os?) ______________________________________________________________________ Lewis Donofrio@umich.edu Cell: (734) 323-8776 ----- Original Message ----- From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com <xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com> To: xen-users@lists.xensource.com <xen-users@lists.xensource.com> Sent: Fri Mar 17 13:15:07 2006 Subject: [Xen-users] [poll] Distros Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think? -- Eduardo Costa Lisboa _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
I suspect this would just turn into "My favourite distro is X".
Still I use Debian. Because:
* The base install is tiny.
* The security and package support is good.
* It is trivial to create new Xen instances via debootstrap/xen-tools.
* I understand how it sets up networking scripts + daemons.
* There are good Debian packages of Xen available, thanks to many
good people.
ObBias: I''m a Debian developer and use it everywhere I can.
Steve
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Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think? >I think that this thread should just die. There''s no real answer. It''s mostly a matter of preference. Debian could have the best packages and scripts, but some people will still refuse to use it. Gentoo could be the most tunable or whatever, but people don''t like that one, either. RedHat makes a lot of people throw up, but it''s pretty stable. That''s five weeks of this thread degrading into an argument, condensed. -- Christopher G. Stach II _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your > dom0s and why? > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think?Linux Format magazine''s March 2006 issue has a tutorial on installing Xen with Fedora Core 4. I found it simple to use and am recommending it as our internal tutorial at NetApp. However, others here are using Debian as the Dom0 Linux. I think it all boils down to personal preference, and/or introduction to Xen. -- Randy _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Linux From Scratch, latest version. My dom0 does very little, so I wanted something small that would do the job. -- Jason The place where you made your stand never mattered, only that you were there... and still on your feet On Fri, 17 Mar 2006, Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think? > > > -- > Eduardo Costa Lisboa > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On 3/17/06, Eduardo Costa Lisboa <eduardo.linux@gmail.com> wrote:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think?I also like Xen on Debian for all of the reasons listed above: easy minimal install, good packages, etc. I also have Xen running on Fedora and it has worked well, but it is more difficult to get a minimal install and their some other issues that make me prefer debian. I''m working on CentOS now so we''ll see how that goes. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think? > > > -- > Eduardo Costa Lisboa > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-usersNetBSD - not a Linux distro. Xen is a supported platform: http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/xen/ -- John R. Shannon, CISSP john@johnrshannon.com jshannon@dsci-usa.com john.r.shannon@us.army.mil shannonjr@NetBSD.org _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Debian is great, use it for everything i can cause of all the reasons above minimal install security. I just wish I could get all the features of asterisk@home on it. so until i can ill be working with centos as well. On 3/17/06, John R. Shannon <john@johnrshannon.com> wrote:> > Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote: > > Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s > and why? > > > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think? > > > > > > -- > > Eduardo Costa Lisboa > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > NetBSD - not a Linux distro. Xen is a supported platform: > > http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/xen/ > > -- > John R. Shannon, CISSP > john@johnrshannon.com > jshannon@dsci-usa.com > john.r.shannon@us.army.mil > shannonjr@NetBSD.org > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >-- Thank you, Frank Di Rocco "Does an optimistic person look at a hard drive as half-full or half-empty?" -ofanged1-at-gmail.com _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think? >Source Mage :) Because I compile everything for my box, so I know exactly what''s on there and what''s running. Also it''s optimized for my arch, so it''ll be that slightly bit faster. - -- David Kowis ISO Team Lead - www.sourcemage.org SourceMage GNU/Linux Progress isn''t made by early risers. It''s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. - Robert Heinlein Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) iQGVAwUBRBuLXsnf+vRw63ObAQKm0AwAiUx3UMSZKO/rTT5z053yrKoLZMne4MON PkLmxHaebXlpso7ybeUCS5SCzxLUnK733MvWU7r7DE4s7iKQ9FsL8yeaDwqffZw4 wbJc2DHjScRSMuqi3PmeJ+42SuCP/7URsk0UzC6OV2E6Weul6zxNR3Ffe858bNMX 7bbJwLTWOpkG/6YL7+nTqWxzqUM5zal7uhN6XB9u1voZPuMerMvGzWUWreWhuFC/ wxm/lm5RZ9H4h3F9cF9gUCYACYCKCf1aR2IDb5pG/Qp64kQnQHujmElooOoB0CWf C7cns/DE1mpSK05PClwrwdrAut7CqNNohuH0BEpJWT7vSFwue+1Wcrc/Gpyvhk0y fFJDaLhBFV8UAMXi7zbge9RjD0wLd3M7pVJYvJ/rQfrNdowTieMvkXs5uIyoYB+v LGHtGszmwVqlPRghZCPg/6cA6/ip+izIAQKrO8DeeuzedAg09UnqiXicXHcRHTaK OLUyxLJTPbuGuna6Td8hLN2DVfkyRO8V =Xo0p -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 03:15:07PM -0300, Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think?NetBSD is very nice. It''s also very convenient to install as a domU, since you can just boot a NetBSD/xen installer kernel and do a regular install under Xen (you don''t have to generate a partition image manually). Also you can dedicate it just one block device and sub-partition that, which is, AFAIK, not possible with Linux (you have to give Linux three block devices if you want three partitions). Geert _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 03:15:07PM -0300, Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote:>>Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? >> >>I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and >>cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think? >> >> > > >I''ve switched to Debian from Mandrake/Mandriva because of Xen (Mandriva packages were not working for me. I''ve built new packages for Xen, but wasn''t able to get any help from Mandriva community for building a xenified kernel rpm with the new patches, and I give up) Geza _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Eduardo Costa Lisboa wrote:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s and why? > > I think it would be interesting to discuss about this; the pros and > cons of using distro X or Y as a dom0; what do you guys think?KANOTIX which is Debian based. Used as it was the first system that I tried that didn''t hang with the supplied Franken-kernel. Luckily the Xen supplied ones work on this server as well (it''s got an old SiS board which I suspect has a problem). -- Rod _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
> under Xen (you don''t have to generate a partition image manually). Also > you can dedicate it just one block device and sub-partition that, which is, > AFAIK, not possible with Linux (you have to give Linux three block devices > if you want three partitions).Sure it is possible. All my domU''s get one lvm volume as virtual block device and usually have two partitions (root + swap) there. cheers, Gerd -- Gerd ''just married'' Hoffmann <kraxel@suse.de> I''m the hacker formerly known as Gerd Knorr. http://www.suse.de/~kraxel/just-married.jpeg _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Am Freitag, den 17.03.2006, 15:15 -0300 schrieb Eduardo Costa Lisboa:> Hi, Guys. I was just wondering which distros do you use on your dom0s > and why?CentOS! For our servers we needed a distro with theese properties: (1) free (2) stable (3) not moving (no changing API/config file format/package dep/...) (4) recent security updates (5) longterm security update support (>= 2a) (6) server oriented debian/stable conflicts with (4) :-( debian/testing conflicts with (3) and probably (2) fedora core conflicts with (3), (5) and probably (2) RHEL, SLES conflict with (1) ubuntu/breezy conflicts with (5) and (6) (may change with dapper) I am perfectly happy with the RHEL-rebuild CentOS, it meets all our needs. The CentOS-rebuild of the upcoming RHEL5 (end of this year) will support xen out-of-the-box. I''ll checkout ubunty/dapper drake when it''s final (june), too. Just my 2ct, /nils. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users