Hi, I''m trying to determine whether the server hardware that we have will work with XEN Enterprise or not. Currently I have a Dell SC1425 (Xeon 2.8 Ghz) and a PowerEdge 1800 (Xeon 3.0 Ghz). I''m wondering if these servers are compatible or not. Suggestions on where I can find more literature on the compatibility? Or list of compatible devices, chipsets, etc.? Thanks in advnace, Will _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Will Sani wrote:> I''m trying to determine whether the server hardware that we have will work > with XEN Enterprise or not. Currently I have a Dell SC1425 (Xeon 2.8 Ghz) and > a PowerEdge 1800 (Xeon 3.0 Ghz). I''m wondering if these servers are > compatible or not. > > Suggestions on where I can find more literature on the compatibility? Or list > of compatible devices, chipsets, etc.?essentially all the post-ppro mainstream CPUs are supported in PV mode; Athlons, P3s, P4s, Xeons, etc... all will work fine. you need to check if you use the ultra-low-power or otherwise weird chips. (I don''t believe xen works on, for example, the via C3) If you are using HVM, you need to do more looking- both your CPU and motherboard need to support it. You can start looking here: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/HVM_Compatible_Processors and here: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/HVM_Compatible_Motherboards (I would bet money that your dell 1800 is not HVM compatable; However, it probably works fine in pv mode. I''ve got a client on a bunch of dell 1850s running pv mode, and they are not having problems. ) _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hey thanks a bunch Luke! Will -----Original Message----- From: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com [mailto:xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com] On Behalf Of Luke S. Crawford Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 11:37 AM To: Will Sani Cc: xen-users@lists.xensource.com Subject: Re: [Xen-users] hardware question On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Will Sani wrote:> I''m trying to determine whether the server hardware that we have will work> with XEN Enterprise or not. Currently I have a Dell SC1425 (Xeon 2.8 Ghz)and> a PowerEdge 1800 (Xeon 3.0 Ghz). I''m wondering if these servers are > compatible or not. > > Suggestions on where I can find more literature on the compatibility? Orlist> of compatible devices, chipsets, etc.?essentially all the post-ppro mainstream CPUs are supported in PV mode; Athlons, P3s, P4s, Xeons, etc... all will work fine. you need to check if you use the ultra-low-power or otherwise weird chips. (I don''t believe xen works on, for example, the via C3) If you are using HVM, you need to do more looking- both your CPU and motherboard need to support it. You can start looking here: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/HVM_Compatible_Processors and here: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/HVM_Compatible_Motherboards (I would bet money that your dell 1800 is not HVM compatable; However, it probably works fine in pv mode. I''ve got a client on a bunch of dell 1850s running pv mode, and they are not having problems. ) _______________________________________________ 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