Hi list,
I need an advice on the both mentioned above topics. We will start using
Xen to replace some older servers. We are thinking about the following
possible combinations:
1. Debian Etch with Xen 3.0 from Debian packages.
2. Debian Etch with Xen 3.1 from Source
3. Debian Lenny with Xen 3.1 from packages.
I would appreciate, if you can tell me some (dis-)advantages of the
three combinations.
Here are some of my thoughts:
1: - easier to maintain than from source
- stable version of debian
2: - stable version of Debian
- current version of Xen
3: - Lenny is still testing, maybe not stable enough
- Current Version of Xen
- easier to maintain than from source
FYI: We are going to use only paravirtualization.
Thanks in advance,
Jan
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Bas van der Vlies
2007-Dec-03 13:16 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Which Debian version? Which xen version?
Jan Marquardt wrote:> Hi list, > > I need an advice on the both mentioned above topics. We will start using > Xen to replace some older servers. We are thinking about the following > possible combinations: > > 1. Debian Etch with Xen 3.0 from Debian packages. > 2. Debian Etch with Xen 3.1 from Source > 3. Debian Lenny with Xen 3.1 from packages. > > I would appreciate, if you can tell me some (dis-)advantages of the > three combinations. > > Here are some of my thoughts: > 1: - easier to maintain than from source > - stable version of debian > 2: - stable version of Debian > - current version of Xen > 3: - Lenny is still testing, maybe not stable enough > - Current Version of Xen > - easier to maintain than from source >I had the same procedure and ended up with Etch and building the kernel and utils from source Xen 3.1.1. Because 3.1.1 version has some improvements over version 3.0.4 for etch. Lenny is nice the new xen utils are included but there is no xen kernel image for it. So you have to build it your self. That why i deciced to go for 2 Regards -- -- ******************************************************************** * * * Bas van der Vlies e-mail: basv@sara.nl * * SARA - Academic Computing Services phone: +31 20 592 8012 * * Kruislaan 415 fax: +31 20 6683167 * * 1098 SJ Amsterdam * * * ******************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Fajar A. Nugraha
2007-Dec-04 01:52 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Which Debian version? Which xen version?
Bas van der Vlies wrote:> Jan Marquardt wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> I need an advice on the both mentioned above topics. We will start using >> Xen to replace some older servers. We are thinking about the following >> possible combinations: >> >> 1. Debian Etch with Xen 3.0 from Debian packages. >> 2. Debian Etch with Xen 3.1 from Source >> 3. Debian Lenny with Xen 3.1 from packages. >> > I had the same procedure and ended up with Etch and building the > kernel and utils from source Xen 3.1.1. > > Because 3.1.1 version has some improvements over version 3.0.4 for etch. >I don''t use Debian, but from my experince using vendor-supported Xen often saves a lot of headaches. I use RHEL 5.1 with bundled xen 3.1 (rpm version still says 3.0 though), and the upgrade process from RHEL 5 -> 5.1 which includes xen 3->3.1 has been relatively smooth. Xen 3.1 is a great improvement for me because it has 32-on-64 support and allows running Opensolaris PV on linux. If you like Debian, why not try Ubuntu Gutsy? It comes with Xen 3.1. Regards, Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Arie Goldfeld
2007-Dec-04 07:31 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Which Debian version? Which xen version?
I have Debian Etch on x86_64 and Xen 3.1 compliled from source. It runs OK, except for the problem I reported in my previous post: I can''t run more than 80 domains because of a limitation, which is unclear to me. Regards, Arik On 12/4/07, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@telkom.net.id> wrote:> > Bas van der Vlies wrote: > > Jan Marquardt wrote: > >> Hi list, > >> > >> I need an advice on the both mentioned above topics. We will start > using > >> Xen to replace some older servers. We are thinking about the following > >> possible combinations: > >> > >> 1. Debian Etch with Xen 3.0 from Debian packages. > >> 2. Debian Etch with Xen 3.1 from Source > >> 3. Debian Lenny with Xen 3.1 from packages. > >> > > I had the same procedure and ended up with Etch and building the > > kernel and utils from source Xen 3.1.1. > > > > Because 3.1.1 version has some improvements over version 3.0.4 for etch. > > > > I don''t use Debian, but from my experince using vendor-supported Xen > often saves a lot of headaches. I use RHEL 5.1 with bundled xen 3.1 (rpm > version still says 3.0 though), and the upgrade process from RHEL 5 -> > 5.1 which includes xen 3->3.1 has been relatively smooth. Xen 3.1 is a > great improvement for me because it has 32-on-64 support and allows > running Opensolaris PV on linux. > > If you like Debian, why not try Ubuntu Gutsy? It comes with Xen 3.1. > > Regards, > > Fajar > > _______________________________________________ > 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
Jan Marquardt
2007-Dec-05 09:50 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Which Debian version? Which xen version?
Hi, thanks for your experiences and hints. We are going to use Debian Etch with a self-compiled Xen 3.1. Regards, Jan -- Artfiles New Media GmbH | Spaldingstr. 160 b | 20097 Hamburg Tel: 040 - 32 02 72 90 | Fax: 040 - 32 02 72 95 E-Mail: support@artfiles.de | Web: http://www.artfiles.de Geschäftsführer Carsten Bals | Handelsregister Hamburg - HRB 81478 _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Arie Goldfeld
2007-Dec-05 10:39 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Which Debian version? Which xen version?
Cool, it''s exactly our setup. Will be glad to further share the experience. --Arik On 12/5/07, Jan Marquardt <jm@artfiles.de> wrote:> > Hi, > > thanks for your experiences and hints. We are going to use Debian Etch > with a self-compiled Xen 3.1. > > Regards, > > Jan > > -- > Artfiles New Media GmbH | Spaldingstr. 160 b | 20097 Hamburg > Tel: 040 - 32 02 72 90 | Fax: 040 - 32 02 72 95 > E-Mail: support@artfiles.de | Web: http://www.artfiles.de > Geschäftsführer Carsten Bals | Handelsregister Hamburg - HRB 81478 >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users