Re: entry-level XCP server using Intel desktop components

Scott Damron
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:17:22 -0000

Why on earth would you need to administer XCP via a serial port?!?


On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 7:36 AM, John McDermott CIV
<john.mcdermott@nrl.navy.mil> wrote:
> David,
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> I would recommend you use as many VT features as you can. You also need to
consider whether you need more than one socket, for your first server board. A
2-socket board will allow you to gain experience with NUMA/Quickpath. Either
way, you should get a board that has a serial port (or a serial header on the
board), for both debugging and to learn how to administer XCP via a serial port.
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> We use the Intel S1200BTL as a good single-socket server board. It has many
VT features. The multi-socket boards we have used also use registered memory, so
I can''t recommend them as a simple multi-socket board.
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> Sincerely,
>
> John
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> On Feb 10, 2012, at 1:25 AM, David Christensen wrote:
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>> xen-users:
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>> I''m considering building an entry-level Xen Cloud Platform
server using Intel desktop components.
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>> Should I choose a processor and motherboard that support Intel VT-d
technology?  For example:
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http://ark.intel.com/search/advanced/?s=t&VTD=true&FamilyText=2nd%20Generation%20Intel%C2%AE%20Core%E2%84%A2%20i5%20Processors&Sockets=1155
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>> http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-030922.htm
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>> Specifically, the i5-2500S processor and DQ67SW motherboard?
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http://ark.intel.com/products/52211/Intel-Core-i5-2500S-Processor-%286M-Cache-2_70-GHz%29
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http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dq67sw.html
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>> TIA,
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>> David
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