[GRLUG] Virtualization

[L. V. Lammert]

At 10:55 AM 5/13/2010, you wrote:

>We are using linux server virtualization currently at my workplace - 
>but not in production. (We are using OpenSuse as a the host OS and 
>the "hypervisor" is xen based)

VirtualBox works pretty nicely on OpenSuSE, .. best to have 
hyperthreaded HW (AMD AM3, IIRC).

>I'm relatively new to linux server virtualization honestly - so can 
>anyone suggest a pre-packaged distro or something that makes it "easy".
>Is there a product you can purchase that makes administration 
>easier? -> What do ALL these VPS hosting companies use?

If you want a 'server' solution (i.e. data center ), you might have 
to go to a commercial product - none of the Open Source tools (Xen or 
VMWare) for bare metal install include a manager.

OTOH, if you're talking one or two VMs on a box at a customer site, 
VirtualBox is a good solution [assuming Oracle won't muck with it].

         Lee