> -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Proulx [mailto:b...@proulx.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 8:27 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Slow network performance with KVM > > > > You might also want to try the backported newer versions of > > > libvirt-bin kvm packages. There have been several improvements. > > I don't recall but it is likely that in order to use the vhost-net > driver that the newer kvm and related packages are required. > > I do know that I had a large network performance difference between > using the vhost-net driver and not using it. I would need to set up a > test case and benchmark now to recapture data on how much. But I > remember that it was large. I am sure that you will do better with the > driver than without it. > > > Another possibility would be to use a different system for this > development and testing. Because it is very easy to install and use > (literally just an apt-get away) you could turn any system into a VM > hosting system very easily, as long as it has the resources. I always > suggest grabbing a different machine for these types of tests. Then > you can safely do this development off to the side without disrupting > the main system. After you have determined the proper configuration > and developed the recipe then you can take the main system forward. > This strategy is sometimes called "make before break". > > Of course I have a variety of hardware on my network that is always > being rotated and turned over and so using temporary development > laboratory victim machines is easy. If you do not have the hardware > available then you will need to use your own judgement. >
Hi again Thank's very much for the help. Unfortunatelly I currently don't have any spare machines at hand. I'll try to request/borrow/steal something for the test ;) Regards Bogdan Katynski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/0fd09928fab2854fa76cfab2384b8cc901f...@bchf236a.giga.gigaset.com