> Xen requires hardware integration on both the host and the client. VMWare > does not > require that.
Actually, Xen and VMWare can both do full virtualization (hypervisor unaware guests). Xen also does paravirtualization (hypervisor aware guests). VMWare has more commercial tools, but they all run on windows as of today. Xen has (imho) faster to implement tools, but they aren't as polished as VMWare. I think that for the less linux saavy, VMWare is the way to get started. If you are well versed with making and restoring linux disk images and networking, then Xen is for you. They are both great, but require lots of R&D (tinkering) to get what you want. Don't pay attention to marketing claims of performance or scalability. The truth is that if you have a high-resource/load host, it's going to be the same on a hypervisor. The way to virtualize is to combine many (5-15) low-load hosts onto one hypervisor host. Hope this helps. ; ) .randy -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and is for the use only of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copy, distribution or other use of this information is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please notify us immediately by telephone and delete or discard this message immediately. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
