Re: [Ilugc] Linux KVM on desktop with AMD CPU -
> > >I would appreciate input from members who have used LKVM on an AMD CPU > >(desktop). Please give your motherboard + CPU combo. > sorry sir, I did LKVM in Intel core i7 processor. ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Linux KVM on desktop with AMD CPU -
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > I am considering a third system (desktop) with LKVM capability on the > AMD/CPU platform. ... > I would appreciate input from members who have used LKVM on an AMD CPU > (desktop). Please give your motherboard + CPU combo. It's best to go with the most compatible hardware to ensure that you can always try other hypervisors without problems. This box which I use this at work is 1yr old now: AMD Phenom X4 9650 processor Asus M3N78-EM mother board 2 x 4GB OCZ Gold RAM Dual port Intel EEPro NIC 2 x 750GB SATA HDDs 100% compatible with CentOS/Xen, and commercial Citrix XenServer. VMWare ESX does not work -- cannot detect SATA controller. KVM (untested) should not have any problems since most issues arise due missing kernel drivers for disk controllers, NIC, etc. So it comes down to which distro/kernel you will be using to run KVM. - Raja ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Linux KVM on desktop with AMD CPU -[hijack]
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > > The user land tools for KVM are qemu with KVM extensions (hard ware > acceleration) I later found that out on wikipedia. > I have not but saw it on a friend's laptop a couple of years ago. It > was slooow. > Bit slow but fast enough for me on OpenBSD at least. I can claim to have some patience I suppose. Even as I speak I run qemu. > If you are familiar with the qemu options, then transition to the > qemu-kvm tools should be close to no-op (at least that is my > understanding not having used qemu at all). But KVM is a linux thing right? And there is kqemu acceleration on OpenBSD already. I don't usually bother. Everything just works and is fast enough for me. I never guessed that both of us were really talking the same thing. For me cloud/virtualization/emulation/vmware/xen/whatever means qemu. ;) -Girish ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Linux KVM on desktop with AMD CPU -[hijack]
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Girish Venkatachalam wrote: > > I have heard of KVM but dunno a thing about it. The user land tools for KVM are qemu with KVM extensions (hard ware acceleration) > > Have you run qemu anytime? It is incredibly useful for my product dev > activities. I have not but saw it on a friend's laptop a couple of years ago. It was slooow. > It took me a very long time to really get comfy with it. If you are familiar with the qemu options, then transition to the qemu-kvm tools should be close to no-op (at least that is my understanding not having used qemu at all). -- Arun Khan ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Linux KVM on desktop with AMD CPU -[hijack]
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Arun Khan wrote: > Subject line pretty much says it all. I have a couple of Intel based > solutions and I am happy with the performance of KVM on them. > > I am considering a third system (desktop) with LKVM capability on the > AMD/CPU platform. > > >From the Mumbai ILUG list I got the following information but none of > the posters have used their desktop to run LKVM. > ASUS M4A785D-M PRO AMD Phenom 9650 Quad Core Processor + Gigabyte MA78GM-S2HP > > I would appreciate input from members who have used LKVM on an AMD CPU > (desktop). Please give your motherboard + CPU combo. > As usual my answer is not going to help you. ;) I run qemu all the time http://aplawrence.com/Girish/qemu.html It is emulation technology and it does not have any dependency but this is my idea of virtualization. ;) I have heard of KVM but dunno a thing about it. Have you run qemu anytime? It is incredibly useful for my product dev activities. It took me a very long time to really get comfy with it. Why? Even this project was born out of the power afforded by qemu. http://liveusb-openbsd.sf.net I hope I did not end up hijacking this thread. -Girish -- Gayatri Hitech web: http://gayatri-hitech.com SpamCheetah Spam filter: http://spam-cheetah.com ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[Ilugc] Linux KVM on desktop with AMD CPU -
Subject line pretty much says it all. I have a couple of Intel based solutions and I am happy with the performance of KVM on them. I am considering a third system (desktop) with LKVM capability on the AMD/CPU platform. >From the Mumbai ILUG list I got the following information but none of the posters have used their desktop to run LKVM. ASUS M4A785D-M PRO AMD Phenom 9650 Quad Core Processor + Gigabyte MA78GM-S2HP I would appreciate input from members who have used LKVM on an AMD CPU (desktop). Please give your motherboard + CPU combo. Thanks, -- Arun Khan ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
