I'd suggest something like XenServer (if you use Windows by day). It is very simple to use and manage which is handy when it's just a hobby type approach and it saves having to worry about installing and managing an OS and then the hypervisor like KVM, plus their GUI tools are great (again, *if* you use Windows at any point).
You could turn your existing servers into a hardware pool too, irrespective of the platform you end up using. On 10 January 2011 20:57, david <da...@kenpro.com.au> wrote: > I've migrated a server to virtualbox for the purpose of experimentation > (namely, to resolve upgrade issues going from Ubuntu 8.04 to 10.04). I used > MondoArchive to clone the hardware server onto a Virtualbox virtual server. > All good so far. > > I'm thinking of building future servers within virtual environments - ie: > the server built as a solitary virtual machine within its host. > > I'm hoping that will make future upgrades, migration and back-up easier. I > currently run 3 public servers, none of which are heavily loaded. > > What virtualisation solutions would people suggest? and is there any reason > this is not a good idea? > > thanks.. > > David. > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
